A list of stadiums that are hosting games in the English Premier League during the 2005-06 season. The capacity figures are official maximums; the actual number of seats available is generally slightly lower. The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... FA Premier League logo Team locations in England The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football... The 2005-2006 season is the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...

Sunderland are assured of relegation to The Championship for 2006-07. The other relegation places will be filled by two of the following three clubs: West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City and Portsmouth. Old Trafford Football Stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C., the most famous football club in the world. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground located in Stretford, Manchester. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England and is famous for being the worlds first industrial city. ... -1... St James Park is a 52,387 capacity all-seater football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is the home of Newcastle United F.C. The four sides of the ground are known as the Gallowgate end (officially the Newcastle Brown Ale Stand), the Leazes end (officially the Sir... Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies. Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army or the Geordies. The club currently plays in the FA Premier League. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Stadium of Light is a football stadium, the home of Sunderland Football Club, in North East England. ... Sunderland Association Football Club (Sunderland AFC or SAFC) is a Premiership football club (however, they have been relegated to the Championship for the 2006-2007 season), based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, North-East England. ... Sunderland is an industrial area and port in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Built for the Commonwealth Games of 2002, the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS, Eastlands and Sportcity) is located in Manchester, England. ... Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England and is famous for being the worlds first industrial city. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Anfield, aerial view Anfield, view from Kop end Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club that is based in Liverpool, Merseyside; the current champions of Europe (2005), they are also statistically the most successful English football team of all time. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Villa Park, in Birmingham, England; is the stadium at which Aston Villa Football Club play their home games. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is an English Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The facade of the East Stand, which looms over Avenell Road Arsenal Stadium has been the home ground of Arsenal Football Club since 1913. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal, or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Boleyn Ground is the official name of the football stadium of West Ham United F.C.; however, it is much more often called Upton Park after the area of London in which it is located. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Riverside Stadium has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since the beginning of the English Division One season 1994-95. ... Middlesbrough Football Club is an English football club, commonly known as The Boro, currently in the FA Premier League. ... Middlesbrough is a major town in North-East England and the principal location in the borough of Middlesbrough. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Image:Ewoodpark, jackwalkerstand, lookingtowards. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... St. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) are an English football club who play in the FA Premier League . ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of Bolton Wanderers F.C., and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bolton, the motto is Latin for Overcome your hinderance Bolton is a town in the Greater Manchester urban area in England, although most Boltonians regard it as still part of Lancashire. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hawthorns is the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is a town in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... The Valley is a 27,116-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club are a football club from southeast London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Wigan, it is the home ground of both Wigan Athletic F.C. and Wigan Warriors rugby league club. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a football team based in Wigan, England and nicknamed the Latics. In 2003, Wigan were promoted to the Football League Championship for the first time, and in 2005 came second in the Coca Cola Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership. ... Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic county of Lancashire. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that has been the home ground of the football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In the sports leagues — especially football (soccer) leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (usually the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ... The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier... The 2006-2007 season will be the 127th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ...

The following stadiums are assured of hosting Premiership football in 2006-07:

Possible stadiums that maybe hosting Premiership football in 2006-07: Old Trafford Football Stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C., the most famous football club in the world. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground located in Stretford, Manchester. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England and is famous for being the worlds first industrial city. ... -1... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal, or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St James Park is a 52,387 capacity all-seater football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is the home of Newcastle United F.C. The four sides of the ground are known as the Gallowgate end (officially the Newcastle Brown Ale Stand), the Leazes end (officially the Sir... Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies. Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army or the Geordies. The club currently plays in the FA Premier League. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Built for the Commonwealth Games of 2002, the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS, Eastlands and Sportcity) is located in Manchester, England. ... Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England and is famous for being the worlds first industrial city. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Anfield, aerial view Anfield, view from Kop end Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club that is based in Liverpool, Merseyside; the current champions of Europe (2005), they are also statistically the most successful English football team of all time. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Villa Park, in Birmingham, England; is the stadium at which Aston Villa Football Club play their home games. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is an English Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. ... Everton Football Club are an English football club from the city of Liverpool, founded in 1878. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... White Hart Lane White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Boleyn Ground is the official name of the football stadium of West Ham United F.C.; however, it is much more often called Upton Park after the area of London in which it is located. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Riverside Stadium has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since the beginning of the English Division One season 1994-95. ... Middlesbrough Football Club is an English football club, commonly known as The Boro, currently in the FA Premier League. ... Middlesbrough is a major town in North-East England and the principal location in the borough of Middlesbrough. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Image:Ewoodpark, jackwalkerstand, lookingtowards. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, England. ... Sheffield United Football Club are a football club currently in The Football League. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of Bolton Wanderers F.C., and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bolton, the motto is Latin for Overcome your hinderance Bolton is a town in the Greater Manchester urban area in England, although most Boltonians regard it as still part of Lancashire. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Valley is a 27,116-capacity football stadium in Charlton, London. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club are a football club from southeast London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Wigan, it is the home ground of both Wigan Athletic F.C. and Wigan Warriors rugby league club. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a football team based in Wigan, England and nicknamed the Latics. In 2003, Wigan were promoted to the Football League Championship for the first time, and in 2005 came second in the Coca Cola Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership. ... Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic county of Lancashire. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. ... Reading Football Club is a football club, based in the English town of Reading and currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that has been the home ground of the football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The remaining promotion place will be taken by the winner of a four-team playoff between the teams finishing 3-6 in The Championship. The participants will be Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Preston North End and Watford. Elland Road (last game season 03/04 against Charlton) Elland Road, March 1967 just 48 hours after the biggest attendance in Elland Roads history of 57, 892 in the FA Cup vs Sunderland. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. ... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... St. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) are an English football club who play in the FA Premier League . ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Hawthorns is the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is a town in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Selhurst Park is a football stadium in south London, and is the current home ground of Crystal Palace F.C. Its present capacity is 26, 247. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Watford is a town and district (styled as a borough due to the historical charter granted by Henry VIII) in Hertfordshire located 15. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Deepdale is a stadium in Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and Englands National Football Museum. ... Preston North End Football Club are a professional English football team. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds. ... Preston North End Football Club is a professional English football team. ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ...

Facts

• The five largest club stadiums in England are all in the North of the country.
• The average capacity of a Premier League stadium is 37,309.
• In the 2005-06 season, the average age of a Premier League stadium was 82 years old (but few of the stands date from before the 1970s).
• The oldest ground in the Premier League is Stamford Bridge, which was built in 1877. It was originally used for athletics meetings and was not used for football until 1905.
• The oldest football ground in the Premier League is Anfield, which was built in 1884. Ironically, the first occupant of the ground was Everton - now main rivals to current occupant Liverpool.
• In 2006, Old Trafford, the Premier League's largest ground will be expanded to hold 76,000 spectators.
• In 2006, Arsenal will leave the Arsenal Stadium (Highbury), their home for 93 years, to play at the Emirates Stadium. The new ground will have a capacity of 60,000.
• Birmingham City have announced plans to move to a new stadium (City of Birmingham Stadium), as have Liverpool (Stanley Park Stadium).
• Portsmouth have announced plans to upgrade their stadium, as have Charlton Athletic and West Ham United.
• Aston Villa and Sunderland both have planning permission to extend their stadiums, but have no firm plans to begin the work.