Wednesday, November 30, 2005

JJB Stadium - Wigan Athletic FC

Name: JJB Stadium
Inauguration: 4 August 1999
Costs: £30 million
Capacity: 25,000 seats
Pitch dimensions: 110*60
Record Attendance: 20,745; Wigan-Sunderland, 2005
Address: Robin Park, Newtown, Wigan WN5 0UZ





The Hawthorns - West Bromwich Albion FC

Name: The Hawthorns
Inauguration: 3 September 1900
First match: West Bromwich-Derby 1-1
Capacity: 25,300 seats
Record Attendance: 64,815; West Bromwich-Arsenal, 1937
Address: Halfords Lane, West Bromwich B71 4LF













Stadium of Light - Sunderland AFC

Name: Stadium of Light
Inauguration: 31 July 1997
First match: Sunderland-Ajax 0-0
Capacity: 48,300 seats
Record Attendance: 48,353; Sunderland-Liverpool, 13 April 2002
Address: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1BT



Fratton Park - Portsmouth FC

Name: Fratton Park
Inauguration: 1898
Capacity: 19,400 seats
Pitch dimensions: 105*66
Record Attendance: 51,385; Portsmouth-Derby County, 1949
Address: Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8RA





St James' Park - Newcastle United FC

Name: St James' Park
Inauguration: 1880
Capacitiy: 52,200 seats
Pitch dimensions: 105*68
Record Attendance: 68,386; Newcastle Utd-Chelsea, 1930
Address: St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4ST







The Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough FC

Name: The Riverside Stadium
Inauguration: 26 August 1995
Capacity: 35,100 seats
Record Attendance: 35,000; England-Slovakia, 11 June 2003
Address: The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, TS3 6RS



City of Manchester - Manchester City FC

Name: City of Manchester Stadium
Inauguration: 2002
Capacity: 48,500 seats
Address: Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF









Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) - West Ham United FC

Name: Boleyn Ground (Upton Park)
Inauguration: 1904
Capacity: 35,600 seats
Record Attendance: 42,322; West Ham-Tottenham; 1970
Address: Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ

White Hart Lane - Tottenham Hotspur FC

Name: White Hart Lane
Inauguration: 1899
First match: Tottenham-Notts County 4-1
Capacity: 36,200 seats
Press seats: 82
Record Attendance: 75,038;Tottenham-Sunderland, 5 March 1938
Address: 748 High Road, Tottenham, London N17 0AP





Craven Cottage - Fulham FC

Name: Craven Cottage
Inauguration: 1896
Renovations: 2002-2004
Capacity: 22,200 seats
Pitch Dimensions: 110*75
Address: Stevenage Road, Fulham, London SW6 6HH











Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Reebok Stadium - Bolton Wanderers FC

Name: Reebok Stadium
Inauguration: 1 September 1997
First match: Bolton-Everton
Capacity: 28,000 seats
Pitch dimensions: 105*68
Address: Burnden Way, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6JW



Ewood Park - Blackburn Rovers FC

Name: Ewood Park
Inauguration: 1890
Capacity: 31,300 seats
Record Attendance: 62,522, Blackburn-Bolton; 2 March 1929
Address: Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancs, BB2 4JF





Villa Park - Aston Villa FC

Name: Villa Park
Inauguration: 1897
Capacity: 43,300 seats
Pitch dimensions: 105*69
Record Attendance: 76,588; Aston Villa-Derby, March 1946
Address: Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE















Goodison Park - Everton FC

Name: Goodison Park
Inauguration: 24 August 1892
First match: Everton-Bolton 4-2
Capacity: 40,200 seats
Record Attendance: 78,299; Everton-Liverpool, September 1948
Address: Goodison Road, Liverpool, L4 4EL