the hawthorns

the hawthorns

- the hawthorns was built in the year 1900
- it was opened later that year
- the stadium has a seated capacity of 26,272 people
- the four stands are called the, west stand the Birmingham
  road end, the east stand, the west stand, and the
  smethwick end
- the record standing attendance is 64,815 people when west
  brom played arsenal in the 1937 F.A. cup

white hart lane

white hart lane

- white hart lane has been the home of Tottenham hotspur F.C.
  since the year 1899
- it was designed by architect Archibald leitch
- the stadium has a seated capacity of 36,240 people
- in 1995 the stadium hosted American football team the London
  monarchs
- the record score line at white hart lane is 13-2 when Tottenham
  defeated crewe in a 1960 FA cup tie
- the record standing attendance is 75,038 in 1938 when
  Tottenham played Sunderland
- there are currently plans for spurs to relocate to a 56,000 seater
  stadium
 

liberty stadium

the liberty stadium

- the liberty stadium has been the home of Swansea city A.F.C.
  since the year 2005
- the ground has also been the home of ospreys rugby club
  since 2005 as well
- it was designed by TTH architects
- it was built at a cost of £27,000,000
- the stadium has a seated capacity of 20,750 seats
- the record attendance is 20,650 people when Swansea played
  Manchester united in December 2012

the stadium of light

the stadium of light

- the stadium of light has been the home of
  Sunderland A.F.C. since 1997
- the stadium was built originally with a seated capacity of
  42,000 people but it was expanded in 2000 to 49,000 seats
- the stadium was built at a cost of £24,000,000
- it was designed by TTH architects
- the facilities include black cats bar
- the record attendance is 48,353 in 2002 when Sunderland
  played Liverpool

the britannia stadium

the Britannia stadium

- the Britannia stadium has been the home of stoke city
  football club since 1997
- it was built in 1997 ant a cost of just £14,700,000
- it has a seated capacity of 27,740 seats
- there are currently plans to expand the Britannia to a 30,000
  seater stadium
- it replaced stokes old stadium called the Victoria ground
- the record attendance at the Britannia is 28,218 which
  exceeded the original capacity this record was set in 2002
  when stoke played Everton in 2002

st mary's stadium

St Mary's stadium

- saint Mary's has been the home of Southampton F.C.
  since 2001
- it was built in 2001 at a cost of more than £35,000,000
- the stadium has a seated capacity of 32,689
- the record attendance is 32,363 it was set in 2012 when
  Southampton played Coventry city F.C.
- it was formerly known as the friends provident stadium
- there are currently plans to expand St Mary's to a 50,000
  seater stadium
- the record lowest attendance is 13,257 when Southampton
  played Sheffield united

madejski stadium

madejski stadium

- the madejski stadium has been the home of reading football
  club since 1998
- it has also been the home of rugby team London Irish
  since the year 2000
- it was named after long serving reading chairman sir john
  madejski
- the facilities include a 4 star hotel
- the seated capacity of the stadium is 24,161
- plans for the stadium were originally laid down in 1995
- the record attendance is 24,184 people exceeding the grounds
  stated capacity