Wembley Stadium

Summary

Wembley Stadium is a defunct sports venue^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of defunct_sports_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wembley Stadium is located in London Borough of Brent^[3].
• Wembley Stadium is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Wembley Stadium's instance of is recorded as defunct sports venue^[5].
• Wembley Stadium's instance of is recorded as multi-purpose sports venue^[6].
• Wembley Stadium's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure^[7].
• Wembley Stadium's instance of is recorded as stadium^[8].
• Wembley Stadium's architect is recorded as John William Simpson^[9].
• Wembley Stadium's architect is recorded as Maxwell Ayrton^[10].
• Wembley Stadium is owned by The Football Association^[11].
• Wembley Stadium is owned by Wembley National Stadium Ltd^[12].
• Wembley Stadium's structure replaced by is recorded as Wembley Stadium^[13].
• Wembley Stadium took place at Wembley^[14].
• Wembley Stadium's Commons category is recorded as Wembley Stadium (1922-2003)^[15].
• Wembley Stadium's occupant is recorded as The Football Association^[16].
• Wembley Stadium was dissolved in September 30, 2002^[17].
• Wembley Stadium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.555555555556, 'lon': -0.27972222222222}^[18].
• Wembley Stadium's structural engineer is recorded as Owen Williams^[19].
• Wembley Stadium's sport is recorded as association football^[20].
• Wembley Stadium's sport is recorded as motorcycle speedway^[21].
• Wembley Stadium's surface played on is recorded as lawn^[22].
• Wembley Stadium's significant event is recorded as 1966 FIFA World Cup^[23].
• Wembley Stadium's significant event is recorded as UEFA Euro 1996^[24].
• Wembley Stadium's significant event is recorded as 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final^[25].
• Wembley Stadium's significant event is recorded as 1995 Rugby League World Cup^[26].
• Wembley Stadium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wembley Stadium (1922-2003)^[27].

Body

Geography

Wembley Stadium is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in London Borough of Brent^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include defunct sports venue^[5], multi-purpose sports venue^[6], destroyed building or structure^[7], and stadium^[8].

History and Context

Owners include The Football Association^[11], an association football federation^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1863^[30], headquartered in Wembley Stadium^[31] and Wembley National Stadium Ltd^[12], a subsidiary company^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1997^[34], headquartered in London^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wembley Stadium include it railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].

Why It Matters

Wembley Stadium ranks in the top 6% of defunct_sports_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,269 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include it railway station^[36], a railway station^[37], in United Kingdom^[38].