Football Stadiums & Facilities
WATFORD FC AND LINDLEY VENUE CATERING SEAL £18m PARTNERSHIP DEAL
Fri 24th May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Following a hugely successful season both on and off-the pitch Watford FC and Lindley Venue Catering have forged a new £18 million deal extending the caterer’s original five-year contract...
Liverpool FC Opens Its Doors To Melwood
Tue 21st May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool FC is giving its fans the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the club’s first team training ground, Melwood, for the first ever time. Melwood has been LFC’s training ground...
Swansea City’s Groundsman Wins Premier League Award
Fri 17th May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A fantastic footballing year for Wales has ended with Swansea City adding another trophy to this season’s list of achievements, after Dan Duffy was named Barclays Premier League Groundsman of...
Newcastle United Top Public Transport League
Tue 14th May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A study of more than 1,000 football fans on how well (or badly) different grounds are served by public transport has placed Newcastle United at the top of the league with champions, Manchester United...
Supporters’ Trust Secure Kassam Stadium as an ‘Asset of Community Value’
Mon 13th May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
OxVox, the independent Supporters’ Trust of Oxford United, today heard that its bid to have The Kassam Stadium listed as a Community Asset under the Localism Act (2011) has been approved by...
Arsenal Launch Ticket Transfer Facility
Tue 7th May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Arsenal is introducing a Ticket Transfer facility in a bid to improve its ticketing services for the 2013/14 season. With games continuously sold out at the Emirates Stadium, work has been ongoing to...
Football Foundation Launches AGP Survey
Wed 1st May 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Foundation has launched a brand new survey which aims to get feedback from people using artificial grass pitches (AGPs). The survey aims to get the first-hand experiences of playing and...
Cardiff City launch House of Sport II
Tue 30th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Newly promoted Cardiff City have became the first non-Premier League club to benefit from the Premier League Community Facility Fund (PLCFF) after receiving a £350,000 grant for the House of...
Fan Group Nominates Old Trafford For 'Asset of Community Value' Listing
Fri 26th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
MUST, the independent Manchester United Supporters’ Trust, have revealed today that it has submitted a nomination to Trafford Council for Old Trafford Football Stadium, the home of Manchester...
QPR Get Go Ahead For Warren Farm Site
Thu 25th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Queens Park Rangers football club have been given the go ahead to progress its plans for a state-of-the-art training ground facility at the Warren Farm site. At a meeting yesterday evening (24 th...
Crystal Palace Nominated For Top Hospitality Award
Thu 25th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Crystal Palace’s Speroni’s Restaurant has been nominated for a prestigious award. The venue in the main stand at Selhurst Park has been recognised by leading football industry organisation...
Chelsea FC No Tout Zone Extended
Mon 22nd Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Since October last year anyone suspected of touting tickets around Chelsea Football Club’s (CFC) Stamford Bridge home have been ordered to leave and not return for 24 hours. Any tout who returns...
Leyton Orient’s Free Season Ticket Offer
Thu 18th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leyton Orient will give 1500 local young people free season tickets should their bid to ground-share at the Olympic Stadium fail. Orient will commit their future to Waltham Forest should they be...
Mather & Co Back at Wembley to Design New 'FA 150' Gallery
Wed 17th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leading visitor attraction design consultancy, Mather & Co has completed a project to design and install a new visitor gallery at Wembley Stadium. The 200m² gallery, which forms the holding...
England and Newcastle United Hero Opens New 3G pitch
Fri 12th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Former Newcastle United and England footballer Peter Beardsley has officially opened a new state-of-the-art playing surface in Northumberland thanks to a £184,584 grant from the Football...
Cardiff City House of Sport Phase Two Launched
Wed 10th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Cardiff City House of Sport opened to the public in 2010 as a Premier League standard training, coaching and education facility for the Cardiff City FC Academy, the Capital City of Wales and...
Chelsea Football Club Offers New Hospitality Membership
Mon 8th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chelsea Football Club have announced a rebrand of its hospitality product, making the choices for hospitality tickets more straightforward. Launching the new Annual Hospitality Membership, the west...
The Lindley Group And Centerplate Combine To Become Premier Global Hospitality Provider
Thu 4th Apr 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Lindley Group - which serves many of the country’s premier sporting venues and tourist destinations, including Tottenham Hotspur FC’s White Hart Lane, Leicester Tigers’ Welford...
Aldershot Town FC Community Stand Officially Opens
Thu 28th Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aldershot Town FC will officially open their new community stand next week, which was made possible thanks to a £32,101 grant from The Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF), the largest...
Manchester City School of Football Becomes Largest In Abu Dhabi
Wed 27th Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City have announced its School of Football in Abu Dhabi is now the largest in the region, after only one year since the school was first launched. With demand from both Emirati and...
Gateshead’s 368 Mile Round Trip For Home Tie
Fri 22nd Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gateshead Football Club’s next ‘home’ game will be played at Boston United’s ground, a 368 mile round trip. The game against Newport County has been postponed four times at...
West Ham Up Olympic Stadium Bid
Fri 22nd Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham have secured their tenancy of the Olympic Stadium after an extra £5m towards the cost of converting the venue was agreed. It’s thought the cost of converting the Olympic Stadium...
Soccer Sight Goes Digital At Windsor Park
Wed 20th Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Carl Frampton the new European Super-bantamweight Champion and ardent Northern Ireland supporter officially launched the Irish FA / RNIB Soccer Sight Digital initiative. The Soccer Sight initiative...
Doncaster Rovers Sign 10 Year Catering Deal
Wed 6th Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Doncaster Rovers FC has signed a new 10-year deal with Lindley Venue Catering to manage all of the match day and non-match day catering, and to provide sales and marketing services to promote the...
Leicester City Owners Purchase Stadium
Fri 1st Mar 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leicester City’s owners the Srivaddhanaprabha family, have completed the purchase of King Power Stadium. The purchase of the stadium site by the club’s owners, through their K Power...
FA Launches Grassroots Facility Improvement Strategy
Tue 26th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The FA has today launched a new three-year plan for the improvement of facilities across grassroots football. English football’s governing body has launched a three-year plan, in consultation...
IFA Granted Planning Permission For Windsor Park Redevelopment
Wed 20th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
THE Irish Football Association today welcomed Alex Attwood’s announcement that planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park....
Scottish FA/PFA Scotland Launch 3G Pro Player Survey
Thu 14th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Footballers playing in Scottish leagues will be given the chance to voice their opinion on the use of 3G surfaces. Joining forces with PFA Scotland, the players’ union, the Scottish FA will...
Toon Stars Launch Grassroots Facility
Wed 13th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Newcastle United players Shola and Sammy Ameobi have returned to the streets where they honed their football skills as youngsters to open a newly-refurbished community sports centre which could...
Madejski Stadium Expansion Plans Re-submitted
Thu 7th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Premier League survival will see Reading re-submit plans to expand the Madejski Stadium according to chairman, Sir John Madejski. In an interview with BBC Radio Berkshire, Sir John said the Premier...
