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 UK Football Stadiums
| Whose statue stands outside Elland Road? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Billy Bremner. Leeds United were relegated in 2003-04 season, and two seasons before this they reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
| Whose ground was named Underhill? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Who were the 2003 sponsors of the Dolman Stand at Ashton Gate? | UK Football Stadiums (pucklechurch) |
Evening Post. The Evening Post also ran the local sports paper.
| Who plays at the New Bridge Meadow? | UK Football Stadiums (C-Machine) |
Haverfordwest County. The original Bridge Meadow later became a supermarket. The ground was moved 500 yards further back to compensate for a commercial estate.
| Who plays at the Liberty Stadium? | UK Football Stadiums (C-Machine) |
Swansea City. The Liberty Stadium was originally called the New Stadium until property company Liberty decided to sponsor it.
| Who plays at the Fitness First stadium (formerly named Dean Court)? | UK Football Stadiums (C-Machine) |
Bournemouth. The stadium changed its name after the sponsors, Fitness First set of gyms. Bournemouth were formed in 1899 as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, and started playing at Dean Court in 1910.
| Who played their home games of the champions league at Wembley? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Who played at Deepdale? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Which Welsh team once played at Vetch Field? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Swansea City. Swansea moved to the Liberty Stadium at the start of the 2005-06 season.
| Which was the name of Aberdeen's stadium? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Which two teams played at St James Park? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
Newcastle Utd and Exeter City.
| Which two teams play their home games at the Stadium of Light? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Sunderland & Benfica. They both played their home games in the Stadium of Light, even though one team is based in Portugal and one is based in England.
| Which team's stadium is the JJB Stadium? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic gained promotion to the Premiership in 2005, for the first time ever.
| Which team plays their home games at Anfield? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Liverpool. Liverpool won the European Champions League in 2005, managed by Rafael Benitez.
| Which team plays at The Valley? | English Football Stadiums (Linaw50) |
Charlton Athletic. Charlton Athletic FC was formed in 1905 and joined the football league in 1921. They were forced to leave The Valley in 1985 due to financial problems but returned home in 1992. Charlton have never won the league to date but they won the FA Cup in 1947. Their final league position for the 2003-04 season was seventh. The Valley has a capacity of 26,500.
| Which team played their home games at Maine Road, from 1923 to 2003? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Manchester City. Manchester City, the 'Blue Half' of Manchester, were managed by Stuart Pearce, a former player for the club. They moved to the City of manchester Stadium (home of the 2002 Commonwealth Games), at the start of the 2003-04 season.
| Which team played at the stadium with the largest capacity in Britain? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
Manchester United. Celtic used to have the largest ground until Man U added on an extra bit!
| Which team played at the 27,500 seater Williamson Motors Stadium until March 2006, when it was renamed? | UK Football Stadiums (KrivoyRog) |
Darlington. It was built in 2003, and renamed Darlington Football Stadium in March 2006.
Feetham's was Darlington's home ground for 120 years, from 1883 to 2003.
Outside the Premiership, Darlington played in what is widely regarded as the best of the new stadiums. It has marble floors, escalators, and automatic-flush toilets. But that doesn't win you football matches.
| Which team played at Stamford Bridge when they were admitted to the Football League (Division 2) in 1905? | English Football Stadiums (Linaw50) |
Chelsea. Chelsea had won the Football League title once (1954-55) and the FA Cup once (1970), prior to the formation of the FA Premier League.
| Which team played at Highbury? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Which team played at Elland Road? | English Football Stadiums (Devil-Miller) |
| Which team moved to Ewood Park from Leamington Road in 1890? | English Football Stadiums (Linaw50) |
Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers FC were formed in 1875 by a group of public school old boys. During their first 40 years, Blackburn were league champions three times (1911-12, 1913-14 and 1994-95), and won the FA Cup six times (1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891, and 1928).
| Which team moved their honme ground to Highbury in 1913? | UK Football Home Grounds (jonnyd_) |
Arsenal. Arsenal was managed by Arsene Wenger. They had a lot of great players such as, Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Jose Reyes and many more.
| Which team first played at Anfield? | UK Football Stadiums (pucklechurch) |
Everton. Everton left Anfield when the owner put up the rental price. As the owner had a stadium without a team, he made one of his own and tried to call them Everton. That wasn't allowed so he called them Liverpool.
| Which football team plays at Vetchfield? | UK Football Stadiums (QuizMaster1983) |
| Which football team plays at Turfmoor? | UK Football Stadiums (QuizMaster1983) |
| Which football team plays at the McAlpine Stadium? | UK Football Stadiums (QuizMaster1983) |
| Which football team plays at Carrow Road? | UK Football Stadiums (QuizMaster1983) |
 Frequently Asked Questions about UK Football Stadiums
- How many of the 2006-07 English premiership football teams (soccer) have moved into new stadiums following the publication of the Justice Taylor report in 1990? ( goto )
- Which NCAA football teams play in professional stadiums? I know about Temple, San Diego State, ana Arizona State; need to know the rest. ( goto )
- Which UK football club holds the record for longest time in 1 division? ( goto )
- Have the US and UK ever met in an important soccer (football) match? ( goto )
- How many UK cities have one (or more) of each of pro: football, rugby and cricket teams? ( goto )
- Which UK football club, from the eight senior divisions in England and Scotland, has its name in the Bible? ( goto )
- Name the Domed Stadiums in the US (and Canada if they have any)? ( goto )
- What are the only stadiums to host the Super Bowl and World Series? ( goto )
- Which UK city has two ex trophey-winning Plymouth Argyle managers in charge of the two local football clubs? ( goto )
- Does Britian have any Domed Stadiums (or anywhere else in Europe)? ( goto )
- Do you have any domed stadiums in Britain or anywhere in Europe for that matter? ( goto )
- We know that both Plymouth Argyle Football Club and Boston United Football Club (both UK) have the nickname 'The Pilgrims' and both have the Mayflower ship as their logo. The Pilgrims left from Plymouth in the Mayflower, so why have Boston got this badge and nickname? ( goto )
- Of all the major league stadiums, how many ballparks are not named for corporate sponsors and what are their names please? ( goto )
- Who invented football? ( goto )
- How is Arena Football different from NFL football? ( goto )
- Which is oldest: American football, English football, or rugby? ( goto )
- This weekend is known as "giant killing weekend" in the UK as it's the third round of the F.A. Cup where little known teams from lowly leagues are drawn against some of the major football teams, and have been known to beat them - such as this weekend when Exeter City held Manchester United to a draw at Old Trafford. Is there an equivalent competition in the USA in any sport where 'little' teams get to play against the big guys? ( goto )
- What are skinheads in the UK? ( goto )
- What is Missouri's football team? ( goto )
- What is the exact weight of a football? ( goto )
- Who plays football at Carrow Road? ( goto )
- Who was the football coach in the film "The Waterboy"? ( goto )
- Who created Monday Night Football? ( goto )
- In arena football, what is a 4 point kick? ( goto )
- In France (or Europe) is soccer there called football? ( goto )
- In the NFL, what is the oldest football field? ( goto )
- Who won the 1930 football World Cup? ( goto )
- What are the dimensions of a standard football goal? ( goto )
- Where did the sport of football originate? ( goto )
- Who invented the game football (soccer)? ( goto )
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