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Stadium: Elland Road; Capacity: 37,608 [121] Current stadium status: Reconstructed. At one point, while flying high in Europe in 2001, Leeds United were examining a potential move to a new 50,000-seat stadium in nearby Stourton, while there were also ambitious plans to redevelop Elland Road as a 90,000-seat "Wembley of the North".
Elland Road (redevelopment) c. 53,000 Leeds United: Leeds United's Elland Road expansion plans for a phased project to give the ground Uefa’s elite status and retain unique atmosphere [72] [73] Villa Park (redevelopment) c. 50,000 Aston Villa
In July 2024, Leeds United announced it had again taken full ownership of Elland Road, in March 2024, having sold it in 2004. The stadium is also listed as an asset of community value after an application by the Leeds United Supporters' Trust was approved by Leeds City Council. [35] Dawn at Elland Road, 2019
The first Millennium Magic round was confirmed in September 2006 for the weekend of 5–6 May 2007. [6] [7] Richard Lewis, chairman of the RFL, cited both expansion and monetary reasons for the move to Wales, but the plan also allowed the Super League to be reduced by one round (critics had stated that the players were put under too much strain over the season).
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]
The A643 road begins in Leeds and ended in Elland. It passes Leeds United's football ground, Elland Road. It now ends at junction 23 of the M62 motorway. The Elland bypass started construction on 23 February 1976 to finish by the end of August 1978, costing £8.5 million, built by A. Monk. [15] [16] The steel construction was by Braithwaites. [17]
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It runs from Leeds railway station, via Holbeck Urban Village and Old Holbeck, passes near Elland Road Stadium and ends onto wasteland in Wortley. [ 3 ] The viaduct was built in 1882 for the London and North Western Railway during the Industrial Revolution .