Elland Road
Sunderland, 15 March 1967) | |
Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[4] |
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Surface | GrassMaster (Hybrid Grass) |
Scoreboard | Philips VideoTron |
Construction | |
Built | 1897[1] |
Opened | 1897[1] |
Renovated | 1920s, 1953, 1971, 1994, 2006, 2011–2012[1] |
Expanded | 1905, 1920s, 1957, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1989, 1991, 1994[1] |
Tenants | |
Football Leeds United (1919–present) Yorkshire Amateur (1919–1920) Leeds City (1904–1919) Rugby League Hunslet (1983–1994) Holbeck (1897–1904)
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Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Championship club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919.[5] The stadium is the 13th largest football stadium in England.
The ground has hosted FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue, and England international fixtures,[6] and was selected as one of eight Euro 96 venues.[7] Elland Road was used by rugby league club Hunslet in the mid-1980s[8] and hosted two matches of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Elland Road has four stands – the
The stadium has hosted concerts, including performances by bands such as Queen, U2, Happy Mondays and the Kaiser Chiefs.[14][15][16][17]
History
Early history
The site, at the foot of
The club erected a new stand in readiness for the 1898–99 season. The ground eventually became known simply as Elland Road. For the 1902–03 season the Association football team, Leeds Woodville of the Leeds League, shared the ground with Holbeck RLFC in the 1902–03 season, but Holbeck went under in 1904 after losing a play-off against St. Helens and the ground was put on the market. After a meeting at the Griffin Hotel in Boar Lane in August, a new club, Leeds City, was formed and it was agreed that the Elland Road ground would be rented for the upcoming season. The lease was signed on 13 October 1904, for a rent of £75 per year. The club had an option to buy the ground for £5,000 in March 1905, but in November, the price was reduced to £4,500.
After City's first season in the
City experienced financial hardships jeopardising the club's future but after much uncertainty, an offer of £1,000 and an annual rental of £250 was accepted for the ground. The ground was used during the Great War as a venue for drill and shooting practice until the 1919–20 season commenced. City started that season brightly, but scandal arose involving illegal payments to players during the war years and the club was expelled from the Football League after only eight games. This led some local businessmen to contemplate digging up the clay deposits under the pitch and turning Elland Road into a brickyard. Yorkshire Amateurs became the tenants, and that club played there for a brief spell saving the ground from development.
In 1920, Yorkshire Amateurs sold Elland Road to the newly formed Leeds United for £250.
1920–1974
In the 1920s, the South Stand
No significant changes were made to Elland Road in the 1930s, and 1940s, although it did see some large attendances. On 27 December 1932, 56,796 spectators attended for the visit of eventual
In the early hours of Tuesday 18 September 1956, a fire gutted the West Stand and scorched large sections of the pitch. The blaze consumed the entire structure, including offices,
The new stand had of 4,000 seats mounted behind a paddock, which could hold 6,000 standing spectators. Two years later another fire started after a
The 1960s saw the arrival of
Further improvements in 1970 included the coupling of the West Stand and the Kop with a £200,000 corner stand, the North-West corner. To complement the upgrade, an almost identical stand was built, linking the Lowfields stand and the Kop, which cost £200,000. In 1972, when the Leeds United Sports and Souvenir Shop opened, featuring a
1982–2000
The first match televised live was the rugby league Challenge Cup final replay between Hull FC and Widnes played on 19 May 1982. In summer 1982, Leeds sold Elland Road to
In September 1991, the South-East corner was opened, joining the South and Lowfields Stands providing a full corner stand for away supporters. This section was used as the "family stand" until membership proved too big for its 1,710 capacity and a new home found in the East Stand. It is prominent because of its yellow seats, which have given its nickname, the "cheese wedge". A
On 16 November 1997, the third and deciding match of the Super League Test series between Great Britain and Australia was played at Elland Road before a crowd of 39,337.
In December 1997, £11.3 million plans to improve the West and South Stands were unveiled which would have raised capacity to around 45,000. A new structure mirroring the East Stand would have seated around 12,000 people. A three-tier structure would focus on
Leeds received the ownership of Elland Road once again in 1998, when the new owners, Leeds Sporting Company agreed to pay £10 million to buy back the stadium from Leeds City Council.
