What are the UK's 10 biggest football stadiums?

Thomas Triebel12 August 2017

Tottenham will play their home games at Wembley for the 2017-18 season during the construction of their new stadium. Wembley is by far the biggest football stadium in the UK, but what else makes the top ten?

10. Hampden Park

The home of the Scotland National Team is more than a hundred years old (1903). Its capacity of 51,866 makes it one of the biggest stadiums in Scotland. Located in Glasgow, it was reconfigured in 2014 to host the Commonwealth Games.

9. St James’ Park

Newcastle United’s stadium opened first in 1892 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It can host up to 52,405 fans. The stadium has hosted charity football events and has been used for concerts and as a set for films and TV shows.

8. Anfield

This 133-year-old stadium is home to the famous Liverpool F.C. Construction for an extension to the Main Stand began on 8 December 2014 to increase its capacity to 54,074, making it one of the largest all-seater single stands in European football. Future plans to expand the Anfield Road Stand would bring the stadium size to around 59,000.

7. Etihad Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium is quite recent. It was built in 2003 and hosted the 2008 UEFA Cup Final as well as the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The stadium was first proposed as an athletics arena in Manchester's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics but was converted after the 2002 Commonwealth Games from a 38,000 capacity arena to a 48,000 seat football stadium. Recent construction work increased its capacity to more than 55,000.

6. Celtic Park

The Celtic F.C stadium is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,411. It is the largest in Scotland. The stadium served as a concert venue for The Who and U2.

5. Emirates

It is the ground of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. After a failed bid to expand its stadium in Islington, Arsenal bought an industrial and waste disposal estate in Ashburton Grove in 2000 to build a new stadium. It can currently host 60,432 fans.

4. Olympic Stadium

Also known as the London Stadium, it was constructed to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The multi-purpose stadium, with its primary tenants being West Ham United, has a capacity of 57.000.

3. Principality

The Millennium Stadium is mainly the home of the Wales national rugby union team but has also been used for the national football team. The 74,500 seats big stadium was built in 1999 to host the Rugby World Cup. It hosted six FA Cup finals and several other high-profile football teams while Wembley Stadium was under construction.

2. Old Trafford

The stadium is home to Manchester United. The “Theatre of Dreams” plans to extend its 75,643 capacity to around 95,000 with the addition of a second tier to the South Stand.

1. Wembley

Indisputably the biggest stadium in the UK with a capacity of 90,000, Wembley stadium is also the second largest in Europe after Camp Nou in Barcelona. The stadium is the temporary home of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur while White Hart Lane is being demolished and their new stadium is being built.

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