The Shay
The Shay is a stadium in Halifax, United Kingdom that opened in 1921. Its recorded capacity is 10,401.
Key facts
The Shay is a stadium in Halifax, United Kingdom that opened in 1921. Its recorded capacity is 10,401. It is owned by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. It is operated by FC Halifax Town and FC Halifax Town and Halifax Panthers. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Football Halifax Town A.F.C. FC Halifax TownRugby League, Halifax Panthers Huddersfield GiantsSpeedway Halifax Dukes, FC Halifax Town, Halifax Panthers, Halifax Town A.F.C..
- Location
- Halifax, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 10,401
- Opened
- 1921
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
The Shay is at latitude 53.716111, longitude -1.859167, in Halifax, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.716111 |
| Longitude | -1.859167 |
| City | Halifax |
| Region | Halifax |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | FC Halifax Town | 1921 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Halifax Panthers | 1921 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | FC Halifax Town | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football Halifax Town A.F.C. FC Halifax TownRugby League | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Halifax Panthers Huddersfield GiantsSpeedway Halifax Dukes | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Halifax Town | Not mapped | 1921 to present | Current | Source |
| Halifax Panthers | Not mapped | 1921 to present | Current | Source |
| Halifax Town A.F.C. | Not mapped | 1921 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
14 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1074 | 2026-10 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33189 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1711 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 14061 | 10401 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372242793 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | The_Shay | The Shay | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18543 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18542 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18541 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6057 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6056 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6055 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6054 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6053 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: