This is a list of football stadiums in England that are now defunct. Each stadium is shown alongside the year in which it ceased to be used and the stadium which replaced it.
Defunct stadiums
YearClubDefunct StadiumReplacement Stadium 1881 Nottingham Forest Castle Ground Trent Bridge Cricket Ground 1886 Sunderland Abbs Field Newcastle Road 1886 Millwall Rovers Glengall Road Lord Nelson Ground 1889 Wolves Dudley Road Molineux 1890 Millwall Athletic Lord Nelson Ground The Athletic Grounds 1893 Walsall Town Swifts The Chuckery West Bromwich Road 1893 Royal Arsenal Invicta Ground Manor Ground 1894 Notts County Castle Ground Trent Bridge Cricket Ground 1895 Bolton Wanderers Pike's Lane Burnden Park 1896 Rotherham Town Clifton Grove - 1896 Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Recreation Ground Gresty Road 1896 Southampton Antelope Ground County Ground 1897 Thames Ironworks Browning Road Memorial Grounds 1897 Aston Villa Wellington Road Villa Park 1897 Luton Town Dallow Lane Dunstable Road 1898 Blackpool Athletic Grounds Bloomfield Road 1898 Southampton County GroundThe County Ground, Southampton continued in use as a cricket ground until 2000 The Dell 1898 Sunderland Newcastle Road Roker Park 1899 Darwen Barley Bank Anchor Ground 1899 Grimsby Town Abbey Park Blundell Park 1899 Sheffield Wednesday Olive Grove Hillsborough Stadium (originally Owlerton Stadium) 1900 Loughborough Athletic Ground - 1900 West Bromwich Albion Stoney Lane The Hawthorns 1901 Leicester City Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground Aylestone Road 1901 Millwall Athletic Athletic Ground North Greenwich 1902 Gainsborough Trinity Bowling Green Ground The Northolme 1905 Luton Town Dunstable Road Kenilworth Road 1906 Hull City The Circle Anlaby Road 1908 Norwich City Newmarket Road The Nest 1910 Millwall North Greenwich The Old Den 1910 Manchester United Bank Street Old Trafford 1913 Woolwich Arsenal Manor Ground Highbury 1913 Port Vale Athletic Ground Old Recreation Ground 1915 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace The Nest 1923 Manchester City Hyde Road Maine Road 1924 Crystal Palace The Nest Selhurst Park 1926 Castleford Town Castleford Sports Stadium Wheldon Road 1930 Clapton Orient Millfields Road Lea Bridge Stadium 1930 Gateshead Horsley Hill Redheugh Park 1932 York City Fulfordgate Bootham Crescent 1935 Norwich City The Nest Carrow Road 1939 Hull City Anlaby Road Boothferry Park 1950 Port Vale Old Recreation Ground Vale Park 1955 Southend United Southend Stadium Roots Hall 1963 Accrington Stanley Peel Park Crown Ground 1968 Nelson Seedhill Victoria Park 1969 New Brighton Tower Athletic Grounds — 1970 Gateshead Redheugh Park Gateshead International Stadium 1973 Bradford Park Avenue Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 1976 Bury Town Cemetry Road Ram Meadow 1980 Tonbridge Angels Angel Ground Longmead Stadium 1982 Hillingdon Borough Falling Lane 1985 — White City Stadium — 1986 Bristol Rovers Eastville Stadium Twerton Park 1987 Ashford United Essella Park The Homelands 1988 Maidstone United F.C. (1897) Athletic Ground - 1988 Scunthorpe United Old Showground Glanford Park 1989 Witton Albion Central Ground Wincham Park 1990 Grantham Town London Road South Kesteven Sports Stadium 1990 Walsall Fellows Park Bescot Stadium 1990 Wycombe Wanderers Loakes Park Adams Park 1990 Yeovil Town Huish Athletic Ground Huish Park 1992 Maidstone United Watling Street Gallagher Stadium 1992 Chester City Sealand Road Deva Stadium 1993 Millwall The Old Den The Den 1994 Huddersfield Town Leeds Road Galpharm Stadium (originally McAlpine Stadium) 1994 Northampton Town County Ground Sixfields Stadium 1994 — Fallowfield Stadium — 1995 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Riverside Stadium 1997 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park