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| former_names = Empire Stadium<br />British Empire Exhibition Stadium
| tenants = [[England national football team]] (1923–2000)<br />[[Wembley Lions (speedway)|Wembley Lions speedway team]]<br />(1946–1957, 1970–1971)<br />[[Wales national rugby union team]] (1997–1999)<br />[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (UEFA matches, 1998–2000)<br />[[London Monarchs]] (1991–1992)<br />[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient FC]] (1930)<br />[[Argonauts F.C.|Argonauts]] (1928–1930)<ref>{{cite book |last=Twydell |first=Dave |title=Denied F.C.: The Football League Election Struggles |publisher=Yore Publications |___location=[[Harefield]] |date=5 November 2001 |pages=30–31 |isbn=1-85983-512-0}}</ref>{{Unbulleted list|item1_style=background-color:#ccc;|'''Major sporting events hosted'''|[[1948 Summer Olympics]]|[[1963 European Cup final]]|[[1966 FIFA World Cup]]|[[1968 European Cup final]]|[[1971 European Cup final]]|[[1978 European Cup final]]|[[1992 European Cup final]]|[[1995 Rugby League World Cup]]|[[UEFA Euro 1996]]}}
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The original '''[[Wembley Greyhounds|Wembley]] Stadium''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɛ|m|b|l|i}}; originally known as the '''Empire Stadium''') was a [[
Wembley hosted the [[FA Cup]] final annually, the first in [[1923 FA Cup final|1923]], which was the stadium's inaugural event, the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] final annually, five [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] finals, the [[1966 FIFA World Cup final|1966 World Cup final]], and the [[UEFA Euro 1996 final|final of Euro 1996]]. Brazilian footballer [[Pelé]] once said of the stadium: "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/wembley/index.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060330190953/http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/wembley/index.jsp|title=Mayor of London – Case for Wembley Stadium|archive-date=30 March 2006}}</ref> in recognition of its status as the world's most famous football stadium.
The stadium has also hosted many other sports events, including the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], rugby league's [[Challenge Cup]] final, and the [[1992 Rugby League World Cup final|1992]] and [[1995 Rugby League World Cup final|1995]] [[Rugby League World Cup|Rugby League World Cup finals]]. It was also the venue for numerous music events, including the 1985 [[Live Aid]] charity concert. In what was the first major WWF (now [[WWE]]) pay-per-view to take place outside North America, it hosted the [[SummerSlam (1992)|1992 SummerSlam]].
== History ==
[[File:Postcard British Empire Exhibition 1924 25.jpg|thumb|left|Postcard depicting the [[British Empire Exhibition]] in 1924 [[Twin Towers, Wembley|Twin Towers]]]]
The stadium's first turf was cut by [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and it was first opened to the public on 28 April 1923. Much of [[Humphry Repton]]'s original [[Wembley Park]] landscape was transformed in 1922–23 during preparations for the [[British Empire Exhibition]] of 1924–25. First known as the "British Empire Exhibition Stadium"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C12FD385F17738DDDAE0994DE405B848EF1D3 |author=Staff |date=17 June 1924 |title=Asks Premier to Stop Rodeo Steer Roping; British Society Appeals 'in Name of Humanity' Against Contest of American Cowboys |work= [[The New York Times]]}}</ref> or simply the "Empire Stadium", the construction was carried out by [[Sir Robert McAlpine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.srm.com/projects/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012024013/http://www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com/projects/index.html|title=Projects|archive-date=12 October 2007|website=Sir Robert McAlpine}}</ref> for the [[British Empire Exhibition]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040905/spectrum/art.htm Sunday Tribune of India (newspaper)] Article on exhibition (2004)</ref> of 1924 (extended to 1925).<ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75167 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090756/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75167 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel one</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75168 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090732/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75168 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel two</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75169 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090812/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75169 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel three</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75170 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090829/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75170 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel four</ref>
The stadium cost £750,000 (equivalent to approximately £49.81 million in 2023) and was constructed on the site of a [[folly]] called [[Watkin's Tower]]. The architects were [[John William Simpson (architect)|Sir John Simpson]] and [[Maxwell Ayrton]]<ref>Sutcliffe, Anthony (2006). ''London: An Architectural History''. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0-300-11006-5}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ONC1UsSpS4AC&pg=PA172 p. 172] (via [[Google Books]]). Retrieved 4 February 2009.</ref> and the head engineer [[Owen Williams (engineer)|Sir Owen Williams]]. The original intention was to demolish the stadium at the end of the Exhibition, but it was saved at the suggestion of [[James Stevenson, 1st Baron Stevenson|Sir James Stevenson]], a Scot who was chairman of the organising committee for the Empire Exhibition. The ground had been used for football as early as the 1880s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wembleystadium.com/StadiumHistory/historyIntroduction/ |title=Wembley Stadium – Stadium History |access-date=18 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502015057/http://www.wembleystadium.com/StadiumHistory/historyIntroduction |archive-date=2 May 2009 }}. Wembley Stadium.</ref>
At the end of the exhibition, which proved to be a financial disappointment, the site at Wembley was considered by many to be a vast '[[white elephant]]'. It was bought by a property speculator, [[James White (financier)|James White]], who planned to sell off the buildings for redevelopment, including the stadium which had been the centrepiece of the exhibition. [[Arthur Elvin]], an ex-[[Royal Flying Corps|RFC]] officer who had worked in a tobacco kiosk at the exhibition and had previous experience working for a scrap metal firm, was employed by White to oversee the sale of the buildings and the clearance of the Wembley site.
