List of EFL Championship stadiums

Since the inception of the EFL Championship, England's current second tier, in 2004, there have been 61 stadiums used in the League. Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the Taylor Report recommended the abolition of standing terraces by the start of the 1994–95 season, to be replaced by all-seater stadiums.[1] Certain grounds have had terracing in recent years.

Stadiums

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Those marked in bold indicate teams playing in the 2022-23 season, while those in italics have been demolished.

Stadium Image Club Location Opened Closed Capacity Coordinates Ref(s)
Adams Park   Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe 1990 10,137 51°37′50.0″N 0°48′01.0″W / 51.630556°N 0.800278°W / 51.630556; -0.800278 (Adams Park)
Alexandra Stadium   Crewe Alexandra Crewe 1906 10,153 53°5′14.71″N 2°26′8.69″W / 53.0874194°N 2.4357472°W / 53.0874194; -2.4357472 (Alexandra Stadium)
Ashton Gate   Bristol City Bristol 1904 27,000 51°26′24.54″N 2°37′13.09″W / 51.4401500°N 2.6203028°W / 51.4401500; -2.6203028 (Ashton Gate)
Bet365 Stadium   Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent 1997 27,740 52°59′18″N 2°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W / 52.98833; -2.17556 (Bet365 Stadium) Previously known as the Britannia Stadium
Bloomfield Road   Blackpool Blackpool 1899 17,338 53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W / 53.80472°N 3.04806°W / 53.80472; -3.04806 (Bloomfield Road)
Boleyn Ground
(Upton Park)
  West Ham United London 1904 2016 35,016 51°31′55″N 0°2′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E / 51.53194; 0.03944 (Upton Park)
Bramall Lane   Sheffield United Sheffield 1855 32,702 53°22′13″N 1°28′15″W / 53.37028°N 1.47083°W / 53.37028; -1.47083 (Bramall Lane)
Cardiff City Stadium   Cardiff City Cardiff 2009 33,280 51°28′22″N 3°12′11″W / 51.47278°N 3.20306°W / 51.47278; -3.20306 (Cardiff City Stadium)
Carrow Road   Norwich City Norwich 1935 27,244 52°37′19.66″N 1°18′13.15″E / 52.6221278°N 1.3036528°E / 52.6221278; 1.3036528 (Carrow Road)
City Ground   Nottingham Forest Nottingham 1898 30,576 52°56′24″N 1°7′58″W / 52.94000°N 1.13278°W / 52.94000; -1.13278 (City Ground)
Coventry Building Society Arena   Coventry City Coventry 2005 32,609 52°26′53″N 1°29′44″W / 52.44806°N 1.49556°W / 52.44806; -1.49556 (Coventry Building Society Arena) Previously known as the Ricoh Arena
Craven Cottage   Fulham London 1896 25,700 51°28′30″N 0°13′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.22167°W / 51.47500; -0.22167 (Craven Cottage)
Dean Court   Bournemouth Bournemouth 1910 12,000 50°44′07″N 1°50′18″W / 50.73528°N 1.83833°W / 50.73528; -1.83833 (Dean Court)
Deepdale   Preston North End Preston 1860 24,500 53°46′20″N 2°41′17″W / 53.77222°N 2.68806°W / 53.77222; -2.68806 (Deepdale)
DW Stadium   Wigan Athletic Wigan 1999 25,133 53°32′52″N 2°39′14″W / 53.54778°N 2.65389°W / 53.54778; -2.65389 (DW Stadium) Previously called the JJB Stadium[2]
Elland Road   Leeds United Leeds 1897 39,460 53°46′40″N 1°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W / 53.77778; -1.57222 (Elland Road)
Ewood Park   Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 1883 31,154 53°43′43″N 2°29′21″W / 53.72861°N 2.48917°W / 53.72861; -2.48917 (Ewood Park)
Falmer Stadium   Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 2011 30,750 50°51′42.56″N 0°4′59.80″W / 50.8618222°N 0.0832778°W / 50.8618222; -0.0832778 (Falmer Stadium)
