Reebok Stadium
Bolton Wanderers
Name: Reebok Stadium
Nickname: -
When Built: 1997
Capacity: 28,723
Record Attendance: 28,353 – December 28, 2003 – Bolton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Address: Burnden Way, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6JW
Description: Reebok Stadium is a modern, all-seated stadium with a capacity of 28,723, that was built 11 years ago. The stadium has 4 stands named: The Bolton News Stand at one end, the Woodford Group at the other end, the West Stand at one side of the Pitch and the Nat Lofthouse at the other side of the pitch.
Brief History: The stadium was completed in 1997 and Bolton Wanderers moved here from their old stadium, Burnden Park. The move wasn’t too appreciated by Bolton fans because the stadium was built out of town and fans were still attached to their old stadium, where the team had several successes. Another thing that the fans didn’t like was the stadium’s name. The stadium was named after long time sponsor, Reebok, but this wasn’t really popular for the fans. In addition to hosting football games, the stadium also offers services such as hotel and function rooms. The stadium has been also used to host concerts for several famous artists and it has hosted a Great Britain rugby league internationals, darts championships and boxing matches.
Upton Park
West Ham
Name: Upton Park
Nickname: Boleyn Ground
When Built: 1904
Capacity: 35,303
Record Attendance: 42,322 - October 17, 1970 – West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur
Address: Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ
Description: Upton Park has became an all-seater stadium in the early 1990s, after each professional club had to meet new FA regulations for stadium safety. The stadium has 4 main stands called: The Centenary Stand, The Bobby Moore Stand, The East Stand and the Dr. Martens Stand. Centenary Stand was formerly known as the North Bank and it was built for the club’s 100th season. The Bobby Moore stand was rebuilt in 1993 to hold 9,000 people and the Dr. Martens Stand, formerly known as the West Stand is the biggest and newest stand from Upton Park, holding up to 15,000 people. The smallest and oldest stand is the east stand.
Brief History: The stadium is West Ham’s home from 1904. During world war 2, a flying bomb landed on the south-west corner of the pitch, but the repairs were done quickly. The biggest attendance was in 1970 at a match with their local rivals, Tottenham, but since the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the stadium’s capacity was reduce to 35,303 all-seated and the biggest attendance, after modifications was in 2002, against Manchester City in a Premier League Match.
City Of Manchester Stadium
Manchester City
Name: City of Manchester Stadium
Nickname: COMS, Eastlands, The Blue Camp
When Built: 1999
Capacity: 47,726
Record Attendance: 47,321 – December 30, 2007 – Manchester City vs Liverpool
Address: Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF
Description: The club is a continuous oval bowl, with three tiers at the sides and two tiers at each end. Initially, all stands were named by compass direction, but they’ve changed name soon after. The west stand was renamed Colin Bell Stand after the former player, the Sound Stand was renamed Key 103 Stand, the North Stand is where the family stand is designed and the East Stand is unofficially named Kippex. Since it looks like nou camp bowl but it’s blue, the stadium’s called the Blue Camp.
Brief History: The stadium was initially designed for Manchester’s bid to host the 2000 summer Olympics but it was used only in 2002 for the Commonwealth Games. After these games, the stadium was converted for use as a football ground, and became the home of Manchester City FC who moved here from the Maine Road in 2003, signing a 250 year lease with Manchester City Council. City of Manchester Stadium became the 5th biggest stadium from Premier League and the 10th largest stadium in the United Kingdom. In 2006 it was announced that the stadium will host this year’s UEFA Cup final.
Anfield
Liverpool
Name: Anfield Road
Nickname: Anfield
When Built: 1884
Capacity: 45,362
Record Attendance: 61,905 – February 2, 1952 – Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton
Address: Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH
Description: Anfield Road Stadium is considered a 4-star Uefa stadium and it hosted a lot of important games, some of them for England team too. The stadium has 4 all-seater stands called: the Anfield Road Stand, the Centenary Stand, the Kop and the Main Stand.
Brief History: Built in 1884, the stadium was initially the home of Everton, but in 1888 Everton moved to Goodison Park and the stadium’s owner has decided to form a new club called: Livepool Association Football Club. Like this, Anfield Road was Livepool’s home since 1888. The stadium hosted several important games and during time, it had a lot of modifications and the stadium’s capacity has became 45,362. But, since Liverpool is one of the most important football clubs from Europe, the club wants to expand their stadium more but due to difficulties of expanding Anfield beyond it’s current boundries, the club will soon move to a new stadium called New Anfield. The initial plans were made in 2000 and the new stadium will have a capacity of over 70,000 seats. The club will move there in the 2010-2011 season, but until then, Anfield Road will remain the place where they’ve had their biggest successes.
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
Name: Ewood Park
Nickname: Ewood
When Built: 1882
Capacity: 31,367
Record Attendance: 62,522 – March 2, 1929 – Blackburn Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers
Address: Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancs, BB2 4JF
Description: The stadium is a multi sports stadium with a capacity of 31,367 all-seated. The pitch size is 115×76 yards and the stadium has four sections called: Darwen End, Riverside Stand, Blackburn End and Jack Walker Stand (named after brittish industrialist and Blackburn fan, Jack Walker)
Brief History: Ewood Park is the oldest home for a Premier League Club. Even though Anflied and Stanford bridge were built before Ewood, Blackburn Rovers started playing here before Chelsea or Liverpool started playing at their current homes. The stadium remained almost unchanged in the 20th century. Only in 1984 there were a couple of modifications made to the stadium after Nuttall Street Stand was damaged by fire. Since the club was bought by Jack Walker, the stadium became modern and the newly named Fraser Eagle Stand is the only stand of Ewood Park to date from before the 90s. After Walker bought the club the Ewood Park was extensively rebuilt for the modern Premiership Era and the biggest stand of the stadium, Nuttall Street Stand was demolished and rebuilt. The 11,000 all-seated stand was renamed the Jack Walker stand in the honour of their owner.
St James Park
Newcastle
Name: St. James’ Park
Nickname: St. James’ Park
When Built: 1892
Capacity: 52,387
Record Attendance: 68,386 – 1930 – Newcastle vs Chelsea
Address: St James’ Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4ST
Description: St. James’ Park is the third largest club ground and the fourth largest stadium from England. Also, this stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the United Kigdom. St James’ Park has 4 stands called: the Gallowgate End, the Leazes End, the Milburn Stand and the East Stand.
Brief History: After the unification of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, the new club, Newcastle started using this stadium from 1892. During time, the stadium had small modifications and from 1990s there were major extension projects when businessman Sir John Hall invested a lot of money in the club. By 1995 the stadium had a capacity of 36,610 seats, a capacity that was a lot smaller than the club’s fanbase. There were even some plans to build a new stadium but those plans failed and St James’ Park was modified again in 1998-2000 and it’s capacity has reached 52,387 seats. On 2 april 2007 the club announced it’s intention to submit plans for a new great development for the stadium that would increase it’s capacity to over 60,000 seats but it’s nothing sure for now.
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