Alternative Redevelopment Plans Announced For Ashton Gate
Tue 5th Feb 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City Football Club is bringing forward alternative plans to redevelop Ashton Gate, it has been announced. The newly-redeveloped multi-purpose stadium would be used by Bristol City FC and...
Old Trafford Food Hygiene Concerns Uncovered
Mon 14th Jan 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Food Hygiene inspectors reported the presence of rodents at Old Trafford it has been revealed. An inspection of Manchester United's stadium, Old Trafford discovered that the club has previously had to...
Burnley Launch Turf Moor ‘Buy-Back’ Bond
Thu 10th Jan 2013 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Turf Moor and Gawthorpe are set to return to ownership of a revamped Burnley FC group. Burnley FC Co-Chairmen John Banaszkiewicz and Mike Garlick confirmed that after inviting support from private...
Football Attendances Up in Britain’s Golden Year of Sport
Thu 20th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Great Britain’s golden year of sport was reflected in record attendances and viewing figures with Football fans accounting for more than half of all sports attendance in 2012 according to a...
Coventry City hold talks with Hinckley over stadium move
Fri 14th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Coventry City have held provisional talks with Hinckley United over playing at the Blue Square Bet North side's Greene King Stadium. Coventry are looking at other grounds as they discuss a £1.1m...
Dan Walker Becomes Football Foundation Ambassador
Tue 11th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
BBC One’s Football Focus presenter, Dan Walker, has become the Football Foundation’s latest signing after he agreed to become one of its Ambassadors. The Football Foundation is the...
IFA Submit Planning Application For National Stadium Redevelopment
Tue 11th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
THE Irish Football Association has formally submitted its planning application for the redevelopment of the National Football Stadium Windsor Park to DOE Planning. If the plans are given the green...
West Ham Secure Olympic Stadium
Wed 5th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham United have been named the Highest-Ranked Bidder for the Olympic Stadium following a board meeting by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) today. A statement released by the club...
Newcastle United Becomes World’s First ‘Carbon Positive’ Football Club
Tue 4th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Following last night’s victory over Wigan Athletic, Newcastle United has announced that it has become the world’s first carbon positive football club. Working with GET Solutions and CNI,...
Jeremy Hunt MP Presents Cheque to Local Grassroots Football Club
Tue 4th Dec 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Local MP and Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, handed Hambledon Football Club and grassroots sport in Surrey a boost as he presented Hambledon FC with a cheque for £99,999 from...
Southampton & Eastleigh FC Sign Partnership
Tue 27th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Southampton Football Club have announced a new partnership with local Blue Square Bet South club Eastleigh which will see some of the Premier League side’s U21 fixtures played at the Silverlake...
England U21 Boss Opens New Pitch in Peterborough
Tue 27th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
England Under-21 manager, Stuart Pearce MBE, has officially opened a new third generation (3G) pitch in Peterborough funded by the Football Foundation and Peterborough City Council. The new pitch will...
FA Chairman Presents Cheque To Bolton Club
Thu 22nd Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Grassroots sport in Bolton has received a significant boost following the award of £738,807 to Horwich St Mary’s Football Club from the Football Foundation, the country’s largest...
FA Tackles Pitch Revival
Mon 19th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Leicestershire arm of the Football Association (FA) has revived the synthetic turf pitch at its county headquarters thanks to synthetic sports surface maintenance company Replay. Holmes Park, in...
Arsenal Receives Centre of Excellence Award
Fri 16th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Arsenal Football Club has been recognised for demonstrating high standards in accessibility and providing a fully-inclusive experience for disabled supporters. Emirates Stadium has received one of the...
The Organisers – Your Private Office
Fri 16th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Organisers are a super-efficient team of personal assistants who operate as your private office, providing bespoke solutions to domestic or corporate challenges twenty-four hours a day, every day...
Give Your Grass A Boost With Climate Cover ‘TGC’
Mon 5th Nov 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
With the winter sports season underway and the leaves starting to fall from the trees, the first frosts will soon start to make an appearance. With this in mind, frost protection systems to help...
£2.1m Funding Boost For Grassroots Football Clubs
Wed 31st Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Grassroots football clubs are set to receive a helping hand from the country’s largest sports charity. The Football Foundation has announced that £2.1m of funding from The FA is to be made...
Bristol City Offer Support To Safe Standing Campaign
Wed 31st Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City FC has given its support to the Football Supporters’ Federation’s Safe Standing Campaign. The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has been leading the Safe Standing...
Aston Villa Publicly Backs Safe Standing Campaign
Mon 29th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aston Villa have become the first high profile club to publicly back calls for small scale trials of safe standing areas at top flight football stadia. Coinciding with the launch of a major new...
Pardew praises Premier League Community Facility Fund
Thu 25th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Newcastle United manager, Alan Pardew and two of his star players paid a visit to the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle upon Tyne this week to present a cheque for £338,819 on behalf of the...
Replay Continues to Expand
Wed 17th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Synthetic sports surface maintenance company Replay has appointed Nick Harris as its new Business Development Manager. This new role, created by Replay Maintenance to support and continue the rapid...
Anfield Set For Redevelopment
Mon 15th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club have announced plans for the redevelopment of Anfield today which will see capacity increased to around 60,000. In an interview with the club’s official website...
Jack Charlton Opens New Pitch For Durham
Tue 9th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
1966 World Cup winner, Jack Charlton OBE, showed the next generation of football talent how it is done as he stepped up to take a penalty at a local launch event and buried it in the bottom right...
Sheepshanks: St George's 'can make difference'
Mon 8th Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
England's national football centre chairman insists it can even achieve the impossible and make English teams good at taking penalties. St George's Park near Burton, a £105million complex that...
Royal Visit for St. George’s Park Launch
Mon 1st Oct 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will open St. George's Park, The FA's new national football centre, this month it has been announced. The Duke of Cambridge, who is the Honorary President of The FA,...
Perform at St. George’s Park Opens To The Public
Thu 27th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Perform at St George’s Park, the world-class sports and exercise medicine, human performance and rehabilitation centre at the heart of The Football Association’s (The FA) new national...
FA Submit Wembley To Host Euro 2020 Final
Mon 24th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wembley Stadium could host the Euro 2020 final should plans to change the format of the competition be accepted. It’s reported that the Football Association have put forward Wembley as the venue...
Premier League Clubs Should Deliver Men’s Health Services
Fri 21st Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Academic study recommends public bodies should commission Premier League football clubs to deliver men’s health services One of the largest ever academic studies of men’s health in England...
S&C Slatter Install 3G Artificial Grass Pitch Facility
Thu 20th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The ground has been broken at the start of a highly prestigious sports pitch project for Hampton School. The project development team of the school selected S&C Slatter to work with them to...
AMEX Crowd Sets Attendance and Consumption Records
Tue 18th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Brighton and Hove Albion's Friday night game not only set a new Amex attendance record, they consumed a record volume of food and drink. Seagulls supporters set a new all-time club record in terms of...
