Comments on: Leeds United – Elland Road

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:40:29 +0000

For away fans I’d deffo avoid the Peacock but the Wheatsheaf (if its still there) and the White Hart at the top of Beeston Hill are no problems with decent numbers of both home/away fans and nothing more than friendly banter. Parking is almost everywhere. Still in my opinion a fantastic ground with character that the more modern glass fronted sponsor named stadiums lack. Legroom is tight but I’m only 5’7″ so for me ok. I was a regular from 86-98 till I moved to Germany but per season I still manage a game or two. Hate to say this but compared to my youth stood in the Lowfields Paddock the atmosphere in Elland Road is very restrained these days. Sat in the West Stand (Kop and South Stand sold out) last season, the Kop started to sing ‘We are Leeds’ and when I stood up to sing, people sat around me were giving me funny looks wondering what I was up to. Two seasons ago sat in the South Stand when the singing started the Stewards started to lose it. Shouting at people to be quiet and sit down as if Elland Road had been turned into a cinema. All in all very friendly for away fans although could be intimidating dependant on who the away team are. If you really want to experience a proper old school day out at football STOOD on the terraces with a Beer, plenty of noise, passion and chanting without the over zealous Stewards and all at working mens prices then come on over to Germany to enjoy the Bundesliga…

By: martin fallon

martin fallon — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:05:31 +0000

I visited Elland road for the pre-season fixture (Leeds v Newcastle) and enjoyed myself very much.
If you’re travelling by car from north of leeds then I’d recommend adding 15-20 minutes to you’re planned journey time as the match day traffic leading up to the stadium is quite solid. My only quibble about Elland rd is the lack of legroom in the away stand (very cramped).
I found the Leeds fans to be quite good, there was no trouble before or after the game and the banter between both sets of fans was enjoyable. I think I’ll get a supporters coach to Leeds if we play them again as to take away the worry of travelling and parking. As I discovered (after I took the parking ticket off the front of my windscreen), Elland roads is surrounded by housing estates (permit holders only). All in all a good day out and I’d go again!

By: Paul Harris

Paul Harris — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:01:33 +0000

Great atmosphere and ground. Be careful parking around the stadium, the majority is permit holders only. You can park for free in the Beeston housing estates 10 mins from the ground. From here it is only 15 mins back to the motorway on clear roads. Hopefully Leeds get promotion so I can go again next season.

By: Gaz

Gaz — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:09:38 +0000

As a leeds fan im very proud of my club an our ground elland road everytime i have been the crowd have been awsome lol as people are often saying there is not alot of leg room which dosent bother me also i think the ground is very impressive inside an out.

By: Neil jones

Neil jones — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:37:38 +0000

Home fans where brilliant. Very friendly atmosphere and friendly City

By: dave

dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:08:17 +0000

i went to elland road to see tottenham in the FA cup, it is a nice big ground (bigger than tottenhams!). However there is about 10 centimeters of leg room so when we scored i had to be careful not to bash my legs and the home fans were terrible, during the game they sung well and made a good atmosphere but coming out of the ground they were throwing things at us and throwing punches. the stewards did well to stop most of them but it was a terrifying experience!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:12:10 +0000

Great ground, really nice at a night game with all the lights on and that, but there’s no leg room whatsoever! the seats are flimsy, the beer is overpriced and the stewards are god awful!
we went on a tuesday night to see the jpt northern quarters so it was a fairly big game for us, and was nice day out to a big club, big ground for the fans, but the stewards were unhappy with us standing and celebrating when we scored, and they even seemed to take offence to us singing. numerous fans were ejected from the ground for standing up, most notably an old man, who was barley able to walk let alone cause any trouble. there was only one ‘jesus-looking’ steward who seemed to be a normal person, and he responded well to our ‘jesus’ chants thrown in his direction.
the leeds fans were very quiet inside the ground, and only heard from them when they scored, however outside the ground a few of them did get a little over-zealous
ground rating 8.
stewards, -5

By: John

John — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:57:13 +0000

Leeds away was a memorable trip for all the wrong reasons – It was meant to be a long weekend city break, combined with a trip to the footie. Unfortunately, I developed sinusitus the day before, but was adamant I was going to go still, so spent the 7 hours or so it took to drive up curled up on the back seat in total agony, and in constant pain throughout the weekend!

We stayed at the Leeds City West Premier Inn, which was really handy for the ground – it’s about quarter of a mile away, and a simple walk via a subway underneath the main road. We were back in the hotel bar with a cold beer by the time the classified results were on the TV!

The stadium itself looks really impressive from the outside, but inside it’s all a bit dark, damp and cramped. I normally comment on legroom, however at Elland Road I need to mention footroom – that is, there wasn’t even enough room to stand with my feet facing forwards – I had to stand at an angle in order to fit my feet in (I’m only size 11, not clown feet!).

The atmosphere from the Green army was pretty damn good, and we hardly heard a murmur from the home “faithful” until they scored two late goals and nicked a most undeserved victory (which only kept their hopes of avoiding relegation alive for another 2 weeks), at which point they suddenly found the voices that had deserted them for the previous 88 minutes.

I’d certainly make the trip again, although hopefully without the sinus pain and heartache of late goals..