Molineux Stadium
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| Full name | Molineux Stadium |
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| Location | Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton WV1 4QR |
| Coordinates | 52°35′25″N 2°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°WCoordinates: 52°35′25″N 2°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W |
| Owner | Fosun |
| Operator | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |
| Capacity | 31,700 |
| Field size | 100 x 64 metres (109 x 70 yards) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1889 |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Renovated | 1991–1993 (modern redevelopment) |
| Architect | Current design - Alan Cotterell Partnership Redevelopment - AFL |
| Main contractors | Current design - Alfred McAlpine Redevelopment - Buckingham Group |
| Tenants | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (1889–present) | |
Molineux Stadium (/ˈmɒlᵻnjuː/ MOL-i-new) is a Championship football stadium situated in Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long history as the first stadium ever built for the Football League, one of the first grounds in the country to install floodlights, as well as hosting some of the first European club games in the 1950s.
At the time of its multimillion-pound renovation in the early 1990s, Molineux was one of the biggest and most modern stadia in England, though it has since been eclipsed by many other ground developments. The stadium has however hosted England internationals and, more recently, England under-21 internationals, as well as the first UEFA Cup Final in 1972. Although currently a 31,000 seater stadium, the record attendance at Molineux stands at 61,315.
Initial plans were announced in May 2010 to rebuild two sides of the stadium by the 2014–15 season to increase capacity to around 36,000. The first stage of this project began in summer 2011 and was completed on course for the start of the 2012–13 season. There are also provisional future plans for a longer term redevelopment of every stand that could potentially create a 50,000 capacity.
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