Features include a 65m-long Goal Line Bar, an in-house bakery and the world's first microbrewery in a stadium which can deliver up to 10,000 pints a minute.Officially opened for the Olympic Games on May 6 2012 but West Ham didn't play their first game there until August 2016. Premier League and Football League stadiums ranked: Which is oldest? A WWII German bombing raid in 1940 damaged the stadium to such an extent that a Christmas day fixture against Stockport County had to be switched to Stockport's ground.
Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 59 football stadiums have been used to host matches. Major League Baseball and Rugby League has also taken place at the 60,000 capacity stadium.Brighton's new home opened in July 2011 and has various names.
Villa Park has 42,682 seats split between four stands, with the largest being the Holte End behind the south goal. In August 2010, Everton announced plans to build a new development known as Walton Lane.
Despite the fact that it is now the home of Sheffield United Football Club, Bramall Lane began life as a cricket ground without a football in sight. Whether you call it the Falmer Stadium or like most, the AMEX it's proven a happy hunting ground for the Seagulls. The oldest stadium in the Premier League belongs to high-flying Sheffield United, whose Brammall Lane ground is 165 years old. Chelsea have plans to expand capacity to 63,000 by the 2023–24 season. With a domestic football capacity of 55,097, the Etihad fifth-largest in the Premier League. Tottenham opened their new ground earlier this year, but which top flight stadium has been around the longest?Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!The Premier League matchday experience has changed dramatically in some ways since the competition's inception back in 1992 yet in other ways not at all.Stadia have certainly seen some of the biggest changes in those 27 years, with new ones seeming to open every few years.From Tottenham's state-of-the-art, brand new home to Aston Villa's classic Villa Park, Starsport have ranked the 20 top-flight grounds by their age.The £1bn, 60,400 capacity stadium officially opened on April 3 this year so is the newest ground in the Premier League.
All stands, apart from the Itchen stand, can be built upon and expanded. It was initially home to the London Athletic Club before the newly-formed Blues took occupation in 1905.St James' Park in Newcastle is the third-oldest stadium currently in use by an EPL club. Initially opened on July 25 for the 2002 Commonwealth games, Manchester City moved in on August 10 2003.
The Sir Elton John Stand sits on the east side of the ground, and contains the changing rooms & tunnel.The Premier League's largest ground opened in 19 February 1910. The name "Carrow" originally refers to the former Carrow Abbey that once stood on the riverside.
Although the months of delays were a set back, Spurs can now arguably boast one of the finest homes in world football.
You can unsubscribe at any time.Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial between Arsenal and Ajax took place at the Emirates Stadium on July 22, 2006Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium undergoing construction in 1935Aston Villa's Willa Park stadium turned 120 this year The Brazil national team have played eight matches at the Emirates Stadium.With a domestic football capacity of 55,097, the Etihad fifth-largest in the Premier League. Oldest Football Clubs Notts County Est 1862 - By Wikipedia (Wikipedia) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons If football hadn’t become an organised sport then it would just be twenty-two men kicking a pig’s bladder around in a field. Opened on April 30 1855, it's over two decades older than any other ground. Built "miraculously built in just 82 days", the ground's record attendance is 43,984 but it has a 27,137 capacity as an all-seater stadium.Built for £30,000 in August 1924, renovated in 1983, 1995, 2013 and 2014 and expanded in 1969 and 1994, Palace's home has seen a lot of upgrades over the years.Fellow London clubs Wimbledon and Charlton have both played at Selhurst Park at points in their existence.Watford moved to Vicarage Road in August 1922 after playing at a ground on Cassio Road for 23 years.