The match finished 20 to "The Three". Ex-England international Guppy is also the first player to win a final at both stadia (with Wycombe Wanderers and Leicester City in the old Wembley, then Stevenage Borough in the new one). F1 revenue boosted to $2.5 billion in 2022 amid record fan attendance. [28] GMB Union leader Steve Kelly said that the problem had been caused by the pipes not being properly laid, and that the repair would take months. Wembley is best known for hosting football matches, having hosted the FA Cup Final annually as well as numerous England International fixtures. The first act to perform at the venue was Bruce Springsteen, who played his first show at the new stadium on 15 June. [117] Bon Jovi, the last act to perform at the original Wembley, were scheduled to be the first artists to perform at the new Wembley but the late completion of the stadium saw the concerts relocated to the National Bowl and the KC Stadium. [95] The Ireland versus Romania match one week later improved this record again to 89,267. [23], Prior to the 1923 Wembley stadium, international football games had been played by England at various stadia. [49] Angus Campbell, the chief architect, also said that an aim was for the pitch to be in sunlight during matches played between 3pm and 5pm from the beginning of May to the end of June, when the FA and World Cups would be played. Event-wise, it has carried on the legacy of the old Wembley, hosting the FA Cup Final and many other sporting . While the hosts came out on top, courtesy of a thrilling extra-time goal from Chloe Kelly, it was an occasion that could prove to be a major turning point for women's football. Ronnie Henry is the first ever player to lift a competitive club trophy at the new Wembley. It was originally intended to demolish the stadium at the end of the Exhibition, but it was saved at the suggestion of Sir James Stevenson, a Scot who was chairman of the organising committee for the Empire Exhibition. It was the first sport Sir Arthur Elvin introduced to the stadium. (Record home attendance in English football) . Fury and Whyte have a shared rival in former multiple title-holder Anthony Joshua, and their countryman took part in the last boxing night at Wembley Stadium, scoring a seismic knockdown win over hall-of-famer Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 stunned supporters. The Women's Euro 2022 final at Wembley Stadium will set a new attendance record after 53,000 tickets are pre-sold a year before the event. Chelsea were the last winners of the cup final at the old Wembley and the first winners at the new. [96] Although the 90,000 seat Wembley was the largest stadium used during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the World Cup Final was held at the 82,000 seat Twickenham Stadium, the traditional home of the tournament's host, England's Rugby Football Union. The pits were located in the tunnel at the eastern end of the stadium. [98] Between the opening of the new Wembley Stadium in 2007 and 2019 Wembley hosted games during the NFL regular season. [106] At 9:30am ET, the Detroit-Atlanta game was the earliest kick off in NFL history and gave fans a unique four game window on this day. [35], In the sport of rugby league, the RFL held its Challenge Cup Final at Wembley from 1929 onwards. Brentford striker Ivan Toney has requested England's Football Association (FA) conduct a leak inquiry following British media reports about a confidential hearing into his alleged breaches of betting rules and the possible ban he faces. At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site. The Wembley Lions returned in 1946 and operated in the top flight until the end of the 1956 season winning a number of League titles. UEFA have confirmed that a record breaking 487,683 people have already attended Women's Euro 2022 ahead of Sunday's . Manchester United beat Newcastle 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final and pictures of their changing room celebrations have been released. The official attendance is often quoted as 126,047. Barcelona vs Real Madrid, March 30, 2022 - 91,553. This match cost England qualification to Euro 2008 and head coach Steve McClaren his job. ATTENDANCE. The first English player to score in a full-scale match was David Bentley with a free kick in the same game. First game. The judge criticised both sides for allowing the case to reach court, pointing out that total costs were 22million, including 1million for photocopying. The move to Wembley allowed many more fans to watch the annual music event which has previously lasted over 5 hours with more than 15 performers. [12] Two partially retractable roof structures over the east and west ends of the stadium can be opened to allow sunlight and aid pitch growth. In 2014, One Direction played to 246,000 people over three sold-out shows at Wembley on 68 June as part of their Where We Are Tour. The final score was 2727. Record attendance. A UEFA tournament record. Before the new Wembley opened in 2007, smaller crowds also crammed into the former incarnation of the stadium, watching the likes of Muhammad Ali and Frank Bruno over the decades. Acts who played at Wembley Stadium include: Cecil Freeman Gregg's crime novel Tragedy at Wembley (Methuen, 1936) sees his detective character Inspector Cuthbert Higgins investigate a murder at the stadium. Wembley has also hosted two European Cup Winners' Cup finals: in 1965, when West Ham United defeated 1860 Munich, and in 1993, when Parma defeated Royal Antwerp. Biggest women's football attendances: 1. The United States Football League also played an exhibition game there on 21 July 1984 between the Philadelphia Stars and Tampa Bay Bandits. 