Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium is a multi purpose in Gillingham, United Kingdom that opened in 1893. Its recorded capacity is 11,582.

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Priestfield Stadium
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Priestfield Stadium is a multi purpose in Gillingham, United Kingdom that opened in 1893. Its recorded capacity is 11,582. It is owned by Gillingham F.C. and Gillingham F.C.. It is operated by Gillingham F.C. and Gillingham F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Gillingham F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Gillingham F.C..

Location
Gillingham, United Kingdom
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
11,582
Opened
1893
Status
Active
Current owner
Gillingham F.C., Gillingham F.C.
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium

Priestfield Stadium is at latitude 51.384167, longitude 0.560833, in Gillingham, 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 Priestfield Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude51.384167
Longitude0.560833
CityGillingham
RegionGillingham
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

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

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Priestfield Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGillingham F.C.1893 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerGillingham F.C.PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorGillingham F.C.1893 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorGillingham F.C.PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Priestfield Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Gillingham F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.Not mapped1893 to presentCurrentSource
Gillingham F.C.Not mapped1893 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Priestfield Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set9302026-10
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722217332026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titlePriestfield_StadiumPriestfield Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182542026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182532026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182522026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182512026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set50922026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set50912026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set50902026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set50892026-09

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: Priestfield Stadium (revision 1372221733). Wikidata item: Q619148.