England
Villa Park
Home of Aston Villa in Birmingham: nominal capacity 42,918, opened 1897, in the Aston district.
Birmingham42,918
Opened 1897Football grounds in England
England has the deepest concentration of large grounds in Europe: ten of the stadiums in this guide are here, from the 90,000-seat national stadium at Wembley to the historic grounds of the north-west and the north-east.
England
Anfield
Home of Liverpool in Liverpool: nominal capacity 61,276, opened 1884, in the Anfield district.
Liverpool61,276
Opened 1884
England
Emirates Stadium
Home of Arsenal in London: nominal capacity 60,704, opened 2006, in the Holloway district.
London60,704
Opened 2006
England
London Stadium
Home of West Ham United in London: nominal capacity 62,500, opened 2011, in the Stratford district.
London62,500
Opened 2011
England
Stamford Bridge
Home of Chelsea in London: nominal capacity 40,044, opened 1877, in the Fulham district.
London40,044
Opened 1877
England
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Home of Tottenham Hotspur in London: nominal capacity 62,850, opened 2019, in the Tottenham district.
London62,850
Opened 2019
England
Wembley Stadium
Home of England national team in London: nominal capacity 90,000, opened 2007, in the Wembley district.
London90,000
Opened 2007
England
Etihad Stadium
Home of Manchester City in Manchester: nominal capacity 61,038, opened 2002, in the Bradford district.
Manchester61,038
Opened 2002
England
Old Trafford
Home of Manchester United in Manchester: nominal capacity 74,158, opened 1910, in the Old Trafford district.
Manchester74,158
Opened 1910
England
St James' Park
Home of Newcastle United in Newcastle: nominal capacity 52,719, opened 1892, in the City centre district.
Newcastle52,719
Opened 1892Cities
Cities with a ground in England
Birmingham
- Villa Park42,918
London
- Emirates Stadium60,704
- London Stadium62,500
- Stamford Bridge40,044
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium62,850
- Wembley Stadium90,000
Manchester
- Etihad Stadium61,038
- Old Trafford74,158
Newcastle
- St James' Park52,719
Planning
Travelling in England
Grounds in England sit inside cities with their own transport networks, so the useful planning question is rarely how to reach the country and almost always how to reach the ground on matchday. Each city page sets out the lines and stations, and each stadium page adds the stand layout, the away sector and the matchday rules in force.
Away supporters travelling within England follow the same routine everywhere in this guide: go early, keep the bag small, and expect the nearest station to the ground to be the slowest part of the journey home.