21. [78] Due to adjustments of the 2020 final caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, it will stage the following season's final instead. In all, the stadium hosted five European Cup finals, unbeaten record in the continent's top football tournament until the inauguration of the new basin of the same name, which took place in 2007. These are called Green Car Park and Red Car Park, respectively. [120] Wembley hosted Take That Present: The Circus Live for four nights in summer 2009. In April 2010, the pitch was again criticised following the FA Cup semi-finals, during which the players found it difficult to keep their footing and the surface cut up despite the dry conditions. [57], Multiplex also took the original steel contractor, Cleveland Bridge, to court claiming 38million[58] compensation for costs resulting from Cleveland Bridge withdrawing from the project. England were defeated 01 by Germany, with Dietmar Hamann scoring the last goal at the original Wembley. The new Wembley was the largest stadium in Great Britain at the time of its opening in 2007, with a seating capacity of 90,000. The 1953 FA Cup Final between Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers was dubbed the "Matthews Final" after Blackpool's winger Stanley Matthews. [14], Between 1936 and 1960 Wembley hosted all of the first 15 finals of the Speedway World Championship. The overall attendance record for the Women's European Championship has been broken by the 2022 edition - and there's still 15 games to go. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the worlds largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. It later played host to a number of concerts and events, most notably the British leg of Live Aid, which featured such acts as David Bowie, Queen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, The Who, Dire Straits and U2, held at the stadium on 13 July 1985. Record Average Attendance 56,299 Season 1947-48 (Division Two) Football League Champions 1904-05; 1906-07; 1908-09; 1926-27 FA Cup Winners [112] The contest was held in front of a crowd of 80,000 spectators, a British post-war attendance record for a boxing event, surpassing the crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium when it hosted Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano in May 2008. In October 2005, Sports Minister Richard Caborn announced: "They say the Cup Final will be there, barring six feet of snow or something like that". It is owned by a subsidiary of the Football Association and is used for football (soccer), rugby, and . [83] The stadium was also used to host the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, albeit reserved only for the final on 31 July 2022, where England also reached the final, won the game against Germany 21 to bring England first ever major European honour. It has hosted an individual club's home matches on two other occasions, in 1930, when Leyton Orient played two home Third Division South matches while their Lea Bridge Stadium was undergoing urgent remedial works;[27] and in 193031 for eight matches by non-League Ealing A.F.C. [122], Muse returned to Wembley Stadium on 10 and 11 September 2010 as part of their Resistance Tour to a sell-out crowd, having previously played there in June 2007. The final of the 1999 Challenge Cup was the last to be played at the stadium and was attended by 73,242 fans, with the annual fixture moving to other grounds (Murrayfield Stadium, Millennium Stadium and Twickenham) before returning to the new Wembley upon its completion in 2007. The FA Cup final was played there in April or May until 2000 (excluding the 1970 replay when Chelsea beat Leeds United at Old Trafford). However, the home side retreated after the opener and allowed Germany back into the final. In 1992, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) drew a sellout of 80,355 when SummerSlam was hosted at Wembley Stadium. The first defeat was in the play off for the Euro 2000 qualifiers in November 1999, but England still went through as they won the other leg 20 at Hampden Park. . The stadium also hosted NFL London Games until 2019 and was also the temporary home of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur between August 2017 and March 2019, while White Hart Lane was being demolished and their new stadium was constructed. And proceeded to sing about some of Wembley's great moments, its history from the Twin Towers to present day arch. One week later, rock band The Killers performed their biggest headline show at the venue on 22 June. The match was a 20 victory for Bolton Wanderers, with David Jack scoring the first ever goal at Wembley.