# List of defunct English football stadiums

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 by which it was replaced.

## Defunct stadiums

| Year | Club | Defunct Stadium | Replacement 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 Ground | 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 | Kingsmeadow |
| 1999 | Enfield | Southbury Road | Meadow Park |
| 1999 | Wigan Athletic | Springfield Park | DW Stadium |
| 2000 | Manchester United | Wembley Stadium (1923) | Wembley Stadium |
| 2001 | Runcorn | Canal Street | Halton Stadium |
| 2001 | Oxford United | Manor Ground | Kassam Stadium |
| 2001 | Southampton | The Dell | St 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 Stadium |
| 2008 | Hendon | Claremont Road | Chesnut Avenue (2008-2009) Wheatsheaf Park (2008-2009) Vale Farm (2009-2013) Earlsmead Stadium (2013-2016) Silver Jublee Park (2016–present) |
| 2008 | Horsham | Queen Street | Woodside 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 Stadium |
| 2010 | Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground | Rookery 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 Stadium |
| 2017 | Aveley | Mill Field | Parkside |
| 2017 | Grays Athletic | Mill Field | Parkside |
| 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | Wembley 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 |

## 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.