Highbury, Maine Road and White Hart Lane all staged Premier League football, and all three are now gone. Manchester City and Arsenal have both become champions since leaving their old homes, and both are regulars near the top of the Sky Bet Premier League winner market. Here are six lost grounds and how each one signed off.
Highbury, Arsenal
Arsenal moved to Highbury in 1913, and the Art Deco West and East Stands followed in 1932 and 1936. The record crowd was 73,295 for a goalless draw with Sunderland on 9 March 1935.
The last match came on 7 May 2006, a 4-2 win over Wigan Athletic. Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick, including the ground's final goal. The site is now Highbury Square, a development of 711 homes. The listed East Stand facade was kept, and the pitch became a communal garden.
White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane opened in 1899 and drew its record crowd of 75,038 for an FA Cup sixth-round tie with Sunderland on 5 March 1938. By the end it was an all-seater holding 36,284.
Tottenham went unbeaten there in the 2016-17 league season, with 17 wins and two draws. The last match was a 2-1 win over Manchester United on 14 May 2017, with Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane scoring. Demolition began the next day. The 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opened on almost the same site on 3 April 2019.
Maine Road, Manchester City
Maine Road opened in 1923. An FA Cup sixth-round tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934 drew 84,569, still the record for an English club ground. Manchester United also played home games there after the Second World War, as Old Trafford had been damaged in the Blitz.
City's last game there was a 1-0 defeat to Southampton on 11 May 2003, with Michael Svensson scoring the final goal. The club moved to the City of Manchester Stadium, now the Etihad. Maine Road was demolished by 2004, and the site was approved for 474 homes.
Boleyn Ground, West Ham United
West Ham took over the Boleyn Ground, better known as Upton Park, in 1904. The record crowd was 42,322 against Tottenham on 17 October 1970.
The farewell on 10 May 2016 was a 3-2 win over Manchester United. Kick-off was put back by 30 minutes after missiles smashed the windows of United's team coach on the way in. Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio and Winston Reid scored for West Ham, and Anthony Martial got both United goals. After 112 years, West Ham moved to the London Stadium in Stratford, and the old ground was cleared for housing.
The Dell, Southampton
Southampton played at The Dell from 1898 to 2001. The record attendance was 31,044 against Manchester United on 8 October 1969, but capacity had fallen to 15,200 by the end.
The last competitive match was a 3-2 win over Arsenal on 19 May 2001. Matt Le Tissier scored the winner in the closing minutes. Southampton moved to St Mary's Stadium that summer. The Dell became a housing estate, with blocks named Le Tissier Court and Channon Court after two of its best-known players.
Roker Park, Sunderland
Roker Park opened in 1898 and drew its record crowd of 75,118 for an FA Cup tie in March 1933. It also hosted four matches at the 1966 World Cup, including the Soviet Union's quarter-final win over Hungary.
Sunderland's only Premier League season there was 1996-97. The last league game was a 3-0 win over Everton on 3 May 1997, but the club went down in 18th place on 40 points. They moved to the Stadium of Light that summer, and the old site is now housing with streets named Roker Park Close and Clockstand Close.
Bigger homes, same pressure
Every club on this list swapped an old ground for more seats. Arsenal won the 2025-26 title at the Emirates, City have won theirs at the Etihad, and several of the clubs shaping the Premier League odds now play at grounds that did not exist when the competition began in 1992.