General InfoThe Liberty Stadium in Swansea was built from scratch to be a multi-purpose venue, conferencing and events being as important to its revenue streams as the rugby and especially football teams that it is famous for. The Liberty Stadium is home to both the Ospreys rugby union team and Swansea City Football Club and is … Read more
General Info Originally known as the Olympic Stadium for obvious reasons, the London Stadium’s construction began back in 2008 and was completed well in time for the 2012 London Olympics at a huge cost of over £600million in today’s money. West Ham moved into the stadium following its conversion to host football games having left … Read more
General Info about St Mary’s Football Stadium With old ground The Dell not fit for purpose as far as Premier League football is concerned, construction of St Mary’s started late in 1999 and was completed at a very reasonable cost of £32million in summer 2001. The Saints played their first game here in August 1st, … Read more
General Info about the St James’ Park Football Ground St James’ Park has been the home of Newcastle United ever since the amalgamation of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End clubs in 1892. The ground has stood in place however since 1880. Having played host to Magpies fans for over 125 years and standing right in … Read more
Selhurst Park opened for business back in 1924 and among its great memories is its hosting of the 1948 Summer Olympics and an international between England and Wales as well as its long association with Crystal Palace Football Club. Groundshares in London have been common over the years due to redevelopment issues in the capital … Read more
General Info The John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield opened in 1994 to accommodate both Huddersfield Town FC and the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team, both of whom used to play at Leeds Road nearby. The stadium started life as the Kirklees Stadium, named for the council which part owns it in a 40-40-20 split with … Read more
General Info The King Power Stadium, previously known as the Walkers Stadium due to various naming rights, has been the home of Leicester City since they moved from old ground Filbert Street in 2002. It is the 20th largest football stadium in England, further confirming their Premier League status as a club. The stadium was … Read more
General Info About bet365 stadium The bet365 Stadium (formerly the Britannia Stadium) has been the home of Stoke City since 1997 with the Potters having played for 119 years at former home the Victoria Ground. Ground was broken in late 1996 and was completed in the summer of ’97 at a cost of £15million. As … Read more
General Info Vicarage Road has been the home of Watford FC since opening in 1922 and after a few touch-ups is still going strong as a Premier League venue. The Sir Elton John Stand was opened in 2014 while extensions to other areas of the ground and the pitch itself continued throughout 2015 and 2016. … Read more
The Hawthorns Stadium – General Info West Bromwich Albion’s home, The Hawthorns, has been home to the Baggies since as far back as 1900. By this time the ground was already the sixth to have played host to West Brom but is their spiritual home now having been around for 118 years. Standing at 551 … Read more