List of Football League Championship stadiums

Since the inception of the Football League Championship, England's current second tier, in 2004, there have been 49 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

Those marked in bold indicate teams playing in the 2015-16 season, while those in italics have been demolished.

Stadium	Club	Location	Opened	Closed	Capacity	Coordinates	Ref(s)
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		21,497	51°26′24.54″N 2°37′13.09″W / 51.4401500°N 2.6203028°W / 51.4401500; -2.6203028 (Ashton Gate)
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)
Britannia 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 (Britannia Stadium)
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″W / 52.6221278°N 1.3036528°W / 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)
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)
Galpharm 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 (Galpharm Stadium)
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		12,763	51°29′17.46″N 0°18′9.50″W / 51.4881833°N 0.3026389°W / 51.4881833; -0.3026389 (Griffin Park)
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 (Home 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)
KC Stadium	Hull City	Kingston upon Hull	2002		25,400	53°44′46″N 0°22′4″W / 53.74611°N 0.36778°W / 53.74611; -0.36778 (KC Stadium)
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 (Walkers Stadium)	Previously called Walkers Stadium^[3]
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)
Liberty 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 (Liberty Stadium)
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)
Macron 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 (Reebok Stadium)	Previously known as the Reebok Stadium
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)
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 Stadum)
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)	Currently known as the iPro 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)
Ricoh 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 (Ricoh Arena)
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)
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)
Vicarage Road	Watford	Watford	1922		17,477 (Increasing to 20,877)	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)Coordinates: 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

↑ Fox, Norman (18 April 1999). "Football: Fayed's race against time". The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
↑ "New name announce for stadium". Wigan Today. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
↑ "Leicester rename Walkers Stadium the King Power Stadium". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
↑ "Delay but Stadium moves closer to reality". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

EFL Championship

2016–17 teams	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

Former clubs	AFC Bournemouth Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Charlton Athletic Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hull City Leicester City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Southampton Southend United Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Swindon Town Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Yeovil Town

Competition	Seasons Teams (winners) Players (foreign) (International Caps) Managers (current) Stadia Referees

Statistics and awards	Record Football League Awards Golden Boot Golden Glove Manager of the Month Player of the Month Hat-tricks Young Player of the Month

Finances	Club Owners Premier League–Football League gulf

Sponsors	Coca-Cola (2004–10) Npower (2010–13) Sky Bet (2013–18)

Associated competitions	FA Cup EFL Cup Play-offs

Seasons	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Prospects	Promotion to Premier League; Relegation to EFL League One

2016–17 Football League Championship venues

Ashton Gate Cardiff City Stadium Carrow Road City Ground Craven Cottage Deepdale DW Stadium Elland Road Ewood Park Falmer Stadium Griffin Park Hillsborough John Smith's Stadium Loftus Road Madejski Stadium Molineux New York Stadium Oakwell Pirelli Stadium Portman Road Pride Park St Andrew's St James' Park Villa Park

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