Top 15 football stadiums in the UK every football fan must go to once in their life | OneFootball

There are hundreds of stadiums in England, Scotland and Wales, so here are fifteen that every fan should experience at least once in their lives.

There are literally hundreds of football grounds in the UK in total that you could visit, but here are 15 that every fan should experience at least once.

One of the greatest strengths of football in the United Kingdom is its depth. There are thousands of clubs, ranging from the very biggest, who play in front of crowds of over 60,000 in some of the most modern stadiums in Europe, to the smallest, who play for the love of the game, often in front of new to no spectators whatsoever.

That diversity is reflected in the stadiums that they use. At the top end of the professional game, there was widespread modernisation as a result of The Taylor Report, which was released as a result of the Hillsborough disaster and which recommended all-seater stadiums, and a greater emphasis on safety has spread right the way through the game.

With all of this in mind, here are 15 stadiums of varying sizes which all supporters should try to visit, should they get the opportunity to. With capacities which range from 7,000 to 90,000, they demonstrate that when it comes to the homes of British football, there really is something for everyone.

15 ? ? New Cathkin Park - Glasgow

With the Glasgow stadiums of Ibrox, Celtic Park and Hampden Park being three of the biggest and most historic grounds in the UK, all are worthy of a visit should you get the opportunity for the atmospheres alone, but New Cathkin Park offers something truly unique.

Situated just a few hundred yards from Hampden on the south side of the city, New Cathkin Park was the home of Scottish League club Third Lanark until 1967, but when that club went bust and folded, the club's stadium New Cathkin Park - which held 50,000 at the height of its powers - became derelict.

Over time, the stands were stripped away, but part of the terracing remained, although this was reclaimed by nature over time. Eventually it became a municipal park with a pitch at its centre and the remains of the surrounding terraces on three sides of the ground which were never demolished surrounding it.

In September 2025, it was designated as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland in September 2025. Visiting it offers a rare opportunity to take in the ghostly atmosphere of a stadium which was once one of the biggest in the country.

14 ? ? The Recreation Ground - Aldershot Town

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Situated in a public park and with a railway station just yards from its entrance, National League club Aldershot Town's Recreation Ground is an excellent way to experience an old school football atmosphere. The ground holds just 7,100 people, and more than half of that capacity is taken up with the East Bank [pictured], a large, barrel-roofed terrace which runs behind one goal.

With away supporters segregated in one corner of the terrace, this covered terrace offers a unique match-day experience, albeit one that used to be commonplace the length and breadth of the country. If you're not coming from the station, the approach to the away end, through woodland to the east side of the stadium, also makes for a unique way to arrive at a ground.

13 ? ? Deepdale - Preston North End

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Only two of the original twelve members of the Football League still play at the same ground as they did when the League started in 1888, and Preston North End's Deepdale was one of them, as the home of its first champions.

Playing under two-points-for-a-win, Preston dropped just one point all season, from a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at the start of November. But ironically, those playing at the time wouldn't even have been aware of this. The League's rules were not completely formalised until the end of that month, when it was confirmed that two points would be awarded for a win and one for a draw.

Almost 140 years on, Deepdale is a very different place now to then. Significant renovation was carried out upon it from the late 1990s on, but the ground retains its nods to history, with legendary winger Tom Finney's face picked out in the seats of the stand named for him and a sculpture based on the celebrated photograph of him entitled The Splash! outside.

12 ? ? The Den - Millwall

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When relocating from The Old Den to The New Den in 1993, Millwall were only moving about a quarter of a mile, but their new home, with its four angular stands, couldn't look much more different to the old one.

But Millwall away remains as bracing a Saturday out as ever. Getting off the train at South Bermondsey railway station, away fans are funneled along a pathway before being deposited at The Den's away turnstiles. They remain in the top ten for the most arrests in English football for 2025-26, but the number of banning orders for last season fell from 50 to 37, the lowest since 2022.

Although it remains as intimidating a venue as ever, it was planned that entrance and exit into the ground would minimise the risk of crowd trouble before and after matches. It's certainly an easier journey than the old ground, which was in the middle of a rabbit warren of small streets in which it was extremely easy to get lost.

