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Villa Park
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
43,205
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Wembley Stadium, 90,000
Villa Park in Birmingham is the largest of the 3 listed stadiums in Birmingham. It was a venue of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
It opened in 1897. The nearest listed stadium is Alexander Stadium, 2.7 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Aston Villa
- Surface
- Hybrid grass
- Position
- 52.51° N, 1.88° W
Where it stands in the United Kingdom
- Wembley Stadium46,795 more90,000
- 12 more listed stadiums
- Hampden Park8,661 more51,866
- Ibrox Stadium8,495 more51,700
- Stadium of Light5,795 more49,000
- Villa Park43,205
- Stamford Bridge3,161 fewer40,044
- Hillsborough Stadium3,473 fewer39,732
- Goodison Park3,791 fewer39,414
- 113 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1894
- Recorded construction cost
- £ 16,733
- Record attendance
- 76,588 (1946)
- Opening order in the United Kingdom
- joint 45th of 133, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in the United Kingdom
- 1.3%
- Compared with the median in the United Kingdom
- 2.2 times the median capacity of 19,700 across its 133 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1890s in the United Kingdom
- 28 of the 133 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 1897 in the United Kingdom
- Elland Road
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Old Trafford, 110 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 5
Chronology
- 1897 Opened
- 1966 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Alexander Stadium · north-west18,000 places, opened 19762.7 km
- St Andrew's · south28,754 places, opened 19063.9 km
- The Hawthorns · west27,087 places, opened 19005.4 km
- Edgbaston Cricket Ground · south25,000 places, opened 18826.1 km
- Bescot Stadium · north-west11,300 places, opened 19909.5 km
Source: Wikipedia, Villa Park.