As of the 2015–16 season, Premier League football has been played in 53 stadiums since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. The Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the subsequent Taylor Report saw a recommendation that standing terraces should be abolished; as a result all stadiums in the Premier League are all-seater. Since the formation of the Premier League, football grounds in England have seen constant improvements to capacity and facilities, with some clubs moving to new-build stadiums. Nine stadiums that have seen Premier League football have now been demolished. The stadiums for the 2010–11 season show a large disparity in capacity: Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United has a capacity of 75,957 with Bloomfield Road, the home of Blackpool, having a capacity of 16,220. The combined total capacity of the Premier League in the 2010–11 season is 770,477 with an average capacity of 38,523. COUNT 9
QSN1 What was the result of their recommendation? ANS1 as a result all stadiums in the Premier League are all-seater QSN2 What did the Taylor Report recommend at the the Hillsborough disaster in 1989? ANS2 a recommendation that standing terraces should be abolished QSN3 How many stadiums have been closed down since Premier League started? ANS3 Nine stadiums that have seen Premier League football have now been demolished. QSN4 What was the total seating capacity of stadiums in the Premier League in the 2010-11 season. ANS4 The combined total capacity of the Premier League in the 2010–11 season is 770,477 with an average capacity of 38,523. QSN5 In how many stadiums had Premier League been played as of the 2015-16 season? ANS5 53 QSN6 What did the Taylor Report recommend to abolish from all stadiums? ANS6 standing terraces QSN7 How many stadiums in which the Premier League has been played have been demolished as of 2016? ANS7 Nine QSN8 What is the capacity of Bloomfield Road stadium? ANS8 16,220 QSN9 What is the combined total capacity of all stadiums in the Premier League as of 2011? ANS9 770,477