[21]. . [40] The pitch was cut up during the game, which was blamed by some[41] as the reason England did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2008. [36] The primary reason for the sliding roof was to avoid shading the pitch, as grass demands direct sunlight to grow effectively. [14], The electric scoreboard and the all-encircling roof, made from aluminium and translucent glass, were added in 1963.[15]. The Dutchman oversaw a commanding victory as first-half goals from Casemiro and Marcus Rashford were enough to defeat Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley could have set a new record attendance for women's club football in this country, were it not for an embarrassing footnote: the men's game conspired to hold it back. [46] Despite the pitch's condition, UEFA allowed a Champions League leg to be played at Wembley on 9 November 2018 with Tottenham hosting Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. [51][52] In an attempt to recoup some of those losses, the firm initiated a number of legal cases against its sub-contractors and consultants. [132] The three-night sellout stand was the highest-grossing engagement of the year, winning the Spice Girls the 2019 Billboard Live Music Award for Top Boxscore. In 2011, International rugby league returned to Wembley for the first time since 1997 when Wales lost to New Zealand 036[89] and Australia beat host nation England 3620[90] in the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations. and the Jacksonville Jaguars, put forward an offer to purchase Wembley Stadium from the FA. In 1971, it again hosted the final, between Ajax and Panathinaikos, and once more in 1978, this time between Liverpool and Club Brugge, another in 1992, when Barcelona played Sampdoria. The stadium has a circumference of 1km (0.62mi). [42] The opening meeting was in 1927. [108] The two Jacksonville Jaguars games which were scheduled to be played in autumn 2020, were cancelled in May 2020 meaning that the Jaguars played consecutive annual games at Wembley only until 2019. at Old Trafford broke the individual . The pitch was surrounded by wooden beams and little damage was caused.[41]. Queen: The Definitive Biography. The stadium was used during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, during which it hosted two pool matches: The 89,019 crowd for the New Zealand versus Argentina game set a new record attendance for a Rugby World Cup game. This game ended 30. In the first week of July 2007, two large charity concerts were held at the new Wembley stadium, the Concert for Diana, a memorial concert to commemorate ten years since the death of Princess Diana and celebrating what would have been her 46th birthday, and Live Earth, a concert hosted at Wembley as part of the Live Earth Foundation, committed to combatting climate change. The official Wembley Stadium website had announced that the stadium would be open for public viewing for local residents of Brent on 3 March 2007, however this was delayed by two weeks and instead happened on 17 March. [111], On 31 May 2014, Wembley Stadium hosted its first boxing event, featuring the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves for the WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles. The increasing interest in the world championship was reflected in a claimed overall fan attendance of 5.7 million, which represents a rise of 36% since . Even by the standards of their country's national stadium, the bout has attracted a huge attendance as WBC champion Fury fights in England for the first time since 2018, against the power-punching Londoner. [60], In April 2018, Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham F.C. Attendance 12,949 (2166 . The Olympics meant that no concerts took place at Wembley in summer 2012, with other big shows taking place elsewhere. [73], The Twin Towers of Wembley Stadium (2002), BriSCA Formula One The first 50 years 19542004 Keith Barber p178179. Ben Miller is a content producer for The Sporting News. Our attendance figure of 83,222 against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, connected by EE, set a new record mark on three fronts. A little closer to Wembley, almost 150,000 saw fierce rivals Scotland and England meet at Glasgow's Hampden Park in 1937. The gig was Green Day's biggest audience yet with over 90,000. The "Wembley Stadium Protective Parking Scheme" sets a boundary in which parking on street is restricted to only those that hold an event day parking permit. United's sale is likely to break the record for a sport clubs, as the Denver Broncos currently hold that record after the NFL franchise was sold for $4.6billion last year. [24] In 1956 and 1971, it was the venue of the home matches of the Great Britain national football team for the qualification matches to the Summer Olympic Games against Bulgaria.