League clubs in England has its own stadium as the club's headquarters(not owned by local government). Some clubs had time to build a newstadium and shut the old stadium to accommodate the growing number ofspectators.
The following is a list of stadiums that have been closed from footballactivities.
1. Highbury
Club: Arsenal FC
Capacity: 38,419
Long standing: 1913-2006
Replacement Stadium: Emirates Stadium (60,355 kap. org).
2. Maine Road
Club: Manchester City
Capacity: 35,150
Long standing: 1923-2003
Replacement Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium (aka Eastlands. Kap47,726 org)
3. Burnden Park
Club: Bolton Wanderers
Capacity: 25,000
Long standing: 1895-1997
Replacement Stadium: Reebok Stadium (28,723 Kap. org)
4. Roker Park
Club: Sunderland
Capacity: 22,500
Long standing: 1898-1997
Replacement Stadium: Stadium of Light (49,000 Kap. org)
5. Ayresome Park
Club: Middlesbrough
Capacity: 26,667
Long standing: 1903-1995
Replacement Stadium: Riverside Stadium (34,988 Kap. org)
6. The Dell
Club: Southampton
Capacity: 15,200
long standing: 1898-2001
Replacement Stadium: St.. Mary's Stadium (32,689 org)
7. Filbert Street
Club: Leicester City
capacity: 22,000
Long standing: 1891-2002
Replacement Stadium: Walkers Stadium (32,500 Kap. org)
8. Highfield Road
Club: Coventry City
Capacity: 23,489
Long standing: 1899-2005
Replacement Stadium: Ricoh Arena (32,609 Kap. org)
9. Baseball Ground
Club: Derby County
Capacity: 18,300
Long standing: 1892-2004
Replacement Stadium: Pride Park Stadium (33,597 Kap. org).
Photo: Emirates Stadium (left) and Highbury (right) viewed from above.
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