Man City To Begin Work On Academy Site
Fri 14th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City have announced work is to commence on their ground-breaking City Football Academy. In what is a landmark project for the club, City are to build a state of the art youth development...
Sheffield Wednesday Issue Hillsborough Apology
Wed 12th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Sheffield Wednesday have released an apology ahead of the release of an independent report into the 1989 disaster that claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans. The statement read: “Sheffield...
QPR Appoint Populous For Warren Farm Development
Mon 10th Sep 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
QPR have appointed world-renowned sports architects Populous to design a bespoke, state-of-the-art training facility and community sports hub at the Warren Farm site in Ealing. Populous have designed...
Doncaster Rovers' latest signing is... the Keepmoat Stadium
Thu 30th Aug 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
It’s official, Doncaster Rovers have signed a deal with Doncaster Council which sees them take over the lease of the Keepmoat Stadium this week in a 99 year deal. A ceremonial handover was part...
FC Barcelona names FieldTurf Official Sports Surfaces Supplier
Fri 10th Aug 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The world leader in FIFA Recommended artificial turf installations is joining forces once again with FC Barcelona and will install the most cutting-edge artificial turf football pitches at the club's...
Fulham Get Green Light For Stadium Redevelopment Plans
Mon 30th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Fulham Football Club have been granted planning permission to redevelop the Riverside Stand at Craven Cottage Stadium following a planning hearing at London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The...
Lindley Secures Tottenham Hotspur FC Contract
Fri 27th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lindley Venue Catering, the specialist sports stadia catering division of The Lindley Group, has beaten off stiff competition to win the prestigious five-year contract to provide all match day and...
Man Utd Ticket Allocation Cut at Anfield and Goodison Park
Tue 24th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester United will have their ticket allocation reduced at both Anfield and Goodison Park this season, it has been confirmed. Liverpool City Council have approved plans to reduce the ticket...
Ross County Stadium Renamed
Mon 23rd Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Ross County's Victoria Park home will have a new name when they make their Clydesdale Bank Premier League debut against Motherwell on August 4. Following its extensive close-season upgrade to bring it...
Lindley Awarded Notts County Catering & Events Contract
Thu 19th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Notts County FC – acknowledged as the oldest established football league club in the world - has appointed Lindley Venue Catering to provide high quality match day and non-match day catering...
Burnley's University College of Football Business in bid for Olympic stadium
Wed 18th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Burnleys's football university has launched an audacious bid to take over London’s Olympic Stadium after the Games. College bosses say they want to use it as a new campus but declined to go into...
Foundation and The FA team up to fund 9v9 goalposts
Mon 16th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Foundation has teamed up with The FA to provide funding towards the installation of 9v9 goalposts as part of The FA’s Youth Development Review, as well as continuing to replace...
Ground Transformation ahead Team GB Football Squad Arrival
Fri 13th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
London’s Eltham College pitches have been completely overhauled by Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) in preparation of the imminent arrival of Team GB’s football squad as they prepare...
Blackburn Count Cost of Relegation
Tue 10th Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The reality of a life in the Championship has led to Blackburn Rovers reducing the cost of its hospitality facilities by up to 40% on last term. Rovers, who were relegated from the Premier League,...
1992 Community Stand at Aldershot Town
Tue 3rd Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aldershot Town Football Club have confirm that subject to normal planning consent a brand new stand will be constructed at the High Street End of the club’s EBB Stadium which should be in use by...
FA Handed Keys to St George’s Park
Tue 3rd Jul 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The FA were officially handed the keys to St. George’s Park yesterday - and the future of football coach education in England - by builders Bowmer & Kirkland. A small ‘handing...
S&C Slatter Develop 3G Turf for Centre of Excellence
Thu 28th Jun 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Specialist sports pitch construction contractor S&C Slatter have been chosen to develop the 3G pitches at Poole Town Football Club’s new state of the art stadium, training pitch and...
Chelsea reveal Battersea Power Station stadium images
Fri 22nd Jun 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
They may not have been selected as the preferred bidder for Battersea Power Station, but that hasn't stopped Chelsea releasing an artists impression of what they hope their stadium on the prospective...
England's Ground For Optimism In Donetsk
Tue 19th Jun 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Expectations are high for the England team to perform well tonight on the Donetsk pitch from the stadia services team at STRI following last Friday’s waves of water that rolled across the turf....
Premier League Clubs Top Social Responsibility Ranking
Thu 14th Jun 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
When it comes to social responsibility England’s Premier League clubs are ahead of their European rivals a new study has found. Research conducted by Responsiball, the social responsibility...
Man City Appoint Design Agency For Hospitality Overhaul
Fri 8th Jun 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City have appointed 20:20, the strategic design agency to radically improve two of their prime hospitality suites. Work at the Etihad stadium is set to ensure that what is being achieved on...
STRI and IFA Announce Groundsman of The Year Winners
Thu 31st May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute), in conjunction with The Irish Football Association (IFA) have revealed the winners of the 2012 Groundsman of the Year Awards. Mervyn Nixon of Championship One...
STRI Transforms England Euro 2012 Training Base
Tue 29th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
With ten days to go until England kick-off their Euro 2012 campaign against France, England’s training camp in Hutnik, Poland has been transformed by STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute). STRI...
Synthetic Turf A Financial Lifeline For Football League Clubs
Tue 29th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The European Synthetic Turf Organisation (ESTO) has stressed the positive financial implications that synthetic turf can have for professional football clubs, in advance of the impending decision from...
SAPCA Appoints New Technical Manager
Wed 23rd May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
SAPCA, the Sports and Play Construction Association, has appointed Mike Cox as its new Technical Manager. Chris Trickey, CEO of SAPCA said, "One of the most important areas of SAPCA’s activity...
Gary Neville becomes Football Foundation ambassador
Wed 23rd May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gary Neville has become the Football Foundation’s latest signing after he agreed to become one of its ambassadors. The Football Foundation is the country’s biggest sports charity and funds...
Synthetic Turf Top Of the Agenda For Football League
Fri 18th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The European Synthetic Turf Organisation (ESTO) has pledged its commitment to profiling the benefits of synthetic turf in sport, as it champions a positive decision in advance of the Football...
Southgate Calls For Investment In Grassroots Facilities
Thu 17th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gareth Southgate, Head of Elite Development at The FA, believes investment into the country’s grassroots football facilities is crucial to the technical development of the next crop of English...
Lincoln City Offer Fans Chance to Rename Stadium
Thu 17th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lincoln City will offer fans the chance to rename the club’s Sincil Bank Stadium in a unique competition aimed at raising finaces to boost the club’s playing squad. The club’s Board...
QPR Reveal Plans For New Training Ground
Tue 15th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Following a dramatic final game of the season in which they secured their Premier League status at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, Queens Park Rangers have announced details of a new...
LMA Conduct Review Of Technical Areas
Fri 11th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A review of Technical Areas at football grounds will be presented to members of FIFA and UEFA. The review was commissioned by the League Managers’ Association (LMA) in direct response to...
