Stadiums & Facilities
SPL Chief hails 'Family Champions' initiative
Wed 28th Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
The Scottish Premier League has hailed their Family Champions initiative aimed at increasing the number of families attending Clydesdale Bank Premier League matches a success. The initiative which...
Wembley hopes artificial turf will help solve pitch problems
Tue 27th Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
The Wembley pitch has been on the receiving end of a number of high profile complaints recently but bosses are now hoping to rectify the situation. Officials are hoping to use the new Desso pitch for...
Tottenham show interest in London Olympic Stadium
Tue 27th Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
It has been reported that Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has held informal talks with the Olympic Park Legacy Company over the possibility of moving into the stadium after the Olympic Games....
Tottenham's new stadium plans dealt another blow
Fri 23rd Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur’s ambitious plans to deliver a £400m stadium for the 2013-14 season appear to be fading according to a report in the Guardian. The newspaper reports that Haringey...
Cambridge fans meet for public consultation over clubs future
Thu 22nd Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Cambridge Fans United’s (CFU) first public consultation meeting with Grosvenor Developments will be held on Monday 26 th July at the Cambridge United Supporters Club and will begin at 7.30pm,...
Blackpool's return to the top flight delayed
Tue 13th Jul 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Blackpool Football Club has had to delay its home return to the top-flight by two weeks after they announced that the improvements to its Bloomfield Road ground would not be ready in time for the...
Camberley Town FC unveils plans for new stadium
Tue 29th Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Camberley Town Football Club has this week revealed exciting plans for a new stadium, clubhouse and five-a-side football centre. Subject to achieving the necessary approvals, The Club is seeking to...
Match Day hospitality at the Crown Ground wins award for 2009/10 season.
Fri 25th Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Accrington Stanley Football Club have won first prize in their category for the official Football Hospitality Awards 2010 in association with Stadium Experience.com. The League two side which...
Sports Turf Research Institute resigns position as Wembley pitch consultants
Tue 22nd Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
The pitch consultants in charge of Wembley Stadium's problematic surface have resigned, it was announced on Wednesday. The announcement by the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) follows mounting...
Brighton & Hove Albion FC reveal stadium sponsorship
Tue 22nd Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club today announced a partnership which will see their new stadium known as the 'American Express Community Stadium', after agreeing a multi-year naming rights...
Watford FC get go ahead for new community centre
Mon 21st Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Watford Football Club's Community Sports and Education Trust and Harrow Council announced today the news that their plans and proposals for the re-development of Cedars Youth and Community Centre have...
England Women's Coach Opens New Shenfield 3G Pitch
Tue 15th Jun 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
England Women’s Coach Hope Powell was amongst the dignitaries to assist with the launch of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch with a pavilion and grass football surfaces at Shenfield High School on...
Wolves announce new stadium plans
Thu 27th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Wolverhampton Wanderers football Club have today unveiled plans for a £40 million regeneration of Molineux , which will hopefully see an initial two-staged, phased development bringing the...
Blackpool FC to build new stand
Thu 27th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Blackpool FC are set to begin work on a new East Stand at their Bloomfield Road home in preparation for their debut season in the Premier League. The club already have planning permission for a 16,000...
Tottenham FC's stadium plans rejected
Thu 20th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur have been forced to abandon their plan to redevelop White Hart Lane, throwing into disarray their hopes of playing football in a new 56,000-seat stadium by 2012 according to the...
West Ham 'hopeful' of Olympic Stadium move
Tue 18th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham said today they were "hopeful" of moving to the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games. The eight-week deadline for would-be tenants of the £537million venue in Stratford, east...
Accrington Stanley FC Helping People Back To Work
Mon 17th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Accrington Stanley Football Club have begun work on the stadium, painting all the terraces and iron works over the summer period and to help them in this mammoth task they have enlisted the help of...