2001–2010
On 16 August 2001, chairman Peter Ridsdale sent a letter to season ticket holders and shareholders regarding the future of the club outlining two options, to improve Elland Road or to relocate. A ballot form was included but the letter was biased in favour of relocation.[22] Less than 13% voted to stay at Elland Road and 87.6% of the 18,500 who voted were in favour of the move. On 7 September 2001, Ridsdale announced his intention to move the club to a 50,000-seat stadium at Skelton in time for the 2004–05 season.[23] The plans never came to fruition as Ridsdale resigned in March 2003, leaving financial disarray and the PLC was soon to follow in March 2004.
Later that year, Elland Road was sold with a 25-year lease and buy-back clause to raise funds to pay an instalment of a loan to Jack Petchey. It emerged on 27 December 2006 that the stadium had been sold to the British Virgin Islands-based Teak Trading Corporation 15 months before.[24]
In summer 2006, the South Stand was updated and closed for the first few games of the
Plans for development at Elland Road to include hotels, a shopping centre and
On 16 December 2009, the host cities and stadia to be used if England won the right to host the
On 28 December 2009, chairman Ken Bates spoke about future plans to increase the capacity of the South Stand in the future by around 2–3,000. This would be achieved by removing the executive boxes and replacing them with seating, however, this work was never started due to Ken Bates selling the club in 2012.
2010–present
In March 2011, the East Stand Development began phase one of a five-phase redevelopment project which included an extension to the East Stand Upper's main concourse along with the addition of 25 executive boxes and a modern upgrade to the external appearance of the stand; whilst this created extra corporate facilities and more room on the concourse, it in-turn reduced the East Stand Upper's capacity by around 2,500 seats, thus leaving the overall capacity of the ground to stand at just under 38,000 seats.[30] An arcade, hotel and megastore were planned to be built as part of the four further phases, however these plans did not take place following the sale of the club to GFH Capital who then sold the club to Massimo Cellino.
In June 2017, new Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani bought the stadium back from Jacob Adler's company Teak Commercial Limited for £20 million, using his own company Greenfield Investment Pte Ltd.[2] The first game taking back control of the stadium was against Oxford United in a pre-season friendly on Saturday 29 July 2017 in which Leeds United won 2–0.
In July 2017 the club announced a number of internal and external improvements were in the process of being made to Elland Road to improve the general appearance of the stadium. The improvements consisted of a partial new roof and cladding on the West Stand, banners on either side of the East Stand, South Stand and Northeast Corner of the ground featuring Leeds United legends past and present. In addition, the inside of the West Stand, dressing rooms and hospitality suites all underwent cosmetic improvement.[31]
In April 2020, following the death of Leeds legend Norman Hunter, the South Stand of Elland Road was renamed “The Norman Hunter Stand”.[32]
In January 2021, the club announced its plans to transform the adjoining 'Centenary Pavilion' into a large vaccination centre to counteract the
Layout
Don Revie North Stand
Capacity: 7,000 (including north-east and north-west corners)
The Don Revie Stand is at the north end of the ground. It was previously known as the Gelderd End or Kop and was originally a standing terrace, it was renamed in 1994 in honour of the club's most successful manager and former player, Don Revie. The Revie Stand was officially opened in October by the club's president, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and Mrs E. Revie, the widow of Don Revie. The design has 7,000 seats as stipulated by the Taylor Report, making Elland Road an all-seater stadium. There is a "ground control box" in the north-west corner which is the most advanced in Europe.[20] Videos and photographs taken of everyone entering the ground are monitored and security operations are synchronised. Images and video footage are obtained by the security cameras located around the ground.
Jack Charlton East Stand
Capacity: 14,900
The East Stand is the most recently constructed stand in the stadium. The two-tiered structure was built in the
Norman Hunter South Stand
Capacity: 5,000 (including South-East and South-West corners)
The South Stand was built in 1974 at a cost of £500,000 to replace the Scratching Shed, which had been there since the 1920s. It comprises two small tiers intersected with a row of 32 executive boxes and an executive restaurant. There are a few seats in the South-West Corner, and a large video screen for the 2009–10 season.
John Charles West Stand
Capacity: 11,000
The John Charles Stand is on the west side of the pitch and was known as the West Stand until the fans demanded a tribute to former player
The pitch
The pitch measures approximately 115 yards (105 m) long by 74 yards (68 m) wide, with run-off space on each side.