Arsenal To Open Flagship Store
Fri 11th May 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Arsenal Football Club is to open its first flagship store in a major retail location after securing a 2,270 sq ft first floor unit at Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The store, which is due to open in...
Rotherham Appoint Lindley Venue Catering
Fri 27th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lindley Venue Catering, the specialist sports stadia catering division of The Lindley Group, has been appointed by Rotherham United FC to develop its conference and events business, and manage all...
Brighton To Increase AMEX Stadium Capacity
Thu 26th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club have been granted permission to increase the seating capacity at the AMEX Stadium. Following a Planning Committee meeting at Brighton & Hove City Council...
Newcastle To Unveil Statue Of Sir Bobby Robson
Thu 26th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Newcastle United's former manager, Sir Bobby Robson will be commemorated with the unveiling of a statue outside the club's stadium. Standing at nine-and-a-half feet tall, the bronze sculpture will...
Stadium Experience Pair Nominated For Prestigious Awards
Thu 26th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lisette Maas, Chair of Stadium Experience and Julian Britton, Vice Chair of Stadium Experience have both been shortlisted as finalists in The Stadium Business Awards 2012. The nominations for The...
Derby County and Lindley Venue Catering Extend Partnership
Wed 25th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lindley Venue Catering, the specialist sports stadia catering division of The Lindley Group, has extended its partnership with Derby County Football Club to operate and expand the Starbucks store...
Fan Lock-out At Gillingham Over Policing Costs
Wed 11th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gillingham Football Club’s League 2 game against Swindon Town could be under threat in a row over policing costs. The match, due to take place on 21 April may have to take place behind closed...
Football Clubs Should Pay Extra For Policing
Tue 10th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A research project between the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and researchers in the Department of Security and Crime Science at University College London has suggested that football...
New Appointments Enhance Wembley Stadium Board
Wed 4th Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gwyn Burr and Coline McConville have been appointed to the Board of Directors at Wembley Stadium. The two new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed as Wembley looks forward to the fifth...
Bristol City's Stadium Plans Dealt A Major Blow
Mon 2nd Apr 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City Football Club have been dealt another blow to their hopes of building a new 30,000-seater stadium at Ashton Vale. A High Court judge has ruled that campaigners who challenged Bristol City...
Matchsaver Goes From Strength to Strength
Tue 20th Mar 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
2012 has started strongly for Matchsaver with a very high level of international interest and new orders for its’ unique automated pitch protection system. This follows on from a highly...
Sports Minister launches Football Foundation’s Monitoring & Evaluation Report
Wed 7th Mar 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Hugh Robertson MP, Minister for Sport and the Olympics has officially launched the Football Foundation’s first ever annual Monitoring & Evaluation Report. The document highlights the impact...
Fans Raise £1.5m in FC United Share Scheme
Tue 28th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
FC United closes in on £1.6m community shares target to help finance new football ground and community facility in Moston Supporters of fan-owned football club FC United of Manchester have...
Maxim Group Celebrates 20yrs of Business
Mon 27th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Top store fit out company, Maxim Creative Group which boasts Manchester City and Everton as clients continues to go from strength to strength as it celebrates 20 successful years in business this...
Government announces £3m investment in St. George’s Park
Thu 23rd Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that Government is contributing £3million to The Football Association’s national football centre, St. George’s Park. This funding will be...
Artificial pitches could return to English football
Thu 16th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Artificial pitches could return to English football after club chairmen voted to hold a formal consultation on the controversial surfaces. The so-called 'plastic pitches' were banned in all four...
Olympic Stadium: Architect ended Hammers plan
Thu 16th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The architect of the Olympic Stadium says he is the man behind the anonymous complaint which derailed West Ham's bid for the stadium. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, Steve Lawrence...
Lindley launches range of premium branded retail food outlets
Tue 14th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Lindley Venue Catering - the specialist sports stadia catering division within the Lindley Group – is rolling out a range of innovative, branded, food retail concepts aimed at raising the...
Peter McCormick OBE named as new Chairman of the FSIF
Wed 8th Feb 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) has announced that Peter McCormick OBE has been appointed as its new Chairman. Funded with £6m p.a. from the Premier League, the FSIF is the...
Spurs Stadium Plan Receives Funding Boost
Tue 31st Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur FC and Haringey Council have today made a joint pledge to the major regeneration of North Tottenham. Tottenham’s plans to redevelop White Hart Lane and the local area received...
Alan Pardew opens football facilities in Gateshead
Fri 27th Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew showed his support for grassroots football as he officially opened a new sports pavilion in Gateshead Redheugh 1957 FC. The new state-of-the-art six-team changing...
Martin Keown Opens New Sports Hub in Oxford
Fri 27th Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Football players across Oxford were celebrating after a new state-of-the-art multi-sports hub at Oxford City Football Club was officially opened by former Arsenal and England footballer, Martin Keown....
Northwich Victoria made 'Homeless'
Thu 19th Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northwich Victoria has until 17:00 GMT today (Thursday 19 th ) to leave the ground which has been its home since 2005. The club was issued with a notice to vacate their Victoria Stadium on Monday...
Aston Villa consider Safe-Standing at Villa Park
Thu 19th Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aston Villa could become the first Premier League club to introduce safe-standing areas at Villa Park. The club are understood to be considering the plan to introduce a safe-standing section at the...
Football clubs pledge Olympic legacy support
Tue 10th Jan 2012 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt unveils £1 billion strategy to deliver on 2012 Games promise to inspire a generation to get involved in sport Under the plans every secondary school in England will...
The FA appoints Managing Director to St. George’s Park
Tue 20th Dec 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The FA have today announced the appointment of Julie Harrington as Managing Director of St. George’s Park, the new national football centre for England. Harrington, 42, will join The FA in March...
Barnet forced to leave Underhill at end of season
Wed 14th Dec 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Barnet Football club have today announced that they are to leave the Underhill Stadium, their home for 104 years at the end of the season. The decision has been prompted by the long standing land...
Everton excited by Barclays continued funding in local sports
Wed 14th Dec 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Arncliffe Sports and Community Centre in Halewood is celebrating having received a grant of £18,000 from Barclays Spaces for Sports (BS4S) to help revitalise the sporting venue. The extra...
fcbusiness and SAPCA build working relationship
Tue 6th Dec 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
fcbusiness are delighted to announce it has formed a working relationship with the Sports And Play Construction Association (SAPCA). SAPCA is the recognised trade association for the sports and play...
Chesterfield's groundsman wins major award
Tue 6th Dec 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Antony Haywood, Head Groundsman at Chesterfield FC, has won the Alex R Millar IOG Professional Football Groundsman of the Year Award at the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) Industry Awards ceremony...
St.George's Park hotel topping out celebrated
Wed 30th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Association, Hilton Worldwide and construction company Bowmer & Kirkland today celebrated the topping out of the Hilton and Hampton by Hilton hotels at St. George’s Park –...
