The 24 stadiums that EFL League Two teams call home come in all shapes and sizes and some even date as far back as 1877. This Real EFL guide will teach you all you need to know about these grounds, who owns them, and what their capacities are.
Alexandra Stadium
Alexandra Stadium, or as it is more commonly known Gresty Road, has been the home of Crewe Alexandra since 1906. Its proximity to the main railway station of the Cheshire town lends itself handily to the club’s nickname of ‘The Railwaymen’.
- Total Capacity: 10,153
- Seats: 10,153
- Construction costs: £5.2 million (Main Stand)
- Surface: Grass Pitch size: 112yd x 74yd
- Owner: Crewe Alexandra FC
- Website: crewealex.net
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is the only League Two ground which is not based in the town the club that plays there is from, with the stadium based in Cleethorpes. Nevertheless, it has been home to The Mariners since 1899 and has undergone five renovations since then.
- Total Capacity: 9,052
- Seats: 9,052
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 111yd x 74.9yd
- Owner: Grimsby Town FC
- Website: gtfc.co.uk/stadium/blundell-park
Brunton Park
Brunton Park is home to Carlisle United and is the largest ground in England that still has traditional terracing. It has been used by The Cumbrians since 1909 with its iconic Warwick Road Stand being a terrace covered by three triangular roofs.
- Total Capacity: 17,949
- Seats: 7,895
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 112yd x 74yd
- Owner: Carlisle United FC
- Website: carlisleunited.co.uk/
Crown Ground
Accrington Stanley have called Crown Road home since it’s reformation in 1968 and for sponsorship reasons is currently known as the Wham Stadium. It is the 5th smallest of the League Two stadiums by capacity.
- Total Capacity: 5,450
- Seats: 3,100
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 111yd x 72yd
- Owner: Accrington Stanley FC
- Website:accringtonstanley.co.uk
Eco-Power Stadium
Doncaster Rovers moved into their all-new ‘bowl’ stadium to replace their Historic Belle Vue ground in 2007. Often to referred to by its former sponsorship name as the Keepmoat Stadium, it also houses Doncaster Rovers Belles Women’s Team and the Doncaster Rugby League Football Club.
- Total Capacity: 15,231
- Seats: 15,231
- Construction costs: £32 million
- Surface: Hybrid Grass
- Pitch size: 109yd x 76yd
- Owner: Doncaster Rovers FC
- Website: visitdoncaster.com
EniroVent Stadium (Wetherby Road)
Wetherby Road has the smallest League Two stadium capacity, holding 5,000 fans, with 2,000 of those seated. It has been Harrogate Town’s home for 104 years and was most recently renovated in 2014.
- Total Capacity: 5,000
- Seats: 2,000
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 109yd x 72yd
- Owner: Harrogate Town FC
- Website: harrogatetownafc.com
Hayes Lane
Hayes Lane is the newest addition to stadiums that have held EFL games. Bromley’s home made it’s League Two ground debut against local rivals AFC Wimbledon this August, opening in terrific fashion with a 2-0 win for The Ravens.
- Total Capacity: 5,300
- Seats: 1,450
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 110yd x 72yd
- Owner: Bromley FC
- Website: bromleyfc.co.uk
Highbury Stadium
Sharing a name with Arsenal’s iconic former home, Fleetwood Town have resided in their Highbury since 1934. It underwent major development since The Cod Army’s ascension to the Football League having previously been a speedway stadium as well as home to Blackpool’s reserves.
- Total Capacity: 5,327
- Seats: 5,327
- Construction costs: £4 million (Parkside Stand)
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 115yd x 71yd
- Owner: Wyre Borough Council
- Website: fleetwoodtownfc.com
Holker Street
Barrow AFC play at Holker Street, currently known as the SO Legal Stadium, which opened in the first decade of the 20th century. Like Fleetwood’s Highbury, it also used to be a speedway stadium and was last developed in the 1990s.
- Total Capacity: 6,500
- Seats: 2,249
- Surface: Grass
- Owner: Barrow AFC
- Website: barrowafc.com
JobServe Community Stadium
Colchester United moved to the JobServe Community Stadium from their Layer Road home in 2008. On the outskirts of the Essex town, this League Two stadium has hosted concerts, such as an Elton John gig in 2014 and Lionel Richie in 2017.
- Total Capacity: 10,105
- Seats: 10,105
- Construction costs: £14 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 110yd x 70yd
- Owner: Colchester City Council
- Website: colchester.gov.uk
Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Morecambe’s ground is another 21st century build, moving from their old home Christie Park in 2010. The Shrimps broke the attendance record there in 2022 when Sunderland came to town in a League One fixture.
- Seats: 2,173
- Total Capacity: 6,476
- Construction costs: £12 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 115yd x 74yd
- Owner: Morecambe FC
- Website: morecambefc.com
Meadow Lane
Notts County has called Meadow Lane home since 1910 after leaving Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club’s iconic Trent Bridge ground. The Magpies are the oldest professional club in the world dating back to 1862.
- Total Capacity: 19,841
- Seats: 19,841
- Surface: Hybrid
- Pitch size: 114yd x 76yd
- Owner: Nottingham City Council (land), Haydn Green Estate (lease)
- Website: nottscountyfc.co.uk
Peninsula Stadium (Moor Lane)
Moor Lane is a completely different stadium from what it was 10 years ago. The Class of 92 and Peter Lim’s funding transformed what was a one-stand ground with a perimeter fence into a small stadium, dominated by its club crest-shaped floodlights at each corner of the pitch.
- Total Capacity: 5,108
- Seats: 2,240
- Construction costs: About £5 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 114.8yd x 74.4yd
- Owner: Salford City FC
- Website: salfordcityfc.co.uk
Plough Lane
The newest League Two stadium to be built, AFC Wimbledon finally returned to their spiritual home of Plough Lane in 2020. New tenants joined The Dons in the form of Rugby League club London Broncos in 2022.
- Total Capacity: 9,215
- Seats: 9,215
- Construction costs: £34 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 115yd x 73yd
- Owner: AFC Wimbledon
- Website: afcwimbledonevents.co.uk/the-stadium
Poundland Bescot Stadium
A notable landmark for drivers using the M6 in the West Midlands, Bescot Stadium became Walsall’s home in 1990. Previously known as Banks’ Stadium, it has also hosted games for England’s youth sides and Aston Villa Women’s matches.
- Total Capacity: 11,300
- Seats: 11,300
- Construction costs: £4.5 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 110yd x 73yd
- Owner: Walsall FC
- Website: saddlers.co.uk/
Prenton Park
Tranmere Rovers’ Prenton Park has been used by the club for 112 years, The ground had also been used in the past by Liverpool’s reserve and women’s sides for their matches, but have since moved to Kirkby and St. Helens respectively. It also held the 1991 and 1992 Women’s FA Cup finals.
- Total Capacity: 16,587
- Seats: 16,587
- Surface: Hybrid Grass
- Pitch size: 112yd x 71yd
- Owner: Tranmere Rovers
- Website: tranmererovers.co.uk
Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield was built in 1893 as the home to New Brompton FC, which would later become Gillingham in 1912. Despite that history, the ground itself is fairly new, with all four stands being built since 1997. The ground also briefly was home to Brighton and Hove Albion after their Goldstone Ground home was sold.
- Total Capacity: 11,582
- Seats: 11,582
- Construction costs: Over £2 million (Gordon Road Stand)
- Surface: Grass
- Website: gillinghamfootballclub.com
Rodney Parade
Originally built in 1877, Rodney Parade is the oldest League Two stadium by nine years. The ground is perhaps best known for it’s bright yellow border separating the stands from the pitch, and is also home to Welsh Rugby Union club Dragons RFC.
