
1st Division/Premiership

Arsenal - Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 60,260 (all seated)
Nickname: The Gunners
Colours: Red & white shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2006
Famous Fans: Damon Hill, Roger Daltrey, Alan Davies, Lewis Hamilton, Ray Davis, Heston Blumenthal
Mascot: Gunnersaurus Rex
Nearest railway stations: Drayton Park, Finsbury Park, Highbury & Islington,
Nearest tube stations: Arsenal, Holloway Road, Highbury & Islington, Finsbury Park
Trivia: For EUFA Champions League matches the ground is called "Arsenal Stadium" because of a ban on corporate advertising
Match attended: Arsenal vs West Bromwich Albion 2-0 (Carling Cup 3rd Round) 22/9/2009

Aston Villa - Villa Park
Capacity: 42,7885(all seated)
Nickname: Villa / The Villans / The Lions
Colours: Claret and Sky Blue shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1897
Famous Fans: Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Martin Shaw, Nigel Kennedy
Mascot: Hercules Lion
Nearest railway stations: Aston, Whitton
Trivia: Villa Park is the first football ground to host international football matches in three different centuries
Match attended: Aston Villa vs Liverpool 0-1 (Premier League) 18/8/2002

Brentford - Brentford Community Stadium
Capacity: 17,250
Nickname: The Bees
Colours: Red and white stripes, black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2021
Famous Fans: Rick Wakeman, Gregg Dyke
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Kew Bridge
Trivia:
Website: www.

Brighton & Hove Albion - American Express Community Stadium
Capacity: 30,666 (all seated)
Nickname: The Seagulls
Colours: Blue and white sripes, blue shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2011
Famous Fans:
Mascot: Gully
Nearest railway station: Falmer
Trivia:
1st Match attended: Brighton vs Nottigham Forest (CHA) 1-0 3/12/2011 visit report

Capacity: 22,546 (all seated)
Nickname: The Clarets
Colours: Claret & Blue shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1883
Famous Fans: Tony Livesey, Alistair Campbell, John Kettley
Mascot: Bertie Bee
Nearest railway stations: Burnley Central, Burnley Manchester Road
Trivia:
Match attended: Burnley vs Liverpool 0-4 (Premiership) 23/4/2010

Chelsea - Stamford Bridge
Capacity: 41,631 (all seated)
Nickname: The Blues
Colours: Royal Blue shirts and shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1905
Famous Fans: Tim Lovejoy
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: West Brompton
Nearest Tube station: Fulham Broadway
Trivia: Chelsea are one of a handful of clubs who have played at the same ground ever since they were first formed
1st match attended: Chelsea vs Preston North End 2-0 (Division 2) 1/12/1979
Last match attended: Chelsea vs Derby County 1-0 (Premiership) 30/3/2002

Crystal Palace - Selhurst Park
Capacity: 25,456 (all seated)
Nickname: The Eagles
Colours: Red & Blue striped shirts, blue shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1924
Famous Fans:
Mascot:
Nearest railway stations: Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Thornton Heath
Trivia:
1st match attended: Crystal Palace vs Liverpool 0-0 (Division 1) 26/4/1980
Last match attended: Crystal Palace vs Liverpool 0-0 (FA4) 26/1/2003

Everton - Goodison Park
Capacity: 39,572 (all seated)
Nickname: The Toffees
Colours: Royal blue shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1892
Famous Fans:
Mascot:
Nearest railway stations: Kirkdale, Sandhills (via Soccerbus)
Trivia: The name "Toffees" comes from the Toffee Lady who throws toffees and sweets into the crowd before every home game
1st match attended: Everton vs Ipswich Town 2-2 (Division 1) 18/1/1969
Last match attended: Everton vs Stoke City 1-0 (Premiership) 30/10/2010

Leeds United - Elland Road
Capacity: 37,890
Nickname: Whites, United, Peacocks
Colours: White shirts and shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1897
Famous Fans:
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Cottingley (on Leeds to Huddersfield line), Leeds
Trivia: Elland Road was used in the film "The King;s Speech" as a double for Wembley Stadium (as well as Bradford's Rugby League Odsall Stadium)
Website: www.
Match attended: Leeds United vs Southend United 2-0 (Championship) 28/10/2006

Capacity: 32,312 (all seated)
Nickname: The Foxes
Colours: Blue shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2002
Famous Fans: Lembit Opik
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Leicester
Trivia:
Match attended: Leicester City vs Southend United 1-0 (Championship) 26/8/2006