Seagulls celebrate FSIF investment towards new home
Fri 25th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club will be presented with a £2m cheque from Gary Hoffman, Chairman of the Football Foundation, during half-time of the Seagulls Npower Championship clash...
Chelsea investigate Battersea site
Thu 24th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chelsea have appointed one of London's leading developers to explore the feasibility of building a new stadium at Battersea Power Station. The club, who still need to buy back the freehold of Stamford...
Football League clubs push for return of Artificial Pitches
Fri 18th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wycombe Wanderers and Accrington Stanley are calling for a return to artificial pitches in a bid to cut costs and increase revenue. Speaking to the BBC, Wycombe vice-chairman Brian Kane said, "Within...
Carlisle United announce new stadium plans
Fri 18th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Carlisle United have announced they are to relocate to a new stadium following the results of a feasibility study found that re-developing their current ground could cost the club in the region of...
Yeovil Town's stadium plans given public exhibition
Wed 16th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Supporters and residents in Yeovil are being invited to a public exhibition to view proposals that would introduce an exciting new quality food store at Huish Park, which will enable the future...
Everton FC to open free school
Tue 15th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Everton Football Club’s official charity has been successful in gaining Governmental approval to open a Free School in Liverpool. The Everton in the Community Free School will be Government...
Guus Hiddink Launches the UK Football Academy
Thu 10th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Guus Hiddink, one of the world’s best football managers and Raymond Verheijen, Hiddink’s assistant at South Korea, Russia and Chelsea, have launched the UK Football Academy (UKFA), an...
Man arrested over Spurs spy claim
Tue 8th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after allegations that Tottenham spied on Olympics officials during their stadium bid. The arrest came as Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) chairwoman...
Gareth Southgate announces early Christmas bonus for community sport
Fri 4th Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Gareth Southgate is fronting an awareness campaign to make sure grassroots football clubs know that leading up to the tricky Christmas period the Football Foundation is here to help. The Former...
A new £4m community football centre in Sheffield
Thu 3rd Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Sheffield & Hallamshire FA`s plans to deliver a £4m cutting edge sporting and community hub for south east Sheffield have been granted permission this week by Sheffield City Council. The...
Gary Neville supports a greener grassroots game
Wed 2nd Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester United and England legend, Gary Neville, has today backed a Football Foundation initiative that encourages potential grant applicants to consider the environmental impact of their proposed...
England Number One Joe Hart supports the grassroots game
Tue 1st Nov 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
England and Manchester City goal keeper, Joe Hart, lent his support to grassroots football as he opened AFC Urmston Meadowside’s new Football Foundation-funded sports site in Manchester on...
Sir Trevor Brooking Opens John Lyall Pavilion
Thu 20th Oct 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
More than 500 people packed into Lawford FC’s brand new £513,000 John Lyall Pavilion in School Lane recently to witness its grand opening under the supervision of FA ambassador Sir Trevor...
Government confirms Olympic Stadium decision
Tue 11th Oct 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The DCMS have released a statement confirming the withdrawal of its decision to sell the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United Football Club. ‘The Government and Mayor of London have decided to end...
West Ham's Olympic dream shattered
Tue 11th Oct 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham’s proposed move to the Olympic Stadium has fallen through after the OPLC decided the stadium should remain in public ownership. Confirming the decision, Sports Minister Hugh Robertson,...
Chelsea look to move away from Stamford Bridge
Tue 4th Oct 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chelsea Football Club have moved a step closer towards building a new stadium after making an offer to buy back the parts of Stamford Bridge sold to supporters in the 1990s reports PA news. Chelsea...
Barnet may have to leave stadium half way through season
Tue 27th Sep 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Barnet FCs days at Underhill look to be numbered according to chairman Tony Kleanthous. The club, he says, will be applying to the Football League for permission to hopefully be allowed to play at...
Liverpool granted stadium extension by City Council
Mon 26th Sep 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool have been granted another extension by Liverpool City Council as they continue to explore all options on the future of Anfield. A deadline was set in July for Liverpool to announce by the...
Manchester City step closer to new training centre
Mon 19th Sep 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City Football Club has today submitted a planning application following a 6 week period of public consultation with local residents, fans and other interested parties, for a proposed youth...
Alfreton Town Unveils ‘Vision of the Future’ Plans
Thu 8th Sep 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Alfreton Town chairman Wayne Bradley has unveiled the club's 'vision of the future' plans for the Impact Arena. The Reds chief has had a fantastic 360-degree virtual tour of the stadium in the future...
Bolton Wanderers see the light with Hanwha deal
Wed 31st Aug 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Adding to the list of UK footballs clubs to gather solar support, Bolton Wanderers have signed a one-year partnership with Hanwha Group. The agreement will grant Hanwha billboard and video advertising...
Warrington Town open Centre of Excellence
Mon 22nd Aug 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Warrington Town FC have officially unveiled their new Football Centre of Excellence which include the latest state of the art 3G pitches. Mayor of Warrington Cllr Mike Biggin was on hand to officially...
Wrexham City FC sell Racecourse Stadium
Fri 5th Aug 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wrexham City Football Club yesterday announced that Glyndwr University has signed an agreement to purchase the Racecourse Stadium and Colliers Park Training Ground. The deal is subject to completion...
Football Foundation bid to improve sustainability practice
Wed 27th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Foundation have launched a Sustainability Toolkit, an action plan to help guide organisations and their projects in today’s difficult economic climate. Sympathetic to the challenges...
Rangers Invest £3m on Stadium Upgrades
Thu 21st Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Rangers will unfurl their 54th league championship flag before Saturday’s game against Hearts as the Craig Whyte/Ally McCoist era gets under way and the Club has confirmed today (Thursday 21...
Manchester City open public consultation for training facility
Mon 18th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City Football Club has today begun a public consultation on a proposed world leading Youth Development and Training Facility. The Club is asking local residents, its fans and other...
Wolves reveal £50m training complex redevelopment
Wed 13th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wolverhampton Wanderers have revealed proposals for a major £50 million investment into Compton Park which will see the education, sport and community benefits spread throughout Wolverhampton....
Anfield redevelopment could take three more years
Tue 12th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool FC’s plans to redevelop Anfield could take up to another three years according to a local councillor. Joe Anderson, Liverpool City Council leader has insisted the local authority is...
Man City expected to announce record stadium naming rights deal
Fri 8th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Manchester City are expected to announce one of the largest stadium naming rights deals in the UK later today with Etihad Airways. The airline owned by the Abu Dhabi government, will take the naming...
Crystal Palace appoint project manager to oversee training ground initiative
Fri 8th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The arrival of a new training ground has moved one step further with the appointment of Raj Chandarana Consulting as Project Manager for the Training Ground Initiative for Crystal Palace Football Club...
Liverpool to decide on stadium plans
Thu 7th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club have been granted an extension over plans for a 60,000-plus-seat stadium at Stanley Park after planning consents expired last month. The club must now decide whether or not to...
