The 92 Club in 2026/27: new grounds and the updated checklist
The 92 Club list has changed for 2026/27, but the useful update is smaller and clearer than the usual summer noise. Two grounds enter the current Premier League and EFL set, two leave it, and several familiar stadiums move between divisions without leaving the 92 at all.
For collectors, the first job is to update the checklist. The second is to avoid treating every promotion, relegation or stadium rumour as a new ground.
The two grounds entering the 92
LNER Community Stadium, York City
York City return to the EFL as National League champions. That puts the LNER Community Stadium into the active 92 Club checklist for the first time.
This is the genuinely new tick for many experienced collectors. York's former home, Bootham Crescent, is not a substitute for the current-ground challenge. If you visited the old ground, keep that memory, but the LNER Community Stadium is the relevant 2026/27 target.
Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale
Rochdale also return to League Two after winning the National League play-off final. The Crown Oil Arena therefore returns to the 92.
For fans who visited before Rochdale's relegation, this is normally a restored tick rather than a new trip. For anyone who began the challenge during their non-league spell, it is now back on the live list.
The two grounds leaving the current list
Barrow and Harrogate Town were relegated from League Two, so Holker Street and Wetherby Road leave the active 92 Club set for 2026/27. A previous visit still belongs in your football history, but neither ground counts toward the current 92 while its club is outside the top four divisions.
That distinction matters. Footbeen keeps historical stadium visits on your map even when the league membership changes. The current challenge can reset without erasing the match you attended.
Promotions do not always create new 92 grounds
Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City moved into the Premier League. West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers moved into the Championship. All six clubs remain inside the top four divisions, so this movement changes league sections, not the total 92-ground set.
The same principle applies lower down. A ground moving from League Two to League One changes where it appears in a league-by-league checklist, but it is not a new 92 Club requirement.
Five EFL grounds that changed division context
The EFL highlighted five home stadiums appearing in a different EFL division list for 2026/27:
- London Stadium, Turf Moor and Molineux return to the Championship fixture map.
- LNER Community Stadium and Crown Oil Arena join the League Two fixture map.
Only the York and Rochdale entries alter the boundary of the 92. The other three are divisional changes involving established current grounds.
What to do with your checklist now
- Add LNER Community Stadium if you have not attended a match there.
- Restore Crown Oil Arena if your tracker only showed current EFL clubs.
- Move Barrow and Harrogate Town out of the active 92 list, but keep the visits in your archive.
- Re-sort promoted and relegated clubs by their new divisions.
- Check the official fixture page again before buying travel, especially for broadcast moves.
The fastest visual check is the 92 Club tracker. Use the Football Match Map to find a viable fixture at a missing ground, then keep the actual match and stadium visit together in Footbeen.
Plan the new ticks, not all 92 again
If you were close to completion last season, the summer reset should not become a complete rebuild. Focus on the delta: York, Rochdale and any current ground you had already missed. A clean route is more useful than a giant spreadsheet copied from an old season.
The football away-days-by-train guide can help you judge whether York or Rochdale fits a same-day trip. Keep time around the match flexible and verify the final kickoff before committing to a tight return journey.
FAQ
Which grounds are new to the 92 Club in 2026/27?
LNER Community Stadium, home of York City, enters the active list, while Rochdale's Crown Oil Arena returns after the club's promotion back to the EFL.
Which grounds left the 92 Club list?
Holker Street and Wetherby Road leave the current set after Barrow and Harrogate Town were relegated from League Two.
Does a previous visit disappear when a club is relegated?
No. The visit remains part of your history. It simply stops counting toward the current 92 until that ground's club returns to the top four divisions.
Where can I track the updated 92?
Use Footbeen's 92 Club Challenge for progress and the Stadium Map for the wider record of grounds you have visited.
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