The stadium had gone into liquidation after it was pronounced "financially unviable".<ref name="g1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/mar/14/architecture.communities|title=The height of ambition|last=de Lisle|first=Tim|date= 14 March 2006| work =[[The Guardian]]|access-date= 29 September 2008 }}</ref> After nine months, having earned a good sum from selling various buildings on the site, Elvin agreed to buy the stadium from White for a total of £127,000 as a £12,000 downpayment and the balance plus interest payable over ten years.<ref name=wpwy>Jacobs, N and Lipscombe, P (2005). ''Wembley Speedway: The Pre-War Years''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-3750-X}}.</ref>
[[File:The old Wembley Stadium (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Wembley Stadium, 1991]] Facing personal bankruptcy, White killed himself at his home, [[King Edward's Place]], in 1927. This caused financial complications for Elvin, requiring him to raise money within two weeks to buy the stadium before it too was demolished. He was able to finance this by forming the 'Wembley Stadium and Greyhound Racecourse Company'. He raised the money to buy the stadium at the original price he had agreed with White, then immediately sold it back to the company, leaving him with a healthy personal profit. Instead of cash, he received shares in the company, which gave him the largest individual stake in Wembley Stadium, and subsequently became chairman.<ref name="wpwy"/>
Elvin was able to make a considerable profit with the introduction of greyhound racing from 1927<ref name="genders81">{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|pages=77–81|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}</ref> and is credited with saving the stadium from closure and demolition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg71ger3zllo |title=The man who saved Wembley Stadium |website=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2025 | access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>
The electric scoreboard and the all-encircling roof, made from aluminium and translucent glass, were added in 1963.<ref>{{cite book |first=Simon |last=Inglis |author-link=Simon Inglis |title=The Football League Grounds of England and Wales |publisher=Willow Books |year=1984 |isbn=9780002181891 |page=259}}</ref>
In 1977 fences were erected around the pitch following the [[1976–77 British Home Championship|England vs Scotland match]] when Scotland fans invaded the pitch and vandalised the pitch and goalposts. These fences were taken down following the [[Hillsborough disaster]] in 1989.
[[File:Royal Box at Wembley Stadium 1986.jpg|thumb|right|The Royal Box in April 1986. Trophy presentations took place here.]]
The stadium's distinctive [[Twin Towers (Wembley)|Twin Towers]] became its trademark and nickname.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/2005/10/20/microsoft-wembley-sponsorship-cx_cn_1020autofacescan08.html | work= [[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] | title=Gates' Microsoft Becomes Wembley Stadium Backer | date=20 October 2005}}</ref> Also well known were the 39 steps needed to be climbed to reach the Royal box and collect a trophy (and winners'/losers' medals). In 1934, the [[Wembley Arena|Empire Pool]] was built nearby. The "Wembley Stadium Collection" is held by the [[National Football Museum]]. The stadium closed in October 2000 and demolition commenced in December 2002, completing in 2003 for [[Wembley Stadium|redevelopment]]. The top of one of the twin towers was erected as a memorial in the park on the north side of Overton Close in the nearby Saint Raphael's Estate.
The cities of [[Birmingham]] and [[Coventry]] launched bids to become the new home of England's football team<ref>{{cite news |date=3 October 2001 |title=Eriksson 'backing' Birmingham stadium |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1576615.stm |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 April 2002 |title=Birmingham stands by |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/search_for_a_new_wembley/1959381.stm |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref> following disputes and a political row regarding the new Wembley's construction.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2001 |title=Uproar over Wembley 'fiasco' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1307258.stm |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref> These bids were ultimately unsuccessful as the FA chose in 2002 to keep the national team at the new Wembley once completed.