Fratton Park   Portsmouth Portsmouth 1898 20,224 50°47′47″N 1°3′50″W / 50.79639°N 1.06389°W / 50.79639; -1.06389 (Fratton Park)
Glanford Park   Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe 1988 9,088 53°35′12.21″N 0°41′42.96″W / 53.5867250°N 0.6952667°W / 53.5867250; -0.6952667 (Glanford Park)
Griffin Park   Brentford London 1904 2020 12,763 51°29′17.46″N 0°18′9.50″W / 51.4881833°N 0.3026389°W / 51.4881833; -0.3026389 (Griffin Park)
Gtech Community Stadium   Brentford London 2020 17,250 51°29′26.97″N 0°17′19.32″W / 51.4908250°N 0.2887000°W / 51.4908250; -0.2887000 (Brentford Community Stadium) Previously known as the Brentford Community Stadium
Highfield Road   Coventry City Coventry 1899 2005 23,489 52°24′43″N 1°29′24″W / 52.41194°N 1.49000°W / 52.41194; -1.49000 (Highfield Road)
Hillsborough   Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield 1899 39,812 53°24′41″N 1°30′2″W / 53.41139°N 1.50056°W / 53.41139; -1.50056 (Hillsborough)
Home Park   Plymouth Argyle Plymouth 1893 16,388 50°23′17″N 4°09′3″W / 50.38806°N 4.15083°W / 50.38806; -4.15083 (Home Park)
Huish Park   Yeovil Town Yeovil 1990 9,565 50°57′01″N 2°40′29.57″W / 50.95028°N 2.6748806°W / 50.95028; -2.6748806 (Huish Park)
Kenilworth Road   Luton Town Luton 1905 10,226 51°53′03″N 0°25′54″W / 51.88417°N 0.43167°W / 51.88417; -0.43167 (Kenilworth Road)
Keepmoat Stadium   Doncaster Rovers Doncaster 2006 15,231 53°30′35″N 1°6′50″W / 53.50972°N 1.11389°W / 53.50972; -1.11389 (Keepmoat Stadium)
King Power Stadium   Leicester City Leicester 2002 32,262 52°37′13″N 1°8′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W / 52.62028; -1.14222 (King Power Stadium) Previously called Walkers Stadium[3]
Kirklees Stadium   Huddersfield Town Huddersfield 1994 24,500 53°39′15″N 1°46′6″W / 53.65417°N 1.76833°W / 53.65417; -1.76833 (Kirklees Stadium)
Layer Road   Colchester United Colchester 1910 2008 6,320 51°52′37.25″N 0°53′00.33″E / 51.8770139°N 0.8834250°E / 51.8770139; 0.8834250 (Layer Road)
London Road   Peterborough United Peterborough 1913 15,315 52°33′52.91″N 0°14′25.46″W / 52.5646972°N 0.2404056°W / 52.5646972; -0.2404056 (London Road)
Loftus Road   Queens Park Rangers London 1904 18,360 51°30′33″N 0°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W / 51.50917; -0.23222 (Loftus Road)
Madejski Stadium   Reading Reading 1998 24,224 51°25′20″N 0°58′58″W / 51.42222°N 0.98278°W / 51.42222; -0.98278 (Madesjki Stadium)
Millmoor   Rotherham United Rotherham 1907 2008 8,300 53°25′42.12″N 1°22′12.83″W / 53.4283667°N 1.3702306°W / 53.4283667; -1.3702306 (Millmoor)
MKM Stadium   Hull City Kingston upon Hull 2002 25,586 53°44′46″N 0°22′4″W / 53.74611°N 0.36778°W / 53.74611; -0.36778 (MKM Stadium) Previously known as the KC Stadium and KCOM Stadium
Molineux Stadium   Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton 1889 30,852 52°35′25″N 2°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W / 52.59028; -2.13028 (Molineux Stadium)
New York Stadium   Rotherham United Rotherham 2013 12,021 53°25′40″N 1°21′43″W / 53.4279°N 1.362°W / 53.4279; -1.362 (New York Stadium)
Ninian Park   Cardiff City Cardiff 1910 2009 21,508 51°28′29″N 3°12′00″W / 51.47472°N 3.20000°W / 51.47472; -3.20000 (Ninian Park)
Oakwell   Barnsley Barnsley 1888 23,009 53°33′8″N 1°28′3″W / 53.55222°N 1.46750°W / 53.55222; -1.46750 (Oakwell)
Pirelli Stadium   Burton Albion Burton upon Trent 2005 6,912 52°49′18.86″N 1°37′37.05″W / 52.8219056°N 1.6269583°W / 52.8219056; -1.6269583 (Pirelli Stadium)