Liverpool - Anfield
Capacity: 54,074 (all seated)
Nickname: The Reds
Colours: Red shirts and shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1884
Famous Fans: John Peel (RIP), Cilla Black, Johnny Vegas, Roy Castle (RIP), Mike Myers, Jimmy Tarbuck, Daniel Craig and not forgetting ....... Gerry Marsden
Mascot: Little Liver
Nearest railway station: Sandhills (on the Liverpool to Southport/Ormskirk line)
Trivia: Anfield was originally the ground of Everton FC
!st match attended: Liverpool vs Southampton 3-2 (Division 1) 10/3/1973
Last match attended: Liverpool vs Man City 3-0 (Premiership) 11/4/2011

Manchester City - Ethiad Stadium
Capacity: 55,097 (all seated)
Nickname: City or the Citizens
Colours: Sky Blue shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2002
Famous Fans: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher
Mascot: Moonchester
Nearest railway stations: Ashburys, Manchester Piccadilly Nearest Metrolink Station: Ethiad Campus
Trivia: The ground was originally the athletics stadium used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Match attended: Man City vs Liverpool 3-0 (Premiership) 23/8/10

Manchester United - Old Trafford
Capacity: 74,879 (all seated)
Nickname: The Red Devils
Colours: Red shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1910
Famous Fans: Mick Hucknall, Eamon Holmes, Angus Deaton
Mascot:
Nearest Metrolink stations: Old Trafford. Pomona, Exchange Quay
Trivia: Until recently the ground had its own dedicated railway station called "Manchester United FC Halt"
Match attended: England vs Greece 2-2 (World Cup) 6/10/2001

Capacity: 52,405 (all seated)
Nickname: The Magpies
Colours: Black & white striped shirts, black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1892
Famous Fans: Jimmy Nail, Brian Johnson, Tim Healy, Tony Blair, Robson Green, Ant & Dec
Mascot: Monty Magpie
Nearest Metro/railway stations: St James, Monument (Metro), Newcastle Central (Railway)
Trivia:
Match attended: Newcastle United vs Scunthorpe United 3-1 (Championship) 17/3/2010

Capacity: 27,244 (all seated)
Nickname: The Canaries
Colours: Yellow shirts, green shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1935
Famous Fans: Delia Smith
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Norwich
Trivia:
1st match attended: Norwich vs Preston North End 2-0 (League Division One) 4/5/2003
Last match attended: Norwich vs Southend United 0-0 (Championship) 26/12/2006

Capacity: 32,505 (all seated)
Nickname: The Saints
Colours: Red & white striped shirts, black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2001
Famous Fans:
Mascot:
Nearest railway stations: Southampton, St Denys
Trivia:
Match attended: Southampton vs Southend United 4-1 (Championship) 6/5/2007

Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Capacity: 62,062 (all seated)
Nickname: Spurs
Colours: White shirts and black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2019
Famous Fans:
Mascot:
Nearest railway stations: White Hart Lane, Northumberland Avenue
Trivia: The pitch can be retracted to allow an artificial surface to be used for American football matches
Match attended: still to do

Watford - Vicarage Road
Capacity: 21,577 (all seated)
Nickname: The Hornets
Colours: Yellow shirts, red shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1922
Famous Fans: Elton John
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Watford High Street
Trivia: Watford FC used to have its own railway station, Watford Stadium Halt, which was on the Watford Junction to Croxley Green line. It opened in 1982 and closed in 2003. It only opened on match days.
Match attended: Watford vs Crewe 0-1 (League Division 1) 2/3/2002

Capacity: 60,000 (all seated)
Nickname: The Irons
Colours: Sky Blue & claret shirts, white shorts
Year Ground Opened: 2016
Famous Fans: Steve Harris, Ray Winstone
Mascot:
Nearest railway stations: Stratford London, Stratford International, Hackney Wick (London Overground)
Nearest Underground stations: Stratford (Central & Jubilee Line)
Nearest Docklands stations: Stratford / Stratford International / Pudding Mill Lane
Match attended: West Ham vs Accrington Stanley 1-0 (EFL Cup 3rd round) 21/9/2016

Wolverhampton Wanderers - Molineux
Capacity: 31,700
Nickname: Wolves
Colours: Orange shirts and black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1889
Famous Fans: Noddy Holder
Mascot:
Nearest railway station: Wolverhampton
Trivia: Between 1984 and 1986 they were relegated four times in succession from the old 1st Division down to the 4th Division.
Match attended: Wolves vs Southend United (League Cup) 20/8/2009
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