Stadium of Light (1997)

Address

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SU

Tel
0191-551-5000

Advanced Ticket Sales
0191-551-5151

Fax
0191-551-5123

Former Grounds
Blue House Field, Hendon - 1879-1882
Groves Field, Ashbrooke - 1882-1883
Horatio Street - 1883-1884
Abbs Field, Fulwell - 1884-1886
Newcastle Road - 1886-1898
Roker Park - 1898-1997

Capacity
48,300 (All Seater)

Diasabled Supporters:
Wheelchair: 100 Home, 15 Away
Facilities: 12 Home , 3 Away toilets. Catering facilities available (accessible by lift for Away fans).
Visual: Full commentary provided through headsets.
Ambulant: May sit anywhere.
Hearing: No special arrangements.
Parking: 80 Home fans and 4 Away fans with easy access to stadium.

Seating Plan:
East Stand - Home Fans
North Stand - Home Fans
West Stand - Home Fans
South Stand - Home and Away Fans

Where is it???
By Car: Leave the A1 at Junction 62 and take the A690 towards Sunderland. After approxiamtely 8 miles, you will reach a roundabout. Turn left here, onto the A19, signposted 'Tyne Tunnel'. Keep in the left hand lane and take the second sliproad, towards Sunderland. You will then cross the River Wear. Turn right after this bridge, onto the A1231, following signs to Sunderland. Go straight over four roundabouts. Then head through two sets of roundabouts. Keep in theleft hand lane at the second set of lights, and head towards Roker park, not the City Centre. You will then see the car park on your right in about a mile.
Parking: Alternative to the small Stadium car park, there is plenty of parking in the city centre, which is just a 10 minute walk from the ground.
By Rail: Sunderland train station is just a 15 minute walk from the Stadium.

Trivia
Sunderland's football ground featured in the 2000 film, 'Purely Belter', which centres on two teenagers love of Newcastle Unites, Sunderland's main rivals. The film shows two teenagers who get tickets to a Sunderland vs Liverpool match, thinking they were for a Newcastle United match.