Statutory Instruments
SPORTS GROUNDS
Made
31st July 1976
Laid before Parliament
12th August 1976
Coming into Operation
1st January 1977
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, and after such consultation as is mentioned in section 18(4) thereof, I hereby make the following Order:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1976 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1977.
2. The sports stadia specified in the Schedule to this Order (being stadia each of which in the opinion of the Secretary of State has accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators) are hereby designated as stadia requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.
Roy Jenkins
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
Whitehall
31st July 1976
Article 2
| Address of Stadium | Occupier of Stadium |
|---|---|
| Arsenal Stadium Highbury London | Arsenal Football Club Ltd |
| Villa Park Trinity Road Birmingham | Aston Villa Football Club Ltd |
| St. Andrew's Ground Birmingham | Birmingham City Football Club Ltd |
| Ashton Gate Bristol | Bristol City Football Club Ltd |
| Ninian Park Cardiff | Cardiff City Association Football Club Ltd |
| Highfield Road Stadium Coventry | Coventry City Football Club Ltd |
| Baseball Ground Shaftesbury Crescent Derby | Derby County Football Club Ltd |
| Goodison Park Liverpool | Everton Football Club Ltd |
| Portman Road Ipswich | Ipswich Town Football Club Ltd |
| Elland Road Leeds | Leeds United Association Football Club Ltd |
| City Stadium Filbert Street Leicester | Leicester City Football Club Ltd |
| Anfield Road Liverpool | Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Co. Ltd |
| Maine Road Moss Side Manchester | Manchester City Football Club Ltd |
| Old Trafford Manchester | Manchester United Football Club Ltd |
| Ayresome Park Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough Football and Athletic Club Ltd |
| St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle United Football Co. Ltd |
| Carrow Road Norwich | Norwich City Football Club Ltd |
| Rangers Stadium Shepherd's Bush London | Queen's Park Rangers Football and Athletic Club Ltd |
| Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke City Football Club Ltd |
| Roker Park Ground Sunderland | Sunderland Association Football Club Ltd |
| White Hart Lane Tottenham London | Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Club Ltd |
| The Hawthorns West Bromwich | West Bromwich Albion Football Club Ltd |
| Boleyn Ground Upton Park London | West Ham United Football Club Ltd |
| Racecourse Ground Mold Road Wrexham | Wrexham Association Football Club Ltd |
| Empire Stadium Empire Way Wembley | Wembley Stadium Ltd |
| Twickenham Rugby Union Ground Whitton Road Twickenham | Rugby Football Union |
| The National Ground Cardiff Arms Park Westgate Street Cardiff | Welsh Rugby Union |
By this Order the Secretary of State designates certain sports stadia as stadia requiring safety certificates under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.