Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. It stands opposite Wembley Arena, at grid reference {{gbmappingsmall|TQ193854}}.

Other sports

Wembley was the main athletics venue for the 1948 Summer Olympics, with Fanny Blankers-Koen and Emil Zátopek among the notable winners.

Related Topics:
1948 Summer Olympics - Fanny Blankers-Koen - Emil Zátopek

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In the sport of rugby league, the RFL has held its Challenge Cup final at Wembley from 1929 onwards, an event often seen as a big day out for a sport whose heartland is in the north of England. The stadium was also regularly used by the sport for major international matches, such as Great Britain versus Australia. The first Ashes test of 1994 is particularly well remembered by rugby league supporters.

Related Topics:
Rugby league - RFL - Challenge Cup - 1929 - Great Britain - Australia - Ashes - 1994

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In rugby union, Wales played its Five Nations home matches at Wembley while Cardiff Arms Park was being rebuilt into the Millennium Stadium in the 1990s.

Related Topics:
Rugby union - Wales - Five Nations - Cardiff Arms Park - Millennium Stadium - 1990s

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The National Football League held several preseason American football games at Wembley during the 1980s and 1990s, and the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football played at the venue in 1991 and 1992. Wembley hosted the inaugural World Bowl where the Monarchs defeated the Barcelona Dragons 21-0.

Related Topics:
National Football League - American football - 1980s - 1990s - London Monarchs - World League of American Football - 1991 - 1992 - World Bowl - Barcelona Dragons

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As well as special events, Wembley was also a venue for regular sporting fixtures, notably in greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway. Between 1938 and 1960 it hosted all of the first fifteen stagings of the Speedway World Championship). Wembley's owner's refusal to cancel the regular greyhound racing meant that the match between Uruguay and France in the 1966 World Cup was played at White City.

Related Topics:
Greyhound racing - Motorcycle speedway - Speedway World Championship - Uruguay - France - White City

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In 1992, the WWF (now WWE) drew 80,355 when SummerSlam was held.

Related Topics:
1992 - WWF

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