Spotland Stadium

Spotland Stadium is a stadium in Rochdale, United Kingdom that opened in 1878. Its recorded capacity is 10,249.

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Spotland Stadium
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Key facts

Spotland Stadium is a stadium in Rochdale, United Kingdom that opened in 1878. Its recorded capacity is 10,249. It is owned by Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale A.F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are St Clement's Rugby Club, Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale Hornets, Oldham R.L.F.C., Rochdale Hornets, Rochdale A.F.C..

Location
Rochdale, United Kingdom
Type
Stadium
Capacity
10,249
Opened
1878
Status
Active
Current owner
Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale A.F.C.
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Spotland Stadium
Spotland Stadium

Spotland Stadium is at latitude 53.620833, longitude -2.18, in Rochdale, 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 Spotland Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude53.620833
Longitude-2.18
CityRochdale
RegionRochdale
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

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

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Spotland Stadium

Spotland Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. St Clement's Playing Fields (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Spotland Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
St Clement's Playing FieldsNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Spotland Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerRochdale A.F.C.1878 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerRochdale A.F.C.PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Spotland Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
St Clement's Rugby ClubNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochdale A.F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rochdale HornetsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Oldham R.L.F.C.Not mapped1878 to presentCurrentSource
Rochdale HornetsNot mapped1878 to presentCurrentSource
Rochdale A.F.C.Not mapped1878 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Spotland Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set9362026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set16042026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722322292026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSpotland_StadiumSpotland Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSt Clement's Playing Fields2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182752026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182742026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182732026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182722026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51162026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51152026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51142026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51132026-09

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: Spotland Stadium (revision 1372232229). Wikidata item: Q619466.