List of Rugby League stadiums in England
This is a list of Rugby league stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity. It includes:
- The stadiums of all clubs in the top three tiers of the British rugby league system. This includes, for reference, stadiums located outside England of any Welsh, French or Canadian clubs that compete in these top three tiers.
- Does not include neutral venues for Challenge Cup Final, Grand Final or Magic Weekend.
Current Stadiums
Overall Rank | Stadium | Town / City | Capacity | Club | Notes |
1 | KCOM Stadium | Hull | Hull F.C. | Shared with Hull City | |
2 | DW Stadium | Wigan | Wigan Warriors | Shared with Wigan Athletic | |
3 | John Smiths Stadium | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Giants | Shared with Huddersfield Town | |
4 | Odsal Stadium | Bradford | Unoccupied | Stadium not currently in use | |
5 | Headingley Stadium | Leeds | Leeds Rhinos | Shared with Yorkshire Carnegie | |
6 | Totally Wicked Stadium | St Helens | St. Helens | Shared with Liverpool F.C. Reserves | |
7 | Keepmoat Stadium | Doncaster | Doncaster | Shared with Doncaster Rovers and Doncaster Belles | |
8 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Warrington | Warrington Wolves | N/A | |
9 | The Shay | Halifax | Halifax | Shared with Halifax Town | |
10 | Halton Stadium | Widnes | Widnes Vikings | Shared with Widnes FC, Liverpool Ladies, Everton Ladies and Halton Spartans | |
- | Stade Gilbert Brutus | Perpignan | Catalans Dragons | N/A | |
11 | Craven Park | Hull | Hull Kingston Rovers | N/A | |
12 | Leigh Sports Village | Leigh | Leigh Centurions | Shared with Manchester United Reserves | |
13 | City of Salford Stadium | Salford | Salford Red Devils | Shared with Sale Sharks | |
14 | Wheldon Road | Castleford | Castleford Tigers | N/A | |
15 | Kingston Park Stadium | Newcastle | Newcastle Thunder | Shared with Newcastle Falcons | |
16 | Derwent Park | Workington | Workington Town | N/A | |
17 | Spotland Stadium | Rochdale | Rochdale Hornets | Shared with Rochdale F.C. | |
18 | Post Office Road | Featherstone | Featherstone Rovers | N/A | |
19 | Belle Vue | Wakefield | Wakefield Trinity | N/A | |
20 | Bootham Crescent | York | York City Knights | Shared with York City | |
- | Queensway Stadium | Wrexham | North Wales Crusaders | N/A | |
21 | Cougar Park | Keighley | Keighley Cougars | N/A | |
22 | Craven Park | Barrow | Barrow Raiders | N/A | |
23 | Recreation Ground | Whitehaven | Whitehaven | N/A | |
24 | Mount Pleasant Stadium | Batley | Batley Bulldogs | N/A | |
25 | Crown Flatt | Dewsbury | Dewsbury Rams | N/A | |
26 | New River Stadium | Haringey | London Skolars | Shared with Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club, Hashtag United F.C. and Haringey Rhinos | |
27 | John Charles Centre | Leeds | 4000 | Hunslet | N/A |
- | Stade Ernest-Argeles | Blagnac | Toulouse Olympique | N/A | |
28 | Heywood Road | Sale | Swinton Lions | Shared with Sale F.C. | |
- | Stebonheath Park | Llanelli | West Wales Raiders | Shared with Llanelli A.F.C. and Llanelli AAC | |
29 | Trailfinders Sports Ground | West Ealing | London Broncos | Shared with Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club | |
30 | Butts Park Arena | Coventry | Coventry Bears | Shared with Coventry United and Coventry RFU | |
31 | Olympic Legacy Park | Sheffield | Sheffield Eagles | Shared with Sheffield United Ladies | |
32 | Pennine Way Stadium | Hemel Hempstead | Hemel Stags | N/A | |
33 | Whitebank Stadium | Oldham | Oldham | Shared with Avro FC |
Old stadiums
This list contains clubs who have moved from their old stadium to another permanent stadium. It does not include stadiums used by clubs for only two seasons.Year | Club | Old Stadium | Replacement Stadium |
1929 | Swinton Lions | Chorley Road | Station Road |
1953 | Doncaster | York Road Greyhound Stadium | Tattersfield |
1973 | Hunslet F.C. | Parkside | - |
1980 | Hunslet | Leeds Greyhound Stadium | - |
1983 | Hunslet | - | Elland Road |
1988 | Rochdale Hornets | Athletic Grounds | Spotland Stadium |
1989 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Old Craven Park | 'New' Craven Park |
1992 | Huddersfield Giants | Fartown Ground | Kirklees Stadium |
1992 | Swinton Lions | Station Road | Gigg Lane |
1995 | Doncaster | Tattersfield | Meadow Court Stadium |
1995 | Hunslet | Elland Road | John Charles Centre |
1997 | Halifax | Thrum Hall | The Shay |
1997 | Doncaster | Meadow Court Stadium | Belle Vue |
1997 | Oldham | Watersheddings | Boundary Park |
1999 | Wigan Warriors | Central Park | DW Stadium |
2002 | Hull F.C. | The Boulevard | KCOM Stadium |
2002 | Warrington Wolves | Wilderspool Stadium | Halliwell Jones Stadium |
2002 | Swinton Lions | Gigg Lane | - |
2004 | Swinton Lions | - | Park Lane |
2004 | Coventry Bears | Coundon Road | Butts Park Arena |
2006 | Doncaster | Belle Vue | Keepmoat Stadium |
2007 | Leigh Centurions | Hilton Park | Leigh Sports Village |
2009 | Oldham | Boundary Park | Whitebank Stadium |
2010 | St. Helens | Knowsley Road | Totally Wicked Stadium |
2010 | Swinton Lions | Park Lane | - |
2011 | Salford Red Devils | The Willows | City of Salford Stadium |
2014 | York City Knights | Huntington Stadium | - |
2015 | Newcastle Thunder | Gateshead International Stadium | Kingston Park Stadium |
2016 | York City Knights | - | Bootham Crescent |
2016 | Swinton Lions | - | Heywood Road |
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
Five Towns Stadium | c.13,300 | Castleford Tigers | Broke ground in May 2016 after planning permission was granted in 2011. The stadium is expected to be completed in 2019 |
Belle Vue | c.12,000 | Wakefield Trinity | Wakefield originally planned to build a stadium at Newmarket but funding could never be found for the project. In 2016, the club's current ground, Belle Vue, was bought by 88m Group who expressed interest in redeveloping the ground. The next year plans were unveiled for a 12,000 capacity stadium on the current site of the old one. In December 2017, Wakefield Trinity and Wakefield Council agreed on a deal that would see Belle Vue redeveloped by 2020. |
New Swinton Stadium | c.5,000 | Swinton Lions | In 2016, Swinton signed a lease on a 7.3-acre site in Agecroft to build a community stadium within three years. However, plans have been in doubt due to Swinton's financial troubles. |
Whitebank Stadium | c.TBA | Oldham RLFC | In November 2016 plans were approved to add a 3G pitch to the stadium and add some other training facilities as well as office space for Oldham RLFC who also have ambitions of redeveloping the stadium to meet RFL minimum standards for the Championship and make it their permanent home. |