Valley Parade

Valley Parade is a stadium in Bradford, United Kingdom that opened in 1886. Its recorded capacity is 24,840.

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Valley Parade
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Key facts

Valley Parade is a stadium in Bradford, United Kingdom that opened in 1886. Its recorded capacity is 24,840. It is owned by Gordon Gibb pension fund and Gordon Gibb. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Football:, Bradford, Rugby league, Manningham F.C., Bradford Bulls, Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City A.F.C., Manningham F.C..

Location
Bradford, United Kingdom
Type
Stadium
Capacity
24,840
Opened
1886
Status
Active
Current owner
Gordon Gibb pension fund, Gordon Gibb
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Valley Parade
Valley Parade

Valley Parade is at latitude 53.804222, longitude -1.759022, in Bradford, 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 Valley Parade
FieldValue
Latitude53.804222
Longitude-1.759022
CityBradford
RegionBradford
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Valley Parade
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 Valley Parade, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGordon Gibb1886 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerGordon Gibb pension fundPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Valley Parade and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Football:Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
BradfordNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Rugby leagueNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Manningham F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Bradford BullsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Bradford City A.F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Bradford City A.F.C.Not mapped1886 to presentCurrentSource
Manningham F.C.Not mapped1886 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Valley Parade
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set10372026-10
24 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set353172026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)5903not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set331542026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity25136248402026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13759400702026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleValley_ParadeValley Parade2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184492026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184482026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184472026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184462026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184452026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set184442026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set59042026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set59032026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set59022026-09

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: Valley Parade (revision 1375940070). Wikidata item: Q969279.