- Total Capacity: 7,850
- Seats: 4,744
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 112yd x 72yd
- Owner: David Buttress (Owner of Dragons RFC)
- Website: newport-county.co.uk
SMH Group Stadium
Chesterfield moved northeast from their old home at Saltergate Recreation Ground into the SMH Group Stadium in 2010. It is also played host to multiple England youth matches, and like Colchester and Walsall’s ground, has hosted an Elton John concert.
- Total Capacity: 10,504
- Seats: 10,504
- Construction costs: £13 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 112yd x 74yd
- Owner: Chesterfield FC
- Website: chesterfield-fc.co.uk
Stadium MK
Stadium MK was built to accommodate a top-flight football team, which happened with the relocation of Wimbledon FC to Milton Keynes. At 30,500 it has the largest League Two stadium capacity. It hosted matches of the Women’s Euros in 2022.
- Total Capacity: 30,500
- Seats: 30,500
- Construction costs: £83 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 115yd x 74yd
- Owner: Inter MK
- Website: stadiummk.com
The County Ground
Swindon Town’s home was built in 1890 but The Robins would not make their nest there until six years later. It has recently changed ownership, with Swindon Town spending £2.3 million to buy it from the local council.
- Total Capacity: 15,728
- Seats: 15,728
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 110yd x 70yd
- Owner: Swindon Town FC
- Website: swindontownfc.co.uk
Vale Park
Vale Park was opened in 1950 after Port Vale found out they were to be evicted from their old stadium, The Recreation Ground. The owners envisaged an 80,000-capacity ground but only ever reached 40,000 before scaling it down to a more sustainable amount for a lower-league side.
- Total Capacity: 15,695
- Seats: 15,695
- Construction costs: £50,000 (1950)
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 114yd x 77yd
- Owner: Port Vale
- Website: port-vale.co.uk
Valley Parade
Valley Parade was dug out of the side of a hill for Manningham Rugby League club to play in, who would eventually evolve into Bradford City. The stadium has rapidly changed over the past 40 years as a result of the tragic fire there in 1985 and the club’s ascent into the Premier League at the turn of the millennium.
- Total Capacity: 24,850
- Seats: 24,850
- Construction costs: £9.1 million
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 113yd x 70yd
- Owner: Gordon Gibb Pension Fund (former owner of Bradford City)
- Website: bradfordcityafc.com
Whaddon Road
Cheltenham Town’s Whaddon Road is currently known as the EV Charger Points Stadium and has been their home for nearly 100 years. Originally built on the site of a kennel, it is the second biggest stadium in Gloucestershire, only behind Gloucester Rugby’s Kingsholm Park.
- Total Capacity: 7,066
- Seats: 7,066
- Surface: Grass
- Pitch size: 111yd x 72yd
- Owner: Cheltenham Town
- Website: ctfc.com
League 2 History
EFL League Two is the fourth and lowest tier of fully professional football in England. Four teams gain promotion from the division to EFL League One, with three going up automatically based on the most points gained in a season, whilst the fourth is decided in a four-team knockout competition between fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh place. The current title holders are Stockport County. Wrexham and Mansfield Town went up automatically, whilst Crawley Town were promoted via the playoffs. Chesterfield are the most successful team in the history of the fourth tier, having four titles to their name.
Two teams are relegated at the end of the season into the National League based on the number of points they reached. Last season saw Forest Green Rovers and Sutton United fall into the fifth tier, and were replaced by Chesterfield and Bromley, reaching the EFL League Two for the first time in their history. Grimsby have had the misfortune of being relegated the most times since the fourth tier was rebranded into League Two, being relegated twice.
Morecambe have spent the most seasons in League Two at 16, whilst Newport County have the longest current streak of remaining in the division, currently standing at 12 straight seasons. League Two hosts two former Premier League sides in Bradford City and Swindon Town, whilst AFC Bournemouth and Brentford are current Premier League sides that have played in League Two previously.