[25]. [86] The first rugby league team to win a game at the new Wembley Stadium, were Normanton Freeston. [133] June also saw two sold-out shows by Fleetwood Mac's new line-up. [55][56] Mott MacDonald issued a counter-claim for unpaid fees of 250,000. The new Wembley witnessed the record attendance for a live music event in the UK when pop artist Adele boomed out ballads to 98,000 people in 2017. However, after the match, every event, apart from the 1982 replay,[17] was ticketed. The 1995 World Cup Final between England and Australia was also played at Wembley with 66,540 spectators watching Australia win 168. The record attendance was set during an FA Cup Final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City on May 17, 2008, when 89,874 people watched the game. [42], Wembley's owners' refusal to cancel the regular greyhound racing meant that the match between Uruguay and France in the 1966 FIFA World Cup was played at White City.[42]. When the stadium was rebuilt no locomotive or carriage (or stone circle) was found, though the foundations of Watkin's tower were. Delays to the construction project started as far back as 2003. 2017: Adele hits new high - Adele's concert on 28 June is attended by 98,000 fans, a stadium record for a UK music event. To alleviate the impact of vehicular traffic on the local residents and businesses, Brent Council have introduced a number of measures in relation to on street parking and to access restrictions of roads that surround the stadium. Tonight's attendance is not a record for a women's match in England which remains the crowd of 80,203 which witnessed the 2012 London Olympic final between the United States and Japan at Wembley . [22] It featured a hat-trick by Blackpool's Stan Mortensen in his side's 43 win, with Matthews almost single-handedly turning the match around for Blackpool, who had trailed 31 to Bolton Wanderers before fighting back to win the match. The 62-year-old was in attendance at Wembley for United's Carabao Cup win over Newcastle, sitting alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. These events cover the sports of football, rugby league and American Football. In 2007, the cup final returned to its traditional home after the rebuilding of Wembley. [28], In March 1998, Arsenal made a bid to purchase Wembley in hope of gaining a larger stadium to replace their Highbury ground, which had a capacity of less than 40,000 and was unsuitable for expansion. The bands performing are: GUYS15 / Budung. This left the grass turf in poor condition for the FA Cup Final a week later.[46]. [87] The first official try at the renovated Wembley was scored by James Roby of St Helens, although Luke Metcalfe of Castleford High School scored the first try in the schools game that took place before the 2007 Challenge Cup final.[88]. The first concert at the new stadium was given by George Michael on 9 June 2007. That colossal total is comfortably eclipsed by the first ever game at the old Wembley, when kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes because some of the . [18] This is known as the White Horse Final. The tournament opener at Old Trafford broke the individual attendance record for the Womens Euros, with 68,871 watching England beat the Netherlands. . Ed Sheeran. [43] After the 2010 FA Cup Final, Chelsea captain John Terry said, "The pitch ruined the final. Demolition officially began on 30 September 2002, with the Twin Towers being dismantled in December 2002. That colossal total is comfortably eclipsed by the first ever game at the old Wembley, when kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes because some of the estimated 126,000 crowd spilled onto the pitch before Bolton Wanderers beat West Ham United 2-0 in the 1923 FA Cup final. Jackson, Laura (2002). [70] The first official match involving professional players was England U21s vs Italy U21s on 24 March 2007, which finished 33. The stadium's first turf was cut by King George V, and it was first opened to the public on 28 April 1923. [114] In 2018, Joshua returned to Wembley to face Alexander Povetkin for the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. Another first was recorded in 2014 as three regular season NFL games were played at Wembley. Wembley has had a long association with American football. In 1949 the France national rugby league team became the first French national team of any sport to win at Wembley. The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. Advertisement . It was also the venue for Arsenal's home Champions League matches in 199899 and 19992000. [25][26] In February 2006 these worries were confirmed, with the FA moving the game to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. On some football event dates, opposing team supporters have been separated into the two different car parks. ENGLAND'S sensational Wembley win broke the record . The semi-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup were played at Wembley Stadium where defending champions New Zealand beat England 2018, and eventual tournament champions Australia defeated Fiji 640. Before the first meeting the Wembley groundsman threatened to resign over possible damage to the hallowed turf. A huge crowd attended the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium (Image: Getty Images) It may come as a shock that the lowest stadium attendance on the list was at the home of football. Tottenham . 