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The stadium's first turf was cut by King George V and it was first opened to the public on 28 April 1923. Much of Humphry Repton 's original Wembley Park landscape was transformed in 1922–23 during preparations for the British Empire Exhibition of 1924–25. First known as the "British Empire Exhibition Stadium" [ 3 ] or simply the "Empire ...
Wembley Stadium (sometimes referred to as The New Wembley and branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. [8][9] The stadium is England's national football stadium ...
List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity. The following is a list of stadiums in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 5,000 or more. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally hold. Capacities are standard total capacity, including seats and any standing areas, and excluding any ...
Burnley 's Turf Moor stadium became the 50th Premier League stadium when it hosted Burnley's first ever home Premier League fixture, against champions Manchester United, on 19 August 2009. [5][6] The most recent venue to become a Premier League host is Kenilworth Road, which hosted its first Premier League fixture on 1 September 2023. Liverpool ...
This is a list of the largest stadiums in European countries. Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's permanent total seating capacity. For example, Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland actually comes 3rd with a capacity of 82,300 but as standing ...
The 1923 FA Cup final was an association football match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. The showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (better known as the FA Cup), it was the first football match to be played at Wembley Stadium.
Used by one of the 12 clubs in the top tier of women's football in England, the Women's Super League, as of 2024–25. A person who has watched a match at the stadiums of all 92 Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs in England and Wales may apply to join The 92 Club. Wembley Stadium (1) Old Trafford (2) Tottenham Hotspur ...
Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included. They are listed under List of closed stadiums by ...