King Power Secure Leicester City Stadium Naming Rights
Wed 6th Jul 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leicester City have revealed that King Power will be the club's new stadium naming rights partner. The Thai duty-free company, owned by Leicester City Chairman, Vichai Raksriaksorn and Vice-Chairman,...
Wallsend Boys’ Club officially opens its first football facility
Wed 29th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wallsend Boys’ Club officially celebrated the opening of its stunning new sports site and marked the occasion with a friendly match between some of the Club’s ex-players and its current...
Huddersfield partner to oversee Heritage Suite development
Fri 24th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Huddersfield Town have today announced that global hospitality design and fit-out contractor Andy Thornton Ltd has become a partner of the Club and will oversee the development of a new...
Tottenham and Orient Olympic Stadium appeal rejected
Fri 24th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient’s bid for a judicial review of the Olympic Stadium decision has been rejected. Both clubs contested the Olympic Park Legacy Company's verdict that West Ham...
20|20 win stadium business award for work with Arsenal FC
Thu 23rd Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The winners of the Stadium Business Awards 2011 were announced last week and 20|20 were awarded the prestigious prize for ‘Project of the Year’ for their most recent design work with...
Safe Standing Roadshow to call in on F.C. Business
Wed 22nd Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Safe Standing Road Show and the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) are bringing their campaign to introduce safe standing at the UK’s top flight stadiums to Newcastle/Gateshead this...
Fans back Kettering Town stadium move
Mon 20th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Kettering Town’s potential move to rivals Rushden & Diamonds ground, has the backing of a majority of the club’s fans according the club’s chairman. Imraan Ladak, chairman of...
Replay to Partner With IOG to Offer Training
Thu 16th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) has teamed up with two of the UK’s leading exponents of synthetic playing surface maintenance to offer the groundscare industry a new series of one-day...
Bristol City meet councillors over stadium plans
Wed 15th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City Football Club will meet with councillors later today to discuss the club’s plans to build a new stadium at Ashton Vale Bristol City Council Public Rights of Way Committee are due to...
Liverpool still to decide on stadium switch
Wed 15th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club are yet to make a decision on whether to move to a new stadium or not according to a senior official. Having generated interest in selling naming rights for a proposed new...
Wembley could host 2013 Champions League Final
Wed 15th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
UEFA are understood to have made Wembley Stadium their preferred choice as venue for the 2013 Champions League Final. The decision is expected to be announced on Thursday and sources claim that...
Ed Miliband MP opens Doncaster sports hub
Tue 14th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
On Friday 10 June Doncaster North MP and Leader of the Opposition, the Right Honourable Ed Miliband, officially opened a brand-new extension for Norton’s popular Ryecroft Community Building on...
£1.7m sports hub set to open in Aylesham
Fri 10th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Local people in the former mining village of Aylesham are getting ready to celebrate the opening of a new state-of-the-art sports complex. The remodelled site now houses six changing rooms, two...
Corby Town seek help naming new stadium
Wed 8th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Corby Town and Corby Borough Council request fans’ help to name new stadium Corby Town Football Club, in conjunction with Corby Borough Council, are asking for their fans help in naming the new...
Leaders in Digital Sport launched after consultation with industry
Mon 6th Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Following a 6 month consultation period with Director level executives at rights holders, brands and commercial/marketing stakeholders across ten sports, the team behind the successful...
Chipstead FC marks its 75th birthday with new grassroots facility
Fri 3rd Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chipstead FC will celebrate the unveiling of a new £25,000 pitch upgrade on Saturday 4 th June. The event, which also marks the club’s 75th birthday, will include award presentations,...
Catering firm signs with Hearts of Midlothian
Wed 1st Jun 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Heart of Midlothian fans will be treated to tasty new half-time pies from next season following a major deal between the Tynecastle club and one of Scotland’s leading catering and hospitality...
After 11 pitches in three years, Desso steps in to create the perfect pitch at Wembley Stadium
Thu 26th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Concerned noises from UEFA regarding the Wembley pitch prompted the bold decision by the stadium's chiefs to rip up their original strategy and launch a salvage operation last summer. The re-turfing...
Sir Trevor Brooking Launches All Weather Pitch at St. Mary’s
Tue 24th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Sir Trevor Brooking, Director of Development for the FA, has officially opened a new state of the art floodlit synthetic turf pitch at St. Mary’s School in Menston, West Yorkshire. The new...
Hearts consider stadium redevelopment
Mon 23rd May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Heart of Midlothian Football Club confirmed today that it has begun a joint study with City of Edinburgh Council looking at both the potential redevelopment of Tynecastle Stadium and also possible...
Football League attendances top 16m mark
Thu 19th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Crowds at matches in the npower Football League have topped the 16 million mark for the seventh consecutive season despite a 6% decrease on the fifty year high recorded twelve months ago. A total of...
Northampton Town record rise in league attendances
Thu 12th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Football Club recorded an average of 4,605 supporters per home league game in the season just ended, up from the 4,427 achieved in 2009/10 In addition, the club came second in League...
Sir Trevor Brooking and Jordan Henderson open £1.8m football centre in Sunderland
Wed 4th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Sir Trevor Brooking joined Sunderland star, Jordan Henderson to help local people in the Sunderland area celebrate the opening of a new £1.8m football facility. The Russell Foster Football...
Hull City reveal £100m sports village vision
Wed 4th May 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Hull City ’s KC Stadium will be transformed into a £100m sports village owner Assem Allam has revealed. Speaking to the Hull Daily Mail, Allam revealed his plans to build a complex, which...
Farnborough purchase Quaker's old stand
Mon 18th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Farnborough Football Club’s chairman, Simon Hollis, has confirmed that he has agreed in principle to purchase the East Stand from Darlington FC’s old ground, Feethams. If the deal goes...
Liverpool remember Hillsborough 96
Fri 15th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club will mark the 22 nd anniversary of those that died at Hillsborough with a memorial service this afternoon. 22 years ago over 20,000 Liverpool fans went to watch Liverpool play...
Canalside receives a fresh coat from Dulux
Fri 15th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Huddersfiel Town ’s new training complex Canalside has received a helping hand from paint producers Dulux. Not only has the Club received a large donation of paint but they have also stocked up...
Stevenage reveal stadium development plans
Wed 13th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Stevenage Football Club chairman, Phil Wallace, has released an artist's impression of how the proposed North Stand redevelopment could look, in order to encourage potential commercial investment to...
Bangor City's Farrar Road ground to be replaced by Asda
Tue 12th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bangor's Farrar Road football ground is to be demolished and replaced by a supermarket. Councillors in Gwynedd have granted planning permission for the development that will create 240 jobs. It will...
Livingston set to start next season in new stadium
Fri 8th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Livingston Football Club could be in a new stadium for the start of season 2012/2013. It’s understood a deal to sell their current home, Almondvale, and move to a new stadium around one mile...
Planning approval granted for Marine FC stadium
Thu 7th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Evo-Stik Premier League side Marine have announced that it has received planning approval from Sefton Council at last nights meeting of the Planning Committee held at Bootle town hall. Marine chairman...