Billy Bremner and Don Revie statues
A statue for legendary captain Billy Bremner was erected outside the ground in 1999.[39] A statue for Leeds' most successful manager Don Revie was also built in 2012, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the club winning the FA Cup.[40]
Bremner Square XI
As part of the renovation towards the Bremner statue to take place in the summer of 2018, the following team was voted by the fans as 11 Legendary players (including
- Billy Bremner (statue)
- John Charles
- Jack Charlton
- Allan Clarke
- Johnny Giles
- Eddie Gray
- Norman Hunter
- Peter Lorimer
- Lucas Radebe
- Gary Speed
- Gordon Strachan
Future
In August 2001, when Leeds were still a leading Premier League side, chairman Peter Ridsdale unveiled plans for the club to relocate to a 50,000-seat stadium in Skelton. The following month, the club's 33,250 season ticket holders were asked to vote on the proposed relocation. 87.6% of them voted in favour of relocation, but the plans were abandoned within two years following the onset of the club's financial crisis and decline in fortunes on the field.[43]
More recently in October 2019, Leeds United's managing director Angus Kinnear suggested that Elland Road's capacity could be expanded to 55,000 should they be promoted to the Premier League.[44][45]
Other uses
Football
FA Cup semi-finals
Elland Road has hosted
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Attendance |
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1910 | Barnsley |
0–0 | Everton |
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1930 | Arsenal |
2–2 | Hull City |
|
1931 | Birmingham City |
2–0 | Sunderland |
43,570 |
1935 | West Bromwich Albion |
1–1 | Bolton Wanderers |
52,605 |
1947 | Charlton Athletic |
4–0 | Newcastle United |
|
1952 | Newcastle United |
2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
|
1961 | Leicester City |
0–0 | Sheffield United |
52,095 |
1980 | West Ham United |
2–1 | Everton |
40,720 |
1995 | Everton |
4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
38,226 |
Football internationals
The ground has hosted three
England women defeated the Netherlands 5–1 at Elland Road in their final preparation match before winning UEFA Women's Euro 2022 as the host nation.[47]
When England were picked to host
Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Competition | Attendance |
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8 June 1995 | England | 3–3 | Sweden | Friendly | |
9 June 1996 | Spain | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Euro 1996 | 24,006 |
15 June 1996 | France | 35,626 | |||
18 June 1996 | 2–1 | Romania | 32,719 | ||
27 March 2002 | Italy | 2–1 | England | Friendly | 36,635 |
7 June 2018 | England | 2–0 | Costa Rica | 36,104 | |
24 June 2022 | England | 5–1 | Netherlands | Friendly (women) | 19,365 |
Two of Leeds'
When
Former
Rugby league
Hunslet rugby league club shared the stadium from the 1983–1995 after the ground at the Elland Road Greyhound Stadium in Beeston closed in 1982 (from 1980 to 1982 the club played at the Mount Pleasant ground in Batley).[8] The 1982 Challenge Cup Final Replay between Widnes and Hull FC was played there. Rugby League was played at international level when a Great Britain v. New Zealand test match was staged on 9 November 1985.
The stadium hosted the Tri-Nations Final in 2004, when a capacity crowd saw Australia beat Great Britain, 44–4,[53] and again in 2005,[54] in a match where 26,534 people watched New Zealand beat Australia 24–0.[55] The 2009 Rugby League Four Nations Final between England and Australia was played there with a 16–46 win for Australia. On 19 November 2011 the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations Final between England and Australia was also played at the stadium resulting in an 8–30 win for Australia.
Leeds Rhinos have played several matches at Elland Road. In the 1988 Yorkshire County Cup final, they beat Castleford Tigers 33–12. Due to the redevelopment of their traditional home of Headingley Stadium, the Rhinos began the 2018 Super League campaign with two league fixtures at Elland Road.[56]
The record attendance for a rugby league match at Elland Road of 54,112 was set on 30 April 1938 for the Championship Final Replay between Leeds and
Rugby league internationals
Elland Road has also hosted 15 rugby league internationals.
Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Competition | Attendance |
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19 January 1921 | England | 35–9 | Wales | 13,000 | |
30 November 1932 | England | 14–13 | Wales | 4,000 | |
11 November 1950 | England | 14–9 | France | 1950–51 European Championship | 22,000 |
15 November 1980 | Great Britain | 10–2 | New Zealand | 1980 New Zealand Tour | 8,210 |
19 October 1985 | New Zealand | 24–22 | Great Britain | 1985 New Zealand Tour | 12,591 |
8 November 1986 | Australia | 34–4 | Great Britain | 1986 Kangaroo Tour |
30,808 |
28 October 1989 | Great Britain | 26–6 | New Zealand | 1989 New Zealand Tour | 13,000 |
24 November 1990 | Australia | 14–4 | Great Britain | 1989–1992 World Cup | 32,500 |
20 November 1994 | Australia | 23–4 | Great Britain | 1994 Kangaroo Tour |
39,468 |
16 November 1997 | Australia | 37–20 | Great Britain | 1997 Super League Test series |
39,337 |
27 November 2004 | Australia | 44–4 | Great Britain | 2004 Tri Nations | 39,120 |
26 November 2005 | New Zealand | 24–0 | Australia | 2005 Tri Nations | 26,534 |
14 November 2009 | Australia | 46–16 | England | 2009 Four Nations | 31,042 |
19 November 2011 | Australia | 30–8 | England | 2011 Four Nations | 34,147 |
11 November 2018 | New Zealand | 34–0 | England | 2018 Baskerville Shield |
32,186 |
11 November 2022 | Australia | 16–14 | New Zealand | 2021 World Cup | 28,113 |
Super League
Elland Road hosted two of Leeds Rhinos' home Super League games during the redevelopment of Headingley Stadium.[56] On 21 November 2023, it was announced that Elland Road would be the venue for the 2024 Magic Weekend.[62]
Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Competition | Attendance |
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8 February 2018 | Leeds Rhinos | 20–11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Super League XXIII |
16,149[63] |
23 March 2018 | 24–25 | Castleford Tigers | 23,246[64] |
Challenge Cup
In 2021, Elland Road was selected to host the 2022 Challenge Cup triple header on the men's semi-finals and women's final.[65]
World Club Challenge
Elland Road has also hosted four of Leeds Rhinos World Club Challenge matches. The results were as follows;
Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Competition | Attendance |
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4 February 2005 | Leeds Rhinos | 39–32 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
2005 World Club Challenge[66] | 37,208 |
29 February 2008 | 11–4 | Melbourne Storm | 2008 World Club Challenge[67] | 33,204 | |
1 March 2009 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
28–20 | Leeds Rhinos | 2009 World Club Challenge[68] | 32,569 |
28 February 2010 | |
18–10 | 2010 World Club Challenge | 27,697 |
* Melbourne Storm stripped of their 2010 WCC title in the wake of their salary cap breach.
Rugby union
A rugby union match between the South Africa national rugby union team and the North of England rugby union team was played at Elland Road on 10 November 1992 which saw South Africa beat the North of England in front of an audience of 14,000. [1][69][70][71]
Rugby union internationals
Elland Road hosted two matches of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[72][73]
Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Competition | Attendance |
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10 November 1992 | South Africa | 12–27 | North of England | Test series | 14,000 |
26 September 2015 | Italy | 23–18 | Canada | 2015 World Cup | 33,120 |
27 September 2015 | Scotland | 39–16 | United States |
33,521 |
Other sports
American football made a brief appearance at the ground when the Leeds Cougars of the British American Football League switched from their old ground at Bramley to play at Elland Road in May 1986.[74] The following year they had to relocate because improvements to the stadium were required. The ground hosted a Gaelic football match between Dublin and Mayo, organised by the Yorkshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in 1987.[75]
There was a greyhound stadium to the south-west of Elland Road which opened on 16 July 1927. It was owned by the Greyhound Racing Association and they eventually sold it to the Totalisators and Greyhound Holdings (T.G.H) who were bought out by Ladbrokes in 1974.
In 1979, the track kennels were closed followed by the track itself on 1 March 1982.[76]
There was also a speedway track known as Fullerton Park, which operated between the two world wars, attracted audiences in the range of 10,000–20,000 people.[77] Fullerton Park also held greyhound racing from 1927 to 1938.
