Top 10 smallest stadiums in EFL League One | OneFootball

FLW has taken a look at the top ten smallest stadiums in League One ahead of the 2026-27 season.

The 2026-27 League One season is set to be as enthralling as ever with some exceptionally big names having dropped in to make it even more competitive.

Lincoln City and Cardiff City gained automatic promotion from the third-tier last season, with Bolton Wanderers getting themselves back in the Championship via the play-offs.

Despite the loss of the size of those clubs, in particular Cardiff and Bolton, some giants from the Championship have replaced them with Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as Oxford United, succumbing to second-tier relegation last season.

Bromley were the surprise package across the EFL last season as they gained promotion alongside Cambridge United and Milton Keynes Dons from League Two, with Notts County also getting themselves up.

The King Power Stadium and Hillsborough are the two biggest grounds in the division, with Hillsborough approaching 40,000 capacity and Leicester above 32,000 – while Stadium: MK is the other ground above 30,000.

There are some other storied grounds, too, but the variety of the division also leaves space for some real old-fashioned and smaller stadiums – which we have taken a look at here.

10 ? ? Kenilworth Road (Luton Town) – 12,056

Astonishingly, the tenth smallest stadium in League One was hosting Premier League football as recently as 2024 with Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road coming in with a capacity of just 12,056.

The Hatters have played their football at Kenilworth Road since 1905, having initially played at Dallow Lane and then Dunstable Road in the opening 20 year of their history.

The building of a new ground is in the process with Luton set to move into the Power Court Stadium, which will hold 25,000 spectators, for the 2028-29 campaign.

9 ? ? Edgeley Park (Stockport County) – 10,852

Ninth on the list is Stockport County’s home ground of Edgeley Park, which holds just short of 11,000 people on Hardcastle Road in Stockport.

The Hatters, as they are also nicknamed, moved into the ground in 1902 after initially playing their football at Green Lane.

Edgeley Park has also been used as a venue for rugby, with Stockport RFC playing there between 1891 and 1903 and Sale Sharks using the ground between 2003 and 2012 before their move to the CorpAcq Stadium.

8 ? ? Adams Park (Wycombe Wanderers) – 10,446

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Wycombe Wanderers began their life at Loakes Park but moved to Adams Park in 1990, with Adams Park the eighth smallest ground in League One at just short of ten and a half thousand for its capacity.

The Chairboys have previously shared the ground with Rugby Union outfit the London Wasps between 2002 and 2014, as well as Reading FC’s women side between 2016 and 2020.

7 ? ? Field Mill (Mansfield Town) – 10,022

Originally built in 1850, Mansfield Town eventually came to occupy Field Mill after the First World War, with the ground renovated between 1999 and 2001.

The Stags shared the ground with the now defunct rugby league outfit the Mansfield Marksman in the mid-1980s but have otherwise had sole ownership of the ground – which is the last of the stadiums with a capacity in the five figures.

6 ? ? Brisbane Road (Leyton Orient) – 9,271

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Brisbane Road was previously the home of amateur football team Leyton, of the area, before becoming the home of Leyton Orient in 1937.

There was once a suggestion that The O’s could move into the London Stadium after the 2012 Summer Olympics but they have instead remained at Brisbane Road, which has also been the home of the Tottenham Hotspur Women side since 2022.

5 ? ? Plough Lane (AFC Wimbledon) – 9,215

The original Plough Lane was the home of Wimbledon FC between 1912 and 1991 before Wimbledon began a ground-share at Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace.

Wimbledon had the intention of finding a home in and around the area of Merton but none was found before the controversial relocation of the club to Milton Keynes and the formation of Milton Keynes Dons, with phoenix club AFC Wimbledon beginning their time by moving into Kingsmeadow Stadium in Kingston.

AFC Wimbledon always wanted to return to Merton and eventually did so in 2020 with The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Plough Lane in Wimbledon. The ground is shared with their women’s team, as well as both the London Broncos and the London Warriors, with Chelsea’s women’s side also playing some matches there this year.

4 ? ? Abbey Stadium (Cambridge United) – 7,937

At just short of a capacity of 8,000 people, Cambridge United’s Abbey Stadium is the fourth smallest ground in League One, following the U’s automatic promotion from League Two last season.

Cambridge were formed in 1912 and spent the first 20 years of their existence moving around from ground to ground in Cambridge before settling in at The Abbey in 1932. Cambridge’s feeder club, Cambridge Regional College, also used the ground between 2006 and 2014.

3 ? ? Broadhall Way (Stevenage) – 7,318

Stevenage have knocked on the door of the play-offs in League One for a couple of seasons now, despite having one of the smallest grounds in the division.

Broadhall Way has been the home of The Boro since 1980, having previously Stevenage Athletic, who went bust in 1976. Stevenage Town, the predecessor before both Athletic and the current club, also played their games there from 1961 to 1968 before they, too, folded.

2 ? ? Pirelli Stadium (Burton) – 6,912

Burton Albion played their football at Eton Park until they moved to the Pirelli Stadium in 2005. The stadium being named after the Italian tyre manufacturer of the same name.

The ground also hosts Leicester City’s women’s team and provided the stadium for Derby County reserves in the 2007-08 campaign.

1 ? ? Hayes Lane (Bromley) – 6,100

The smallest ground in League One is the newest ground that will host League One football, following Bromley’s historic League Two title-winning campaign last season.

Bromley have played at Hayes Lane, which holds just over 6,000 people, since 1938, with the ground having been renovated in both 2019 and 2025.

The ground has fewer than 2,000 seats within it and will certainly help to mix things up for teams such as Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday. The London City Lionesses share their ground with Bromley, with Crystal Palace’s women’s team having played there between 2014 and 2023. Cray Wanderers also moved out after a 26-year stint in 2024.