LNER Community Stadium
York, United Kingdom
The LNER Community Stadium at the edge of Huntington, three miles from the city centre.
It is small enough that the crowd can lean in close, but the open space around it ensures the wind from the north cuts straight through the ground. The concrete walkways are wide and empty, leading past numbered entrances that suggest a focus on flow rather than atmosphere.
The stadium was built to host rugby league as well as football, and that dual role is visible in the layout. The pitch is protected against frost, a practical necessity in this part of the country. The stadium also hosted matches for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup, events that picked up two bookings in five minutes for the new venue.
The history between the two sports played here adds an edge to the fixture list, though the ground itself gives nothing away about its origins beyond the concrete and steel.