Biggest stadiums in England 2025: Full list ordered by capacity

What are the biggest stadiums in England? If that's a question you've always wanted to know the answer to, then we've got you covered.

Ground redevelopment and ground moving is a bit of a trend in England these days. 2025 will see a number of moves and developments. Everton will officially move into their Bramley-Moore Dock stadium in 2025.

Meanwhile, Manchester United are set to build a new 100,000-seater stadium while Newcastle are also pushing on with the plans to build a new stadium on Leazes Park. 

A guide to the biggest stadiums in England

Plans released by Leeds United would see Elland Road's capacity increase to 53,000 making it the seventh largest club stadium in the country.

It would also bring the ground to ‘UEFA Category 4 status, to be amongst the elite in European stadia'.#LUFC | #BBCFootball | #BBCEFL pic.twitter.com/x5UJwDrf0x

— BBC Sport West Yorkshire (@BBCWYS) September 23, 2024

Here is a complete guide to the biggest stadiums in England, from Old Trafford to St Andrew's.

Premier League Stadium Capacity

 

Championship Stadium Capacity

 

League One Stadium Capacity

 

League Two Stadium Capacity

Future stadiums

A whole host of stadiums are either currently in construction or will be in the future and will one day be included in the tables above.

The stadium closest to completion is Everton's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, which will become the Toffees' new home ahead of the 2025/26 campaign. The ground will have a capacity of 52,888 – an increase of approximately 13,000 on Goodison Park – making it a larger venue than St James' Park.

Everton have already conducted two test events at Bramley-Moore Dock with a reduced capacity and a third event with a full capacity is expected to take place before the start of next season.

An Old Trafford redevelopment has been heavily reported in recent months and years and in March 2025, the club confirmed their plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium next to the current site at Old Trafford.

The club are extremely ambitious in their plans and believe they can have the stadium up and running by 2030. If or when this happens, the new Man Utd stadium will become the biggest football stadium in the United Kingdom, overtaking Wembley.

Newcastle are also going to be on the move in the coming years. The club have been weighing up a new build vs a St James' Park renovation for the past year but it appears that the owners have settled on the idea for a new Newcastle stadium at Leazes Park.

Power Court Stadium, Luton's proposed new ground, is another venue worth adding to our list of future stadium developments in England. The 25,000-capacity ground is set to replace Kenilworth Road and will be bigger than Craven Cottage. The plan for Luton's new stadium is already approved so what remains is for the club to deliver on the promise ahead of the 2027 opening.

Other notable stadiums that will be expanded in the future are:

• Stamford Bridge – Chelsea
• Elland Road – Leeds United
• Power Court Stadium – Luton Town

Stadiums by capacity – a brief overview

The list of football grounds and their associated English football leagues reveals a significant variation in spectator capacities across different stadiums. This diversity is intrinsic to the nature of professional football in this country.

Naturally, the major Premier League stadiums have the necessary financial backing to build such impressive structures, whereas the stadiums that are all the way down in League 2 tend to have a more intimate setting.

The stadium that boasts the largest capacity in English football right now is Old Trafford, home of Manchester United. This stadium just absolutely erupts during competitive home games, making it a true ‘Theatre of Dreams’ given the 74,000+ capacity.

At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest stadium by capacity is Holker Street, home of Barrow, with just a capacity of under 3,000. And as you might imagine, the atmosphere is somewhat less explosive at this ground compared to United’s.

These discrepancies in stadium sizes, atmospheres, and general capacity are what bring true spice to the game we all know and love in this country, however, so we wouldn’t change it for anything! On that note, check out some other cool facts about some of the stadiums listed on this page right here.

Other fun facts relating to these football grounds

Largest-ever attendance in English football

A fascinating fact about the stadiums on this list is that the largest attendance ever recorded at an English football match occurred during a 2006 Champions League group stage game between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Leverkusen. On a chilly winter evening at Wembley Stadium, 85,512 fans attended, setting a record that still holds today.

Smallest-ever attendance in English football

In 1921, English football saw its lowest recorded attendance, a stark decline from over 85,000 fans to just 15. At that time, stadiums were very different from today's standards. Official reports indicate that only 13 spectators attended the match betweenLeicester City and Stockport County. Fortunately, no video footage exists from that era, as it might be a rather disheartening memory for both clubs!

Capacity requirements

Did you know that when a team enters League 2, the first league where teams are considered ‘professional,’ there is a required stadium capacity that must be met? The governing body mandates that a League 2 stadium must have a minimum capacity of 4,000 to qualify as a professional team. What could happen if the stadiums fail to meet this requirement? 

This isn't the only condition, however, as Gateshead found out in 2024 when they achieved promotion via the play-offs. Gateshead don't own the stadium they play in. Instead, the Gateshead International Stadium is rented on a long lease by the local council. The issue was with the club's 10-year lease, which wasn't good enough for the EFL, which saw Gateshead remain in the National League.

FGG says: Moving on up

Stadiums are always moving forward, and if they're not, they might be getting replaced. We've seen a race to the top when it comes to capacity of late, with every club trying to get as much extra capacity as they can to earn as much extra cash towards PSR.

Sadly, the result has been iconic stadiums getting replaced with generic bowls. While Spurs' new stadium is amazing, it's just nothing special. Both plans at Manchester United and Newcastle United also look to hint at a similar situation.

Regardless of where you stand on the situation, these stories are going to become all the more common in the coming years.