Turf Moor Nominated For National Award
Tue 5th Apr 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Burnley Football Club groundsman Paul Bradshaw and his Turf Moor team are in contention for a prestigious national award. The backroom team have deservedly secured a nomination in the top three for...
Barnsley to lead the way in solar energy
Thu 31st Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Barnsley Football Club is to become the first in the country to be powered by solar energy. Work will start next month installing photovoltaic panels on the roofs of two stands and the external wall...
FC United Launch 'Pitch In' DF Fundraiser
Tue 29th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
With their sights firmly set on the new location for their ground, FC United of Manchester have launched a new fundraiser, a website called Pitch In which they’re appealing for fans and...
Sir Trevor Brooking to open new sports facility
Tue 29th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Local people in the Ilkeston area are getting ready to celebrate the opening of a new £586,000 3rd generation (3G) artificial grass pitch. The pitch will be officially opened by Sir Trevor...
Yeovil Town announce stadium upgrade plans
Thu 24th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Yeovil Town Football Club have announced plans for a brand new 3,500 seat stand and exciting new retail development at Huish Park, which will enable the future success of the club. The proposed new...
FSF petition to reintroduce safe-standing areas
Wed 23rd Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) have launched an online petition today in their long running campaign to reintroduce safe standing areas in football grounds. The national supporters’...
Aberdeen gets government approval for new stadium
Wed 16th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aberdeen Football Club have been given Government permission to move away from Pittodrie to their proposed new stadium. The Scottish Premier League Club were given the go-ahead for their proposed new...
Walsall FC Banks’s Stadium put up for sale
Tue 15th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Walsall Football Club was yesterday informed by its Landlord Suffolk Life Annuities Limited of their intention to sell their freehold interest in the Banks's Stadium site. The group that owns the...
New FA Chairman Opens New School Sports Site
Tue 15th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The FA's new Chairman, David Bernstein, today officially opened a new Football Foundation funded third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch at the ARK Academy, Wembley.. To help mark the occasion,...
Football Licensing Authority to gain more power
Wed 9th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Licensing Authority (FLA) looks set to gain more power after the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill was given an unopposed third reading in the House of Commons last Friday and will now...
FC United's stadium plans dashed by council
Mon 7th Mar 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
FC United of Manchester's hopes of moving into a new stadium at Ten Acres Lane have taken a blow after Manchester City Council announced that the nationwide spending cuts mean that the site is no...
Aberdeen given green light for new stadium plans
Mon 28th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aberdeen Football Club’s plan to move to a new stadium at Loirston Loch took a step closer when Aberdeen City Councillors voted 23-17 in favour of approving the plans submitted by the Club and...
Marine AFC seek funding for stadium development
Thu 24th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Evo-Stik Premier League side Marine have announced the launching of an appeal to raise £100,000 to fund most of the cost of a further development of the Arriva Stadium in the summer of 2012. A...
Double funding boost means bright future for Redlands
Mon 21st Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
People in Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester have received a major sporting boost following the news that they will receive a cash injection of £80,175 from the Football Foundation. The grant...
Orient chairman writes to Prime Minister over Olympic decision
Wed 16th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leyton Orient Football Club chairman Barry Hearn is understood to have written to Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson asking them to look again at the decision to award West...
Tottenham consider legal action over Olympic Stadium decision
Mon 14th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur are understood to be considering legal action after West Ham United was confirmed as the ‘preferred bidder’ to move into the London 2012 Olympic Stadium on Friday. But...
West Ham to be handed keys to the Olympic Stadium
Fri 11th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham United and Newham Council are celebrating today after the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) announced that it has chosen them as preferred bidders to take over the 2012 Olympic Stadium after...
Southampton get go ahead for new training facilities
Fri 11th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Southampton Football Club received planning permission for the construction of new facilities at its Staplewood Training Ground. The new training complex will simultaneously address the environmental...
Olympic Stadium will 'go broke in 10 years' say AEG
Thu 10th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham and Tottenham will find out tomorrow who will be handed the keys to the Olympic Stadium after the Games in 2012. The Premier League rivals have both submitted their plans for the future of...
Wolves get green light for £40m stadium redevelopment
Thu 10th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wolverhampton Wanderer’s Chairman, Steve Morgan, has today given the green light for the first step in the Club's Molineux redevelopment plans to begin at the end of this season. The Chairman...
Northampton Town receives Family Excellence Award
Wed 9th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Football Club has been awarded with the Football League Family Excellence Award for 2010-11. The award is given to clubs following two separate genuine 'mystery shopper' family visits...
Northampton Town appoint new Conference and Banqueting Manager
Mon 7th Feb 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Football Club have announce the appointment of Paul Tyrrell as the club's new Conference and Banqueting Manager, as the club brings that part of its operation back in house. Paul, who...
Walsall fans give their opinion on the clubs facilities
Mon 31st Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Fans have provided valuable feedback on aspects of Walsall Football Club through an online survey. The survey, which appeared on the club’s official website, covered a range of topics from the...
West Ham reveal image of Olympic Stadium plan
Mon 31st Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
More than 50 MPs signed their support this week for the West Ham United and Newham Council joint bid to take over the Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the 2012 Games. The first image of how the...
Tottenham's future lies away from White Hart Lane according to Levy
Wed 26th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur’s chairman Daniel Levy has revealed he would continue to look for a new home for the club away from White Hart Lane if their bid to take over the Olympic Stadium failed. It had...
Leyton Orient consider Olympic Hockey Stadium move
Wed 26th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Leyton Orient Football Club would consider a move to the Olympic Hockey Stadium should it be available the club’s chairman has claimed. Orient, who are geographically the closest Football League...
Marine FC announce stadium plans
Tue 25th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Evo-Stik Premier League outfit Marine FC, have announced their plans to build additional spectator facilities and install a new floodlight system at the Arriva Stadium. The proposed developments will...
Olympic Stadium decision to be delayed
Mon 24th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
A decision on who will move into the £537 million Olympic Stadium has been postponed from Friday, the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has announced. A spokesman said "more time is needed to...
Mansfield Town's 'ground' for concern
Mon 17th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
In line with their ongoing policy of transparency with supporters, Mansfield Town Football Club have released the following statement regarding the leasehold of Field Mill. Following the repossession...
Tottenham could face legal action over name if they move to Olympic site
Fri 14th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur’s controversial plans to move to the Olympic Stadium will be challenged in the courts over the use of the name ‘Tottenham.’ David Lammy an MP who is bitterly...
Wrexham AFC set the record straight over club sale
Tue 11th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Wrexham Football Club owner Iain Roberts and director Geoff Moss have made a public statement after speculation over the club’s Racecourse Ground. It had been reported that the ground was to be...
Cambridge City FC expect news on new ground
Thu 6th Jan 2011 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chairman Kevin Satchell expects to hear where Zamaretto League Premier Division club Cambridge City will be playing next season by the end of this week. A joint planning application has been submitted...