11 ? ? Easter Road - Hibernian

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Edinburgh might not be as fanatical a football city as Glasgow, but a trip to Easter Road, the home of SPFL club Hibernian, is worth a visit for the views alone.

Behind one goal, you can see Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano which is one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. At the other, you can see Leith Docks, which are home to the Royal Yacht Britannia.

​​​​​​Like most other Scottish clubs, Hibernian sit very much in the shadow of Celtic and Rangers, but a rendition of the club song Sunshine On Leith after a big home win remains one of Scottish football's never-to-be-forgotten experiences.

10 ? ? Kenilworth Road - Luton Town

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When Luton Town were promoted to the Premier League in 2023, the top flight's global fanbase were taken aback to see Kenilworth Road, and in particular the entrance to the Oak Road Stand, where fans are required to go through an entrance built into the row of houses and up a flight of stairs to get in. With one side made up entirely of executive boxes, there is no other ground in England quite like it.

But those wanting to make the trip will need to get their skates on. Ground broke on the club's new 25,000-capacity Power Court stadium in January 2026, and it's expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2028-29 season, leaving just two more years before the club leave the home they've had since 1905.

An aerial shot of Kenilworth Road demonstrates why Luton had to leave. Hemmed in on three sides by densely packed housing and on the other by the Luton-Dunstable busway, redeveloping the stadium in its current location was effectively impossible.

9 ? ? Goodison Park - Everton Women

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When Everton confirmed that they were moving to the Hill-Dickinson Stadium in 2025, it was widely expected that Goodison Park would be demolished, but those who want to take in one of the great historical homes of English football were in luck when the club confirmed that, rather than demolishing it, the club would continue to use it as the home for their women's team.

Goodison Park only came about as a result of a dispute which brought their bitter rivals. They'd been the original tenants at Anfield before falling out with their landlord John Houlding over rent increases, leaving in 1892. Stuck with an empty stadium and no-one playing in it, Houlding formed Liverpool FC to play there instead.

Goodison Park also retains a stand built by the noted civil engineer Archibald Leach, and it hosted all three of Brazil's group matches at the 1966 World Cup, as well as the semi-final between West Germany and the Soviet Union. The seats are cramped and the views from some parts of it are ghastly, but few other grounds in the world have quite the history.

8 ? ? The Accu Stadium - Huddersfield Town

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Most of the stadiums on this list so far have erred towards the traditional, but The Accu Stadium is far from that. More than thirty years after its completion, its distinctive curved roofs give Huddersfield Town's home a space age look, even well into the 21st century.

When the stadium opened in 1994, only the two side stands were completed. The South Stand was opened in December 1994, while construction on the North Stand began in 1996, being completed in 1998. Despite this, the Royal Institute of British Architects voted it their Building of the Year in 1995.

7 ? ? The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Tottenham Hotspur

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Built at a staggering cost of a billion pounds, The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium certainly didn't come cheap, but with a capacity of almost 63,000 and with the potential to transform the club's financial position in the long-term, few Spurs fans would argue that it wasn't worth it.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is built on the site of the original White Hart Lane, and it's sleek plate glass and silver exterior is impossible to miss if you're walking up from Seven Sisters underground station, and once inside it's majestic, with a large golden cockerel on a ball jutting out over the pitch at one end and a huge single tier stand which was inspired by the "Yellow Wall" at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund.

The pitch can be slid out to be replaced by an NFL pitch, which has also made it the home of American football in England, but The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium marries the traditions and history of the club to the cutting edge of stadium design.

6 ? ? The Racecourse Ground - Wrexham

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As the host of the first ever Wales international against Scotland in 1877 (they lost 2-0), The Racecourse Ground - Y Cae Ras in Welsh - in Wrexham is the oldest international football stadium in the world that's still in use.

By the 21st century, the ground was in a state of disrepair as various parties fought for ownership of it, but the sale of the club to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021 has transformed the club's fortunes, with them ascending from the National League to the Championship in successive seasons.

Redevelopment is coming to The Racecourse Ground, despite the club having missed out on a play-off place last season. A new stand is being built at the moment, and when it's completed the capacity of the stadium will be increased from 10,700 to over 16,000.