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Kirklees Stadium

Kirklees Stadium is a stadium in Kirklees, United Kingdom that opened in 1994. Its recorded capacity is 24,121.

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Kirklees Stadium
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Key facts

Kirklees Stadium is a stadium in Kirklees, United Kingdom that opened in 1994. Its recorded capacity is 24,121. It is owned by Huddersfield Town A.F.C. and Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd. It is operated by KSDL. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Galpharm Stadium, John Smith's Stadium. Current tenants are Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., 1999 Rugby World Cup.

Location
Kirklees, United Kingdom
Type
Stadium
Capacity
24,121
Opened
1994
Status
Active
Current owner
Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Kirklees Stadium
Kirklees Stadium

Kirklees Stadium is at latitude 53.654167, longitude -1.768333, in Kirklees, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Kirklees Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude53.654167
Longitude-1.768333
CityKirklees
RegionKirklees
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kirklees Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Kirklees Stadium
199420102026Alfred McAlpine Stadium (1994 to 2004)Galpharm Stadium (2004 to 2012)John Smith's Stadium (2012 to 2025)

Kirklees Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Alfred McAlpine Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1994 to 2004. Galpharm Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2004 to 2012. John Smith's Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2012 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 10.3 years.

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Every recorded name of Kirklees Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Alfred McAlpine StadiumNone1994 to 2004Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Galpharm StadiumNone2004 to 2012Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
John Smith's StadiumNone2012 to 2025Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kirklees Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerKirklees Stadium Development Ltd1993 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerHuddersfield Town A.F.C.PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorKSDLPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kirklees Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Huddersfield GiantsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Huddersfield GiantsNot mapped1993 to presentCurrentSource
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.Not mapped1993 to presentCurrentSource
1999 Rugby World CupNot mapped1993 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Kirklees Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set9342026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set330492026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set330482026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set16032026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuesopened_year199319942026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity24500241212026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13761728822026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleKirklees_StadiumKirklees Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set602026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJohn Smith's Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGalpharm Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setAlfred McAlpine Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182682026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182672026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51082026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51072026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51062026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51052026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Kirklees Stadium (revision 1376172882). Wikidata item: Q619407.

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