Reebok Stadium 1997 Brighton and Hove Albion Goldstone Ground Withdean Stadium 1997 Derby County Baseball Ground Pride Park Stadium 1997 Stoke City Victoria Ground Britannia Stadium 1997 Sunderland Roker Park Stadium of Light 1998 Reading Elm Park Madejski Stadium 1998 Wimbledon Plough Lane Kingsmeadow1999EnfieldSouthbury RoadMeadow Park 1999 Wigan Athletic Springfield Park DW Stadium 2000 — Wembley Stadium (1923) Wembley Stadium 2001 Runcorn Canal Street Halton Stadium 2001 Oxford United Manor Ground Kassam Stadium 2001 Southampton The DellSt Mary's Stadium 2002 Hull City Boothferry Park KCOM Stadium 2002 Leicester City Filbert Street King Power Stadium 2003 Darlington Feethams The Darlington Arena (originally Reynolds Arena) 2003 Manchester City Maine Road City of Manchester Stadium 2005 Burton Albion Eton Park Pirelli Stadium 2005 Coventry City Highfield Road Ricoh Arena 2005 Swansea City Vetch Field The Liberty Stadium 2006 Arsenal Highbury Emirates Stadium 2006 Aylesbury United Buckingham Road The Meadow 2007 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue Keepmoat Stadium 2007 Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow New Meadow 2007 Milton Keynes Dons former England National Hockey Stadium Stadium:mk 2007 Scarborough McCain Stadium Flamingo Land Stadium (as Scarborough Athletic) 2008 Colchester United Layer Road Colchester Community Stadium2008HendonClaremont RoadChesnut Avenue (2008-2009)Wheatsheaf Park (2008-2009)Vale Farm (2009-2013)Earlsmead Stadium (2013-2016)Silver Jublee Park (2016–present)2008HorshamQueen StreetWoodside Road (2008-2009)Goring's Mead (2009-2017)Culver Road (2017-2019)Hop Oast (2019–present) 2008 Rotherham United Millmoor Don Valley Stadium 2009 Cardiff City Ninian Park Cardiff City Stadium 2010 Chesterfield Saltergate Technique Stadium2010Grays AthleticNew Recreation GroundRookery Hill (2010-2012)Rush Green (2012-2013)Mill Field (2013-2017) 2010 Morecambe Christie Park Globe Arena 2011 Hayes & Yeading Church Road Kingfield Stadium 2011 Kettering Town Rockingham Road Latimer Park 2012 Rotherham United Don Valley Stadium New York Stadium 2012 Rushden and Diamonds Nene Park Hayden Road (as AFC Rushden & Diamonds) 2013 Barnet Underhill Stadium The Hive Stadium 2013 Cambridge City Milton Road Ground Bridge Road Ground (Ground share) 2016 West Ham United Boleyn Ground London Stadium2017AveleyMill FieldParksideGrays Athletic 2017 Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart LaneWembley Stadium (2017-2018)Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (2019–present) 2020 Boston United York Street Jakemans Community Stadium 2020 Brentford Griffin Park Brentford Community Stadium 2020 A.F.C. Wimbledon Kingsmeadow Stadium Plough Lane 2021 York City Bootham Crescent LNER Community Stadium 2024 Truro City Treyew Road Truro City Stadium 2025 Everton Goodison Park Hill Dickinson Stadium
Stadiums no longer used for football Aigburth Cricket Ground Alexandra Meadows - Last used for football in 1881 by Blackburn Rovers. Remains in use for its original purpose of cricket. Christ Church Ground Clifton Grove County Cricket Ground, Derby County Cricket Ground, Northampton The Darlington Arena Dean Park Cricket Ground Herne Hill Velodrome - FA Amateur Cup Final 1911 played there. Used by Crystal Palace F.C. between 1914–1918. Used now for cycling races although a football pitch is still available. Kennington Oval Nevill Ground — Last used for football in 1903. Remains in use for its original purpose of cricket. Trent Bridge — Last used for football in 1910 by Notts County. Remains in use for its original purpose of cricket.
See also List of football stadiums in England
Notes
External links Goodbye Gay Meadow Book on Shrewsbury Town's old ground, Gay Meadow BBC Webpage on: Farewell Milton Road