01/03/2023. Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association (the FA), whose headquarters are in the stadium, through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). In April 1970 this show jumping event was held at Wembley Stadium. Stoke City team news: Estupinan and March out, Welbeck back . The new Wembley witnessed the record attendance for a live music event in the UK when pop artist Adele boomed out ballads to 98,000 people in 2017. Estimates of the number of fans in attendance range from 240,000[19] to well over 300,000. ENGLAND'S sensational Wembley win broke the record for the biggest European Championships match attendance ever. First known as the "British Empire Exhibition Stadium"[4] or simply "Empire Stadium", it was built by Sir Robert McAlpine[5] for the British Empire Exhibition[6] of 1924 (extended to 1925). [100] The first touchdown scored at Wembley was on a run by Giants' quarterback Eli Manning. Arsenal's record attendance is 73,707 for a Champions League group game against Lens at Wembley Stadium on 25 November 1998 - The Gunners used the old Wembley to stage Champions League games . Wembley hosted World Bowl '91 the inaugural World Bowl where the Monarchs defeated the Barcelona Dragons 210. Despite regularly being used for World Championship and other British championship meetings, Wembley long had a reputation as a track that was difficult to pass on which often led to processional racing. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. The current record, 49,504, was set during a USA-Portugal Friendly in Philadelphia in August 2019) Some England national team records could also be broken, depending on just how many fans show up. In 1966, it was the leading venue of the FIFA World Cup. 16-year-old Mia Brookes wins gold to become Great . 1926 A topsy-turvy year for the Blues - manager-less City become first Manchester side to play at Wembley (FA Cup runners-up), record the highest Manchester derby victory (6-1 at Old Trafford) . [109] A new agreement was reached in 2022 which would see Jacksonville continue to host annual games for three years until 2024. The stadium had gone into liquidation after it was pronounced "financially unviable". The construction of the stadium was managed by Australian company Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. Wales played their Five Nations and autumn international home matches at Wembley (as Twickenham Stadium would not accommodate them) while Cardiff Arms Park was being rebuilt as the Millennium Stadium in the late 1990s (a deal reciprocated for FA Cups during the construction of the new Wembley Stadium). The second FA Cup final held at the new stadium took place on 17 May 2008, with Portsmouth winning the title 10 against Cardiff City; Nwankwo Kanu scored the only goal. The official record attendance for an FA Cup Final is 126,047, which was set in 1923 at the old Wembley Stadium in London . NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's historic multi-goal streak hits 5, NBA roundup: Suns win in Kevin Durant's debut, Reporting by Adam Millington However, the bid was later abandoned in favour of building the 60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium, which was opened in 2006. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. It hosted another nine World Finals before the last one at Wembley took place in 1981 in front of 92,500 fans, just shy of the venue's record speedway attendance of 95,000 set at the 1938 World Final.[40]. Most early internationals (including the first ever international football match (1870)) were played at The Oval, which opened in 1845 as the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club and would in 1880 host the first Test match played in England. F1 noted that its key measure of primary revenue rose 14% from $1.850bn to $2.107bn . Official crowd; 126,000. [39], Motorcycle speedway first took place at Wembley in 1929, and operated until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, a few days before the 1939 World Championship Final was due to be held, but it was cancelled as a result of the war. Wembley Stadium once hosted 126,047 people at the 1923 FA Cup final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham, according to official figures. Arthur Elvin, an ex-RFC officer who had worked in a tobacco kiosk at the exhibition and had previous experience working for a scrap metal firm, was employed by White to oversee the selling off of the buildings and the clearance of the Wembley site. The stadium set the international record crowd for a rugby league game when 73,631 turned out for the 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final between Great Britain and Australia (since beaten by the 74,468 attendance for the 2013 RLWC Final at Old Trafford). As a result of this, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stated in October 2009 that "he expected the NFL will start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years, an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London."