Portman Road   Ipswich Town Ipswich 1884 30,311 52°3′18.22″N 1°8′41.39″E / 52.0550611°N 1.1448306°E / 52.0550611; 1.1448306 (Portman Road)
Pride Park Stadium   Derby County Derby 1997 33,597 52°54′54″N 1°26′50″W / 52.91500°N 1.44722°W / 52.91500; -1.44722 (Pride Park Stadium)
Priestfield Stadium   Gillingham Gillingham 1893 11,582 51°23′3.3″N 0°33′38.71″E / 51.384250°N 0.5607528°E / 51.384250; 0.5607528 (Priestfield Stadium)
Riverside Stadium   Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1995 34,742 54°34′42″N 1°13′1″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W / 54.57833; -1.21694 (Riverside Stadium)
Roots Hall   Southend United Southend-on-Sea 1952 12,392 51°32′56.46″N 0°42′5.61″E / 51.5490167°N 0.7015583°E / 51.5490167; 0.7015583 (Roots Hall)
Selhurst Park   Crystal Palace London 1924 26,255 51°23′54″N 0°5′8″W / 51.39833°N 0.08556°W / 51.39833; -0.08556 (Selhurst Park)
Stadium of Light   Sunderland Sunderland 1997 49,000 54°54′52″N 1°23′18″W / 54.9144°N 1.3882°W / 54.9144; -1.3882 (Stadium of Light)
Stadium MK   Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes 2007 30,500 52°00′34″N 00°44′00″W / 52.00944°N 0.73333°W / 52.00944; -0.73333 (Stadium mk)
St Andrew's   Birmingham City Birmingham 1906 30,016 52°28′32.53″N 1°52′05.48″W / 52.4757028°N 1.8681889°W / 52.4757028; -1.8681889 (St Andrew's)
St James' Park   Newcastle United Newcastle 1892 52,405 54°58′32″N 1°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W / 54.97556; -1.62167 (St James' Park)
St Mary's Stadium   Southampton Southampton 2001 32,689 50°54′21″N 1°23′28″W / 50.90583°N 1.39111°W / 50.90583; -1.39111 (St Mary's Stadium)
Swansea.com Stadium   Swansea City Swansea 2005 20,750 51°38′32″N 3°56′06″W / 51.6422°N 3.9351°W / 51.6422; -3.9351 (Swansea.com Stadium) Previously known as the Liberty Stadium
The Hawthorns   West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich 1900 26,445 52°30′33″N 1°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389 (The Hawthorns)
The Den   Millwall London 1993 20,146 51°29′9.43″N 0°3′3.42″W / 51.4859528°N 0.0509500°W / 51.4859528; -0.0509500 (The New Den)
The Valley   Charlton Athletic London 1919 27,111 51°29′11″N 0°2′11″E / 51.48639°N 0.03639°E / 51.48639; 0.03639 (The Valley)
Turf Moor   Burnley Burnley 1883 22,546 53°47′21″N 2°13′49″W / 53.78917°N 2.23028°W / 53.78917; -2.23028 (Turf Moor)
University of Bolton Stadium   Bolton Wanderers Bolton 1997 28,100 53°34′50″N 2°32′8″W / 53.58056°N 2.53556°W / 53.58056; -2.53556 (University of Bolton Stadium) Previously known as the Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium
Vicarage Road   Watford Watford 1922 22,200 51°38′59.41″N 0°24′5.35″W / 51.6498361°N 0.4014861°W / 51.6498361; -0.4014861 (Vicarage Road)
Villa Park   Aston Villa Birmingham 1897 42,682 52°30′33″N 1°53′5″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W / 52.50917; -1.88472 (Villa Park)
Withdean Stadium   Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 1936 2011 8,850 50°51′7″N 0°9′32″W / 50.85194°N 0.15889°W / 50.85194; -0.15889 (Withdean Stadium) [4]

References

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  1. ^ Fox, Norman (18 April 1999). "Football: Fayed's race against time". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. ^ "New name announce for stadium". Wigan Today. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Leicester rename Walkers Stadium the King Power Stadium". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Delay but Stadium moves closer to reality". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.