Home / Venues / Hillsborough

Name
Hillsborough

Thumb




Next Event
Sheffield Weds vs Leganes
Sat 03 Aug 2024 12:00

Established
0 (2023 years old)

Capacity
39,732

Build Cost


Architect


Country
England

Location
Owlerton, Sheffield, England

Timezone


Coordinates

Logo


Upcoming

03/08	Sheffield We	-	Leganes		12:00pm
11/08	Sheffield We	-	Plymouth		3:00pm
23/08	Sheffield We	-	Leeds		7:00pm
14/09	Sheffield We	-	QPR		2:00pm
28/09	Sheffield We	-	West Brom		11:30am

Past Events

27/04	Sheffield We	3 - 0	West Brom
13/04	Sheffield We	1 - 1	Stoke
09/04	Sheffield We	2 - 2	Norwich
29/03	Sheffield We	1 - 1	Swansea
08/03	Sheffield We	0 - 2	Leeds
05/03	Sheffield We	1 - 0	Plymouth
24/02	Sheffield We	2 - 1	Bristol City
09/02	Sheffield We	2 - 0	Birmingham
31/01	Sheffield We	0 - 0	Watford
26/01	Sheffield We	1 - 1	Coventry

Description
Available in:

Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England has been the home ground of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. since opening in 1899. It is a 39,732 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the largest club ground in England outside of the Premier League. It is located in the Sheffield suburb of Owlerton and takes its name from the parliamentary constituency in which it lies.

Although the ground has received little investment since Euro 1996, it is still regarded as "a beautiful ground oozing character." It has two large two-tiered stands and two large single-tiered stands, all of them covered. All four stands are of a similar capacity with the South Stand being the largest and the West stand (used for away fans) the smallest. Only one corner of the ground is filled, between the West and North Stands. This area, known as the North West corner, is uncovered and is only used for visiting supporters when the West Stand's upper and lower tiers are full. On the other corner of the West Stand is an electronic scoreboard.

On 15 April 1989, the ground was the scene of the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final. This led to a series of safety improvements at the ground and other stadia around the country, including the requirement for top clubs to have all-seater stadia and the withdrawal of perimeter fencing.

Plans by the club to renovate the stadium and expand capacity to 44,825 have been approved by Sheffield City Council with the aim of hosting World Cup matches. The stadium previously played host to World Cup and European Championship football in 1966 and 1996 respectively.


Tennants

Sheffield Weds

Fanart



Other Links