Archives: Venues

Deepdale is the proud and longstanding home of Preston North End and its 23,000 live supporters. The stadium has stood for nearly 150 years and witnessed the entire evolution of The Beautiful Game in its time. From 1995 to 2008, all four stands have been revamped, a huge TV screen has been thrown in and … Read More

Long since fallen from the giddy heights of back-to-back European Cup trophies, there’s an air of clinging to past success at City Ground. That’s possibly got something to do with its size: over 30,000 seats and sitting bottom of the Championship makes it pretty hard to generate a good atmosphere. That might explain the occasional … Read More

For a team that’s currently sitting halfway up the Championship, 27,000 is a hell of a lot of seats! The loyal fans do their best to make up the numbers, but you don’t tend to pull capacity crowds in that size of stadium without Premier League opposition. The fans are a bit wobbly with the … Read More

With the big 20th birthday, the Bet365 Stadium is already looking to grow and expand to cater to the large numbers of fans clamouring for a place at every game! It currently seats 28,000 and should total over 30,000 by next season – hoorah! Being so new, it’s in pretty good condition throughout: the concourses … Read More

Ashton Gate has had a serious makeover in the last few years, and now boasts two recently refurbished stands and a brand new, 11,000-seater stand (the Lansdown) as well! The roof of the Lansdown glitters with solar panels which are meant to power the whole stadium, British weather permitting. Combined with the clean, well-kept concourses … Read More

There’s a reason that Old Trafford is known as the Theatre of Dreams; steeped in history and often drowning in trophies, it’s a world-famous ground and any fan can sense that history when they walk into the stadium. Only Wembley can fit more than the 75,000 fans that Old Trafford accommodates, and the atmosphere is … Read More

The City of Manchester Stadium (referred to officially as the Etihad Stadium following their 10-year sponsorship deal) is one of the most formidable home grounds in the Premier League. Away fans always know their team could get demolished down on the field, so the atmosphere is excitable and vibrant. It’s quite new, and the facilities … Read More

Despite being the smallest stadium in the Premier League by some distance, perpetual underdogs Bournemouth has one of the best atmospheres in the league! Totalling only 11,500 people, there’s a homelier feel to this venue than many others, and the fans are always welcoming, fun and supportive. There’s none of the arrogance or threatening presence … Read More

Turf Moor feels like a small stadium in the Premier League, but in fact it holds a good deal over 20,000 fans! Burnley have called it home for over 130 years and there’s a feral pride amongst supporters who come every week to defend their top-flight status. The stadium itself has two fairly new stands … Read More