[99]. The 10 teams shared total payments of $1.157bn between them in 2022, compared with $1.068bn the previous year. [84], The Rugby league Challenge Cup Final had been played annually at the old Wembley Stadium since 1929. This is the biggest capacity stadium for a club team in the UK, with Tottenham's new stadium housing up to 62,062 and Arsenal's stadium having a capacity of 60,260. [16], Wembley was designed by architects Foster + Partners and HOK Sport (now Populous) and with engineers Mott Stadium Consortium, who were a collection of three structural engineering consultants in the form of Mott MacDonald, Sinclair Knight Merz and Aurecon. (105 m) long by 75 yd (69 m) wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley, as required by the UEFA stadium categories for a category four stadium, the top category. 82,000. The first meeting held featured BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars and National Hot Rods. An attendance of 77,768 was recorded, which smashed the . Here's how it compares to some of the most popular events ever held at the iconic stadium. With 90,000 seats, it is the largest stadium in the UK and the second-largest stadium in Europe.[10]. SHOW AT WEMBLEY STADIUM FOR JULY 2019", "Transport for London: Wembley Central A4", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wembley_Stadium&oldid=1141763125, Mott Stadium Consortium and Jimmy Higham, Final Sunday of February or 1st Sunday of March, 3rd/4th Sunday of March or 1st/2nd Sunday of April, 1st or 2nd Saturday of August (double header). While there was a full 22-race calendar in 2021 there were still some restrictions on attendance in place. p. 3. The official attendance was recorded as 126,047 but many more fans gained entry and unofficial reports claim the attendance may have been as high . NFL London 2018: Record Wembley crowd shows sport's growing popularity in the UK. Liverpool chief delivers Jurgen Klopp transfer promise as record . The Empire Stadium was built in exactly 300 days at the cost of 750,000. Since then, the capacity at Wembley for the fight has been expanded to 90,000 and it is thought more tickets have been released, meaning as many as 94,000 people could be there. In July, 87,192 fans were in attendance at Wembley for the Women's European Championship final featuring England vs. Germany. For the first 27 years, the only International England games played at Wembley were fixtures against Scotland, with other games played elsewhere until 1951. It remained the only hat-trick ever scored in an FA Cup Final at the original Wembley. The Stadium also hosted the semifinals and finals of the Olympic hockey and football tournaments, the Prix des Nations event in the equestrian competition, and a demonstration match of lacrosse. That's becoming an increasing possibility for the Red Devils, with Joel and Avram Glazer reluctant to sell the club. It was not good enough for a Wembley pitch. Eight days before that on Friday 11 May, the statue of Bobby Moore had been unveiled by his former England team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton outside the stadium entrance, as the "finishing touch" to the completion of the stadium. The original Wembley Stadium (/wmbli/; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches. Though United fans believed that the 29-year-old was taking a stand with . The new stadium won't, though, help Tottenham break their home attendance record, which currently stands at an astonishing 85,512, which was set at Wembley a couple of years ago. Put simply, it really doesn't get any better than Wembley. In addition to England home games and the FA Cup final, the stadium also hosts other major games in English football, including the season-opening FA Community Shield, the League Cup final, the FA Cup semi-finals, the Football League Trophy, the Football League play-offs, the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and the National League play-offs. To find the record attendance for a Newcastle home game, you . If it's us v Bolton I reckon the attendance will be over 60,000 and would beat the record attendance for any Argyle game at a neutral venue. It sits below Wembley, Old Trafford, The Emirates, The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anfield and the London Stadium. 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