Harvey Hadden Stadium
Nottingham (Bilborough), East Midlands, England
Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham (Bilborough), England — opened 1959, 64 rugby league games hosted, home of Nottingham City RLFC, 1989-1993 (Second/Third Division).
Sourcing caveat: Floodlight installation date and the club/context behind the 1987 first recorded match (predating Nottingham City's 1989 tenure) are not confirmed in any source found.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1959 (Built as an athletics facility; no source gives a date specific to its first use for rugby league.) |
| Home club | Nottingham City RLFC, 1989-1993 (Second/Third Division) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 64 |
| Top recorded crowd | 2,545 |
| Capacity | approximately 1,600 (740 seated in the Main Stand, standing terrace for around 800 more) |
| Surface | Athletics field with a running track; a 1500m cycling circuit was added in 2015, and the venue was renovated in 2014 |
| First rugby league match | Mansfield 18-23 York (Yorkshire Cup Round 1), 13 Sep 1987, attendance 256 — predates Nottingham City's known 1989 tenure, so this may be an earlier neutral-venue or different-club fixture rather than Nottingham City's own first match |
| Years used | 1987–2012 |
| Location | Nottingham (Bilborough), East Midlands |
Name history
- Harvey Hadden Stadium — 1959-present, no name change found
Rugby league history
A modest, lower-tier rugby league ground used by Nottingham City RLFC in the late 1980s and early 1990s; the highest recorded attendance is 2,545, for Nottingham 20-72 Halifax (Second Division) on 1 Oct 1989. No evidence found of any Test match, Cup Final, or Grand Final hosted here — it is otherwise an athletics venue also used by American football (Nottingham Caesars) and university/club athletics.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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