Monks Cross Stadium
York (Huntington), North Yorkshire, England
Monks Cross Stadium, York (Huntington), England — opened October 1989, as Ryedale Stadium, 14 rugby league games hosted, home of York Wasps, 1989-2002; York City Knights, 2003-2014.
Sourcing caveat: This site's own directory records a 4,947 top crowd for a match against Halifax, close to but not identical with a 4,977 record-attendance figure and a differently-dated fixture (5 Jan 1990 rather than 21 Oct) given by Wikipedia for what appears to be the same match; this site's own figure is treated as authoritative and the discrepancy flagged rather than silently resolved. This site's own 14-match sample reflects only the 1990/91 season, not the venue's full 1989-2014 rugby league history.
Ground facts
| Opened | October 1989, as Ryedale Stadium (Financed by Ryedale District Council and built by Birse Construction Ltd; the club played as 'Ryedale-York' while based there. Also documented elsewhere as Huntington Stadium, named for its location near the Monks Cross retail area of York; no source explicitly confirms an official renaming to 'Monks Cross Stadium' specifically, which appears to be this site's own locational label for the same ground.) |
| Home club | York Wasps, 1989-2002; York City Knights, 2003-2014 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 14 |
| Top recorded crowd | 4,947 |
| Capacity | 3,428 |
| Surface | Grass |
| First rugby league match | October 1989, Ryedale-York vs Hull Kingston Rovers (the stadium's opening match) |
| Years used | 1990–1991 |
| Location | York (Huntington), North Yorkshire |
Name history
- Ryedale Stadium — 1989-, named for its council funder
- Huntington Stadium — later name, for its location; also referred to as Monks Cross Stadium
Rugby league history
York's rugby league home for a quarter of a century, hosting York Wasps and then York City Knights through a full 1990/91 Second Division season and far beyond (including a 2009 Sky Sports broadcast, York 20-18 Oldham, well after this site's own 14-match sample). Closed in 2014; a 2015 community archaeology project found a Roman marching camp on the site. Replaced by the new York Community Stadium (opened December 2020), shared by York City F.C. and York City Knights.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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