Don Valley Stadium (Sheffield)

The Don Valley Stadium is Rotherham Uniteds home ground. It is located just south west of the town centre. The sports ground is used for many things - not just football and rugby. My1st experience of the Don Valley stadium was at school when our athletics team competed against other schools in the South Yorkshire area. Back then the stadium was pretty impressive to a 12 year old. As ive aged so has the stadium, it now feels a little old fashioned and neglected in parts. The stadium hosts bands and artists from around the world but I would probably imagine that it isn't their favourite place to play. The venue has a gym and fitness centre but the ...  Read the complete review

I'm a Notts County fan and visited the Don Valley Stadium on Saturday to watch my team against Rotherham United. I wasn't expecting much from the stadium because it was built for athletics and my expectations did match up to reality! The atmosphere is completely dead. Both sets of supporters are housed on one side of the ground, with the away supporters housed in a section in one corner which is as far away from the pitch as is physically possible. It meant that it really was a struggle to see the far end of the pitch and this was on a very clear day, god knows what it may have been like if it was a bit misty! The facilities are also not up to ...  Read the complete review

Don Valley Stadium is a Sporting Venue located in Sheffield, England. It was completed in September of 1990 at a cost of £29 million. It is named after the River Don located nearby & was opened in time for the World Student Games of 1991 The Stadium has a seated capacity of 25,000 people making it one of the largest Athletics venues in the UK. The stadium also claim that for concerts, with people standing on the pitch, the capacity is 50,000. It is currenty home to both the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League team & Rotherham United Football Club of Coca-Cola League 2 (although this is a temporary measure). The main grandstand holds 10,000 people & is ...  Read the complete review

The Don Valley Stadium is a large leisure complex that is located 2 miles east of Sheffield city centre. It opened in 1990 in time for the World Student Games, which took place in the city the following year. Since this time it has become a popular venue for sporting events, music concerts and exhibitions. It is also now well and truly established as a landmark in the city. The stadium is located in an area of Sheffield known as the Lower Don Valley. Historically this flat area of land along the River Don was heavily industrialised. In more recent years these industries, which were primarily connected to the steel making industry closed down and for many years ...  Read the complete review