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Wembley Stadium (1924)

Wembley Stadium
The Twin Towers, Original Wembley
Wembley Stadium (1923) logo.svg
Wembley Twin Towers.jpg
Former names Empire Stadium
British Empire Exhibition Stadium
Location Wembley, London, England
Coordinates 51°33′20″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55556°N 0.27972°W / 51.55556; -0.27972Coordinates: 51°33′20″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55556°N 0.27972°W / 51.55556; -0.27972
Owner Wembley Company
Capacity 82,000 (originally 127,000)
Surface Grass and track
Construction
Broke ground 1922
Opened 28 April 1923
Renovated 1963
Closed 7 October 2000
Demolished 2002–2003
Rebuilt Replaced 2007 by the new Wembley Stadium (also known as New Wembley)
Construction cost £750,000 GBP (1923)
Architect Sir John William Simpson and Maxwell Ayrton
Sir Owen Williams (engineer)
Tenants
England national football team
(1923–2000)
London Monarchs
(1991–1992)
Wembley Lions speedway team
(1946–1957, 1970–1971)
Arsenal FC European games
(1998–2000)
Leyton Orient FC
(1930)
World Games 1985

The Original Wembley Stadium (/ˈwɛmbli/; formerly known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium located in Wembley Park, London. It stood on the site now occupied by its successor, the new Wembley Stadium.

It was famous for hosting the annual FA Cup finals, five European Cup finals, the 1948 Summer Olympics, the 1966 World Cup Final, the final of Euro 96, and the 1992 and 1995 Rugby League World Cup Finals. The great Brazilian footballer Pelé once said of the stadium, "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football" in recognition of its status as the world's best-known football stadium. It also hosted numerous music events, including the 1985 Live Aid charity concert.

The twin towers were an icon for England and Wembley, and their demolition in 2003 upset many members of the public. Debris from the Original Wembley Stadium was used to make the award-winning Northala Fields in Northolt, Ealing.


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