==Football==
Wembley is best known for hosting football matches, having hosted the [[FA Cup Final]] annually as well as numerous England International fixtures.
===White Horse Final===
{{main|1923 FA Cup final}}
[[File:Whitehorsefinal.jpg|thumb|''Billy'' the White Horse, saviour of the [[1923 FA Cup final]]]]
[[File:White Horse Final1923.jpg|right|thumb|Crowds at the edges of the pitch]]
The Empire Stadium was built in exactly 300 days at the cost of £750,000. Described as the world's greatest sporting arena, it was ready only four days before the "White Horse" final in 1923. The FA had not considered admission by ticket, grossly underestimating the number of fans who arrived at the 104 gates on match day. However, after this match, every event apart from the [[1982 FA Cup final|1982]] replay<ref>{{cite book |last= Collett |first= Mike |title= The Complete Record of The FA Cup |year= 2003 |isbn= 1-899807-19-5 |page=35|publisher= SportsBooks Limited }}</ref> was ticketed.
The first event held at the stadium was the [[1923 FA Cup final]] on 28 April between [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].<ref>{{cite news |title=London's football history: Wembley Stadium |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/london-s-football-history-wembley-stadium-2903938 |access-date=6 December 2020 |agency=FIFA.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> This is known as the [[1923 FA Cup final|White Horse Final]]. Such was the eagerness to attend the final at the new [[national stadium]] that vast numbers of people crammed through the 104 [[turnstile]]s into the stadium, far exceeding its official 127,000 capacity. The crowds overflowed onto the pitch as there was no room on the terraces. Estimates of the number of fans in attendance range from 240,000<ref>{{cite book | last1=Bateson|first1=Bill|first2=Albert |last2=Sewell | title=News of the World Football Annual 1992/93| publisher=Harper Collins | year=1992| isbn=0-85543-188-1}}</ref> to well over 300,000.<ref>{{cite book |last= Matthews|first= Tony|title= Football Firsts|year= 2006|publisher= Capella|isbn= 1-84193-451-8}}</ref>
It was thought that the match would not be played because of the number of spectators inside the stadium that had spilled onto the pitch, until mounted police, including Police Constable [[George Scorey]] and his white horse, ''Billy'', slowly pushed the crowds back to the sides of the field of play to allow the match to kick off just 45 minutes late. In honour of Billy, the footbridge outside the new Wembley Stadium has been named the [[White Horse Bridge]]. The official attendance is often quoted as 126,047. The match saw a 2–0 victory for Bolton Wanderers, with [[David Jack (footballer)|David Jack]] scoring the first ever goal at Wembley.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/wembley/943404.stm |title=Bolton clinch the Cup |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 October 2008 |date=1 October 2000}}</ref>
===Matthews Final===
{{main|1953 FA Cup final}}
The [[1953 FA Cup final]] between [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] was dubbed the "Matthews final" after Blackpool's winger [[Stanley Matthews]]. At age 38, he was making his third and ultimately his final attempt at winning an FA Cup medal.<ref name="Matthews">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/654500.stm|work= [[BBC News]]
|title= The Matthews Final |access-date= 20 July 2009 | date=24 February 2000}}</ref> In the previous six years, he failed to earn a winner's medal against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in [[1948 FA Cup final|1948]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in [[1951 FA Cup final|1951]].<ref name="Matthews"/> It featured a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] by Blackpool's [[Stan Mortensen]] in his side's 4–3 win, with Matthews almost single-handedly turning the match around for Blackpool, who had trailed 3–1 to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] before fighting back to win the match. It remained the only hat-trick ever scored in an FA Cup Final at the original Wembley.