Elland Road was to host a Twenty20 cricket game on 31 July 2009. The game was to be contested between a Leeds United International XI and the Lashings World XI,[78] however was cancelled when a suitable artificial pitch could not be found.[79]
On 23 January, it was confirmed that
Film and television
Older parts of the stadium were used in the 2009 film The Damned United, which was centred on the 44-day reign of Brian Clough (played by Michael Sheen) at the club in 1974. Some shots of the 1974 Elland Road were shot at other locations to make the film look more in keeping with that era.[83]
Elland Road was used as a substitute for the old Wembley Stadium for scenes in the 2010 film The King's Speech,[84] which was nominated for 12 Oscars, three of which were for its stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.[85]
The ground was also featured in a 1975 episode of BBC sitcom
Concerts
This section needs additional citations for verification. (June 2019) |
Date | Performer(s) | Opening act(s) | Tour/event | Attendance |
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29 May 1982 | Queen[86] | Heart[87] Joan Jett and the Blackhearts[87] The Teardrop Explodes[87] |
Hot Space Tour[86] | 42,000 |
1 July 1987 | U2[88] | World Party[88] The Fall[88] The Mission[88] The Pretenders[88] |
Joshua Tree Tour[88]
|
30,000[88] |
1 June 1991 | Happy Mondays | Stereo MCs
The La's |
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24 May 2008 | Kaiser Chiefs | Off With Their Heads Tour | 35,000 | |
3 June 2011 | Rod Stewart | Stevie Nicks | Heart & Soul Tour
|
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8 June 2019 | Kaiser Chiefs | The Vaccines The Sherlocks Gaz Coombes Marsicans Skinny Living |
Leeds United centenary celebrations | 16,000 |
Religious events
In 1985, 15,000
Transport
The nearest railway station is Cottingley, although fans travelling will be more likely to arrive at Leeds Station, which is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the stadium.[91] This is around a 35-minute walk, but taxis and buses run from outside the station to the ground. Visitors travelling by car can park in the ground's nearby car parks near M621 junction 1 or make use of limited space in surrounding streets. On match days there are special bus services direct to and from the stadium, usually departing from Sovereign Street near Leeds Station as well as regular local bus services.
Leeds City Council have raised plans for a railway station on the
Attendance
Leeds City
In Leeds City's brief history, attendances were among the worst in the league. The club competed in the league for 15 years, from the
Leeds United
Leeds United was formed shortly after City's dissolution and entered the league in the 1920–21 season. By this time, football had established itself and in its first season, the average attendance was over 16,000. As of the 2021–22 season, 51,495,892 have attended all of Leeds United's matches combined, which gives an average of 25,956.[93] This figure is the 10th highest average in England.[92] The table gives a summary of the attendance figures of all Leeds United's league games in every season since the turn of the century.[93]
Season | League | Lowest | Highest | Average |
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2000–01 | Premier League | 35,552 | 40,055 | 38,974 |
2001–02 | 38,237 | 40,287 | 39,784 | |
2002–03 | 35,537 | 40,205 | 39,121 | |
2003–04 | 30,544 | 40,153 | 36,666 | |
2004–05 | Championship
|
24,585 | 34,496 | 29,207 |
2005–06 | 18,353 | 27,843 | 22,354 | |
2006–07 | 16,268 | 31,269 | 21,613 | |
2007–08 | League One
|
19,095 | 38,256 | 26,546 |
2008–09 | 18,847 | 37,036 | 23,813 | |
2009–10 | 17,635 | 38,234 | 24,817 | |
2010–11 | Championship
|
20,747 | 33,622 | 27,299 |
2011–12 | 19,469 | 33,366 | 23,283 | |
2012–13 | 16,788 | 25,532 | 21,572 | |
2013–14 | 17,343 | 33,432 | 25,089 | |
2014–15 | 17,634 | 31,850 | 24,278 | |
2015–16 | 17,103 | 29,311 | 22,448 | |
2016–17 | 19,009 | 36,002 | 27,699 | |
2017–18 | 26,434 | 35,377 | 31,521 | |
2018–19 | 27,729 | 37,004 | 34,033 | |
2019–20[b]
|
34,006 | 36,514 | 35,321 | |
2020–21[c]
|
Premier League | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
2021–22
|
35,558 | 36,715 | 36,308 |
- ^ Greenfield Investment is owned by the Leeds United club chairman, Andrea Radrizzani, who does not charge the club rent for Elland Road.
- ^ Final five home games this season played behind closed doors due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Not included 0 attendance figures into average attendance calculation.
- ^ Only the final home game of the season played in front of fans due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Not included 0 attendance figures into average attendance calculation.
In popular media
The stadium was licensed in 2020 for EA SPORTS FIFA 21 video-game for the first time.[94]
Gallery
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The Revie Stand filling up, taken from the West Stand
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The statue of Don Revie opposite the East Stand
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The statue of Don Revie opposite the East Stand
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East Stand exterior and club shop prior to its redevelopment
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The Billy Bremner statue opposite the club shop at the south-east corner of the ground
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The Billy Bremner statue opposite the club shop at the south-east corner of the ground
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West Yorkshire Police control station
Notes
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External links
- Official Leeds United website
- BBC Leeds 360 – Elland Road Stadium
- Photos of Elland Road Archived 15 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine – wafll.com
- Stadium Guide Article
- A brief history of Elland Road