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Elland Road, also called Elland Road Football Stadium or Elland Road Stadium, is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Championship club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. [4] The stadium is the 13th largest football stadium in England.
Other factors, such as fixture congestion and the FA's insistence that Leeds play 9 games in 22 days (the 1969–70 season was foreshortened by England's early departure to Mexico to defend the World Cup) meant that Revie was often forced to field tired players. Geoffrey Green of the Times wrote: "It has been a strenuous slog, greatly ...
The newly formed Leeds City agreed to rent and later own Elland Road. After their disbandment, it was sold to Leeds United. The most recent stand at Elland Road is the East, or Family, Stand, a cantilever structure completed during the 1992–93 season that can hold 17,000 seated spectators. It is a two-tiered stand that continues around the ...
Revie's men were also beaten semi-finalists in the FA Cup, although they did find their first domestic and European successes, completing a League Cup and Fairs Cup double. Terry Cooper 's goal securing a tense League Cup final victory against Arsenal , and a Mick Jones goal secured the Fairs cup victory over the veteran Hungarian side ...
The family atmosphere Revie instilled at Elland Road ensured that many Leeds United players remained friends and fiercely loyal to Revie long after their playing days had ended; his players also generally avoided financial, addiction or family problems, enjoying largely stable lives even after retirement. [134] In May 2012, a statue of Revie ...
After plans were approved by Liverpool City Council and funding was eventually found through private means, the stadium's construction work began in July 2021. [71] The build is scheduled for completion in early 2025, in time for the 2025–26 season. Elland Road (redevelopment) c. 53,000 Leeds United
A total of 36 home venues have been used by Super League clubs since the competition's inception in 1996, while clubs have also occasionally opted to play 'On the Road' matches away from their regular home venue.
Elland Road, home of Leeds United AFC, has a 39,640 capacity, all-seater stadium [21] on Elland Road, adjacent to the M621 in the north of Beeston. The South Leeds Stadium , part of the John Charles Centre for Sport is situated on Middleton Grove (off Dewsbury Road) on the southern edge of Beeston.