Aberdeen chairman outlines plans for new stadium move
Wed 22nd Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aberdeen Football Club’s chairman Stuart Milne has revealed that the club has no option but to move to a new stadium Speaking at the club’s AGM the topic of moving to the proposed...
New funding criteria announced for football stadia improvement work
Tue 14th Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) has announced new funding criteria for stadia improvement projects. With an annual budget of £5m, provided by the Premier League, the new deal ensures...
Northampton Town FC call on politicians to unite
Mon 13th Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Chairman David Cardoza has called on politicians from all parties to unite and back the re-development plans of both the Cobblers and the Northampton Saints Rugby Club. Last Monday,...
Northampton Town FC chairman gives 'cautious welcome' to council motion
Wed 8th Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Chairman David Cardoza has given a 'cautious welcome' to the motion passed by Northampton Borough Council on Monday night. Conservative group leader Councillor David Palethorpe had...
Tamworth FC announce ground plans
Fri 3rd Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tamworth Football Club has announced plans for a new 1800 seater stand at the Lamb Ground. As part of the plans the new stand would replace the current main stand, with that building moved to an...
Birmingham City to investigate crowd violence
Thu 2nd Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Birmingham City’s Carling Cup win over local rivals Aston Villa was overshadowed by violent clashes between the club’s fans. Fourteen people were treated in hospital and five arrests were...
Man City's groundsman scoops prestigious award
Wed 1st Dec 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
The superb quality of Manchester City Football Club's playing surfaces was recognised when the club won a prestigious the Alex R. Millar Award. Manchester City’s very own Grounds team scooped...
Rotherham Utd FC get the green light for new stadium
Fri 26th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Rotherham United Football Club’s application for planning permission was given the green night by councilors last night. The South Yorkshire club, who have been exiled in Sheffield’s Don...
Tottenham given green light for redevelopment plans
Thu 25th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have cleared what could be the final hurdle in their bid to redevelop White Hart Lane after the London Mayor gave their plans the green light according to the Press...
Grimsby Borough FC play first game at transformed venue.
Thu 25th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bradley Football Development Centre played host to the first competitive Northern Counties East League match in seven years on Tuesday, when Grimsby Borough Football Club welcomed Scarborough Town to...
Everton granted permission to expand Goodison Park facilities
Tue 16th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Everton Football Club has today been granted planning permission to build a £9million state-of-the-art retail and administration development on the existing Goodison Park footprint. The new...
Chelsea consider new stadium away from Stamford Bridge
Tue 9th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Chelsea Football Club are reportedly in talks to quit their 105-year old home at Stamford Bridge and build a ground on the site of the soon- to-be-demolished Earls Court exhibition centre to hold at...
Tottenham would 'demolish' Olympic Stadium to build new ground
Mon 8th Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Tottenham Hotspur’s plans to take over the Olympic stadium have further infuriated Premier League and bidding rivals West Ham after it was reported by the Daily Mail they would demolish it and...
Aston Villa to 're-educate' stewards following fan ejection controversy
Tue 2nd Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Aston Villa Football Club’s non-executive director, General Charles C Krulak has promised a review of the club's stewarding guidelines after a teenage fan was ejected from the ground after...
Local support for Bristol City FC Stadium Plans
Tue 2nd Nov 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Bristol City Football Club understands that an independent poll has confirmed that an overwhelming majority of Bristolians supports plans to build a new world-class stadium at Ashton Vale, Bristol....
Turf Moor to Welcome Returning Heroes
Wed 20th Oct 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Burnley Football Club is to welcome home a heroic group of soldiers who have just returned from a gruelling tour of Afghanistan. The Clarets fans, all from the 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's...
Birmingham City FC consider ground redevelopment
Tue 12th Oct 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Birmingham City Football Club are understood to be considering redeveloping part of their St. Andrew's ground to increase the capacity to around 46,000 as an alternative to moving to a new stadium....
Liverpool council oppose Anfield re-development plans
Fri 8th Oct 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Liverpool Football Club’s prospective new owners are on a collision course with the local council over plans to re-develop Anfield. It’s understood New England Sports Ventures (NESV) which...
Rival Premier League Clubs bid for Olympic Stadium
Fri 1st Oct 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
West Ham Football Club submitted its formal bid to occupy the London 2012 Olympic Stadium once the games are over yesterday. However a surprise joint bid by Tottenham Hotspur and US venue-operator AEG...
Windsor Park looks set for re-development
Thu 30th Sep 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Windsor Park , the home of Northern Irish international football looks set to get the go-ahead for a multi-million pound redevelopment. According to BBC Newsline, Sports Minister Nelson McCausland is...
Plymouth will get new stadium regardless of World Cup decision
Thu 16th Sep 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Plymouth Argyle Football Club will get its new £50million stadium whether or not Plymouth succeeds in its bid to become a host city for the 2018 World Cup, a club director has pledged. However,...
Northampton Town FC receive backing for ground re-development proposals
Fri 10th Sep 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Northampton Town Football Club Chairman David Cardoza has warmly welcomed comments from the Leader of the Opposition on Northampton Borough Council, David Palethorpe (Conservative) backing the plans...
Watford FC still unclear as to Saracens ground share plans
Thu 9th Sep 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Watford Football Club released a statement informing its supporters that there has still been no definitive resolution as regards the future of Saracens at Vicarage Road. Following the issuing of a...
FA Vase final hopes to stay at Wembley
Mon 6th Sep 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
STL Northern League chairman Mike Amos is hoping that the FA will withstand cost pressures and keep the FA Vase Final at Wembley. There is speculation that in order to reduce costs, the FA might move...
West Ham submit bid to move into the Olympic Stadium
Fri 20th Aug 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
English West Ham’s proposal to move into the Olympic Stadium is among the 100-plus organisations expressing an interest in a post-games lease of the venue. Now the club have six weeks to...
Arsenal Football Club moves ‘Forward’ With Club Level Improvements
Thu 12th Aug 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Emirates Stadium has now completed the improvements to the Woolwich suite on Club Level, the premium tier of 7,000 seats, during the close season....
Man City FC launch new fan zone
Tue 10th Aug 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
Premier League side Manchester City Football Club has launched a brand new pre-match entertainment zone - City Square. The project which is the first of its kind at a Premier League club, is expected...
Croke Park a becomes world's first sustainable stadium
Fri 6th Aug 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
In May 2010 Dublin’s Croke Park Stadium gained BS 8901:2009 certification, making it the world’s first stadium to receive this prestigious award for sustainable event management. Stadium...
F.C. Business becomes an official media supporter of IOG SALTEX
Fri 30th Jul 2010 | Football Stadiums & Facilities
F.C. Business is proud to announce that it is an official media partner of IOG SALTEX 2010, the UK's number one open space management event being held at The Royal Windsor Racecourse on 7 - 9...
SPL Chief hails 'Family Champions' initiative
Wed 28th Jul 2010 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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 | Football 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...
