Stanley Park Stadium
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Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England. The stadium has a planned all-seated capacity of about 55,000. The plans were initiated by Liverpool F.C. to replace its stadium at Anfield and were first announced in May 2002. [link] At that time the proposed capacity was 55,000 but it was later revised to 60-61,000. The club had first announced its intention of building a new stadium 18 months earlier. The original idea had been for a 70,000-seat stadium which would cost around £200million and be ready for the 2004-05 season.
There were attempts by the local council to instigate a groundshare of the stadium with local rivals Everton, but this move was rejected. If the ground was to be shared, the move would not have gone down well with either set of fans. The name Stanley Park Stadium was proposed for the purpose of facilitating a groundshare but Liverpool would prefer to call the new ground Anfield if it is solely their ground.
The plans, originally approved in February 2005, needed to go before Liverpool City Council for a second time some 12 months later to ensure that the proposed stadium complied with new planning regulations. It was reported on 11 April 2006 that the plans had passed without amendment The club now looks for investors to help fund the £160m, 60,000 all-seater stadium.[link].
It seems unlikely that Liverpool will move into their proposed new home before the end of the current decade.
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