Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rhinos RLFC and Leeds Tykes RUFC. There are two separate grounds, with a two-sided stand housing common facilities. It is owned by the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company, which is the parent company of both rugby clubs.

Headingley Rugby Stadium

Leeds St. Johns, who were later to become Leeds rugby league football club then in turn to became Leeds Rhinos, moved to Headingley in 1889 and built Headingley stadium. Since then the stadium has staged more than 40 international matches and countless domestic finals. Undersoil heating was installed in 1963, and floodlighting put in 1966. New changing rooms were added in 1991. The capacity of the ground is now 23,000, of which the seating capacity is 5,300.

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1889 - 1963 - Floodlight - 1966 - 1991 - Seating capacity

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The record attendance at Headingley was 36,529 for the Ashes match between Great Britain and Australia on the 9th October, 1948.

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Ashes - Great Britain - Australia - 9th October - 1948

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Leeds RUFC, later to become Leeds Tykes, was formed in June 1991 after the amalgamation of two clubs, Roundhay and Headingley. In July 1998 Leeds RUFC became part of the world's first dual-code rugby partnership, Leeds Rugby Limited.

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1991 - Roundhay - Headingley

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