Bradford City FC to hold service to remember victims of the 1985 fire
Tue 11th May 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
On 11 May 1985, 25 years ago, over 11,000 fans packed into Valley Parade to witness Bradford City play Lincoln City and receive the Third Division Championship Trophy at the Bantams final home match...
Sunderland warned after Manchester United supporter's ticket allocation is cut to 1,700
Tue 20th Apr 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Sunderland have been warned that thousands of Manchester United supporters could try to infiltrate home enclosures at the Stadium of Light on May 2 after restricting the club to just 1,700 tickets for...
Wembley pitch relaid for the 11th time
Mon 19th Apr 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Wembley Stadium is to have a new pitch laid for the 11th time in its short history following the issues with the playing surface experienced during the FA Cup semi-finals earlier this month. Work on...
West Ham move a step closer to the Olympic Stadium dream
Wed 17th Mar 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
It's reported that West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has today meet with UK Athletics chiefs to discuss the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium. UKA confirmed that Brady was holding talks with their...
New Regional Stadium Wins Key Government Planning Approval
Tue 16th Mar 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Government Office for the South West (GOSW) has confirmed that the Secretary of State will not intervene in Bristol City Council's decision to grant planning permission for Bristol City Football...
Man City's £1bn ground redevelopment plan
Fri 12th Mar 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City Council, New east Manchester (NEM) and Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) have today signed a formal agreement to collaborate to create a transformation plan for east Manchester,...
Chelsea and Compass Group UK renew matchday hospitality deal
Thu 11th Mar 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
The food service provider Compass Group UK & Ireland has secured a five-year deal with Chelsea FC said to be worth in the region of £12 million per year according to catering.co.uk. Business...
Public debate called on the future of Northampton Town FC
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town chairman David Cardoza is pleased that the Liberal Democrat leadership of Northampton Borough Council have called for a public debate over the future of Northampton. Mr Cardoza also...
Hibernian FC to get new stand
Mon 22nd Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Hibernian has announced that work will begin today on the construction of the new East Stand at Easter Road. This Saturday’s home match against St Johnstone will be the last match with the old...
Hartlepool Achieve Family Excellence Award
Mon 15th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Hartlepool United is among 37 clubs that have been awarded 'The Football League Family Excellence Award' for 2010 . This award recognises the experience we provide for young fans and families. The...
Council pledge to protect Selhurst Park
Thu 11th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Croydon Council has pledged to uphold its planning policies to safeguard Selhurst Park as a football ground. The move has been made to ensure that the administrators and creditors involved with the...
Bristol City new stadium plans approved
Thu 11th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City Council yesterday approved the Bristol City FC's plans for a new stadium at Ashton Vale. City had already received a 'minded to approve' verdict from the Planning Committee last November,...
PPL Corp secures naming rights for Philadelphia Union stadium
Thu 11th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
PPL Corp, the energy company, is believed to have signed a deal committing US$20 million to secure the naming rights to the Philadelphia Union's stadium when the franchise enters Major League Soccer...
Bristol City's new stadium plans hearing deferred
Wed 10th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Consideration of Bristol City Football Club's planning application to North Somerset Council to build an access road into the proposed new stadium site at Ashton Vale has been deferred. North Somerset...
Watford FC's MyPlace planning application receives green light
Tue 9th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Watford’s Community Sports and Education Trust and the London Borough of Harrow were delighted to receive the news that the planning application for the re-development of Cedars Youth and...
Everton submit new plans for £400m ground
Thu 4th Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Everton chief executive Robert Elstone stated today that they are still looking into the possibility of building a new stadium, as well as redeveloping Goodison Park. Initial plans for a £400m...
Newcastle firm in running to build WC 2014 stadiums
Tue 2nd Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
A North East firm has put together a consortium which is in the running to build several new football stadiums in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Newcastle-based A World of Golf (AWG) has brought...
Liverpool FC seek investment for new stadium
Tue 2nd Feb 2010 | Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club hope to give new life to their plans to build a 60,000-seat stadium by bringing in new investors before the end of the season. With plans to move to a new stadium in Stanley...
