DIY Kitchens Stadium
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
DIY Kitchens Stadium, Wakefield, England — opened circa 1878-1880, 2,448 rugby league games hosted, home of Wakefield Trinity.
Ground facts
| Opened | circa 1878-1880 (Genuinely disputed across sources: ground establishment is cited as 1878 or 1879, Wakefield Trinity's first recorded match there was April 1880, and one account cites a 'reconstituted' reopening in 1898 after redevelopment. Presented as 'circa 1878-80' rather than a single hard date.) |
| Home club | Wakefield Trinity |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2,448 |
| Top recorded crowd | 37,906 |
| Capacity | 9,252 (increased from 8,027 following 2024-25 redevelopment) |
| Test matches hosted | 2 |
| Challenge Cup Finals hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | 1967, upgraded 1992 (single-sourced, not independently corroborated) |
| Surface | Hybrid (natural grass reinforced with stitched synthetic fibres) |
| First rugby league match | Wakefield v Birch (Manchester), 14 April 1879, a charity fixture (score not identified in sources found) |
| Years used | 1895–2026 |
| Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Name history
- Belle Vue — 1880s–2004/2005 (and still the traditional/informal name)
- Atlantic Solutions Stadium — 2004/05–2006
- Belle Vue Stadium — 2006–2009
- Hearwell Stadium — 2009–2011
- Rapid Solicitors Stadium — 2011–2014/16
- Beaumont Legal Stadium — 2016/17–2018
- Mobile Rocket Stadium — 2018–2021
- Be Well Support Stadium — 2022–2023
- DIY Kitchens Stadium — since 2024
Rugby league history
One of English rugby league's longest continuously-served grounds — Wakefield Trinity's home since the club's earliest years. Hosted the 1922-23 Challenge Cup Final (Leeds beat Hull FC 28-3) before 29,335 spectators, the only Challenge Cup Final ever played here and still the ground's attendance record. Has also hosted international Test/touring matches over the decades, including England vs Wales in 1909.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 1922/23 Challenge Cup Final, 28 April 1923 — Leeds 28-3 Hull FC, attendance 29,335 (the only Challenge Cup Final played here, still the ground's attendance record)
- 4 December 1909 — England 19-13 Wales, attendance ~4,000
- 21 October 2016 — Wales 16-16 Jamaica, attendance 1,378
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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