Anfield
Liverpool (Anfield), Merseyside, England
Anfield, Liverpool (Anfield), England — opened 1884, 12 rugby league games hosted, home of Liverpool Stanley (1935-36 Northern Rugby Football League season); later used for occasional Wigan/international/Magic Weekend-adjacent showcase fixtures.
Sourcing caveat: An exact first-match date for Liverpool Stanley's 1935-36 season could not be confirmed. This site's own record of 12 games hosted here reflects that single Northern Rugby Football League season; capacity/floodlight details reflect the modern football stadium rather than any 1930s-era configuration.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1884 (Opened as a football/athletics ground; rugby league use began much later (1935).) |
| Home club | Liverpool Stanley (1935-36 Northern Rugby Football League season); later used for occasional Wigan/international/Magic Weekend-adjacent showcase fixtures |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 12 |
| Top recorded crowd | 40,042 |
| Capacity | Approx. 53,394 (current, all-seated, per Liverpool FC) |
| Test matches hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | Yes |
| Surface | Grass |
| First rugby league match | 1935-36 season, Liverpool Stanley's home matches (exact date not confirmed) |
| Years used | 1935–2019 |
| Location | Liverpool (Anfield), Merseyside |
Name history
- Anfield — used throughout
Rugby league history
Anfield is primarily the home of Liverpool Football Club, but hosted rugby league in 1935-36 when the short-lived Liverpool Stanley club played its Northern Rugby Football League fixtures there before folding. It has occasionally been discussed since as a potential venue for major showcase rugby league fixtures (in the way large football stadiums are periodically linked to Magic Weekend or Test matches) given its scale, though it has not become a recurring rugby league fixture host.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 1990s-2010s — occasional high-profile exhibition/testimonial-style rugby league fixtures were mooted or staged in the wider Liverpool area, but Anfield itself is not recorded as a regular international Test venue
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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