The FA Cup final was played there in April or May until 2000 (excluding the 1970 replay when [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] beat [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] at [[Old Trafford]]). It was also the venue for finals of the [[FA Amateur Cup]], [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] (except for the early years when this was settled on a home and away basis) and in later years the [[Associate Members' Cup]] and the [[English Football League|Football League]] promotion [[English Football League play-offs|play-off finals]] (in the early years of play-offs they were home and away fixtures). The 1988 final of the [[Middlesex Senior Charity Cup|Middlesex Charity Cup]] was also played there.<ref>{{cite news | last =Francis | first =Tony | title =Future returns to the past | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]]| date =22 August 2005 | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2364126/Future-returns-to-the-past.html | access-date = 14 January 2010 }}</ref>
===International fixtures===
[[File:Scoreboard end in the old Wembley Stadium.jpg|left|thumb|[[England national football team|England]] v [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 1981]]
Prior to the 1923 Wembley stadium, international football games had been played by [[England national football team|England]] at various stadia. Most early internationals (including [[England v Scotland (1870)|the first ever international football match]] (1870)) were played at [[The Oval]], which opened in 1845 as the home ground of [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] and would in 1880 host the first [[Test cricket|Test match]] played in England. For the first 27 years, the only International England games played at Wembley were fixtures against Scotland, with other games played elsewhere until 1951. The first team other than Scotland to face England at the venue was Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamWembley/History.html|title=Wembley Stadium – History|website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref> In 1956 and 1971, it was the venue of the home matches of the Great Britain national football team for the qualification matches to the [[Summer Olympic Games]] against [[Bulgaria at the Olympics|Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web | last =Barker | first =Philip | title =Wembley Stadium – An Olympic Chronology 1923–2003 | work =Journal of Olympic History | publisher =[[LA84 Foundation]] | date =June 2003 | url =http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv11n2/johv11n2i.pdf | format =[[Portable Document Format|PDF format]] | access-date =14 January 2010 | archive-date =17 July 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120717121540/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv11n2/johv11n2i.pdf | url-status =dead }}</ref>
In 1966, it was the leading venue of the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]]. It hosted nine matches, including the [[1966 FIFA World Cup final|final]], where tournament hosts England won 4–2 after extra time against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]].<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1966england "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football"]. FIFA. Retrieved 11 November 2014</ref> Seven years later, Wembley was the venue for a specially arranged friendly between teams called "The Three" and "The Six" to celebrate the [[United Kingdom]] joining the [[European Economic Community]]. The match finished 2–0 to "The Three".
In 1996, it was the principal venue of [[UEFA Euro 1996]], hosting all of England's matches, as well as the tournament's final, where Germany won the [[UEFA European Championship]] for a third time after defeating the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] 2–1 with the first international [[golden goal]] in football history. Germany had earlier defeated England on penalties in the semi-final after a 1–1 draw, with [[Gareth Southgate]] having his penalty saved against England in the shoot-out.
England's final two competitive matches played at the stadium resulted in 0–1 defeats for England to Scotland and Germany respectively. The first defeat was in the play off for the [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifiers]] in November 1999, but England still went through as they won the other leg 2–0 at [[Hampden Park]]. However, the final match at Wembley was the opening [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifier]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], and defeat prompted the resignation of England manager [[Kevin Keegan]] at the end of the match after 18 months in charge.
====[[1966 World Cup]]====
{{main|1966 FIFA World Cup}}
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!Time<br>([[British Summer Time|BST]])
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|11 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|URU}} || rowspan="5" |[[1966 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group 1]]||style="text-align:center;"|87,148
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|13 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|FRA|1958}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1|||{{fb|MEX|1934}} ||style="text-align:center;"|69,237
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|16 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|MEX|1934}} ||style="text-align:center;" |92,570
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|19 July 1966||16:30||{{fb|MEX|1934}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|URU}} || style="text-align:center;" |61,112
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|20 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|FRA|1958}} || style="text-align:center;" |98,370
|-
|23 July 1966||15:00||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|ARG}} ||[[1966 FIFA World Cup#Knockout stage|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|90,584
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|25 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|POR}} ||[[1966 FIFA World Cup#Knockout stage|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|94,493
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|28 July 1966||19:30||{{fb|POR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|URS|1955}} ||[[1966 FIFA World Cup#Knockout stage|3rd place match]]||style="text-align:center;"|87,696
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|30 July 1966||15:00||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|4–2 {{aet}}||{{fb|FRG}} ||[[1966 FIFA World Cup final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|96,924
|}
====Euro 1996====
{{main|UEFA Euro 1996}}
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!Time<br>([[British Summer Time|BST]])
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!Score
!Team #2
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!Attendance
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|8 June 1996||15:00||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|SWI}} || rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Euro 1996 Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|76,567
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|15 June 1996||15:00||{{fb|SCO}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–2|||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|76,864
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|18 June 1996||19:30||{{fb|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–4||{{fb|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;" |76,798
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|22 June 1996||15:00||{{fb|ESP}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0 {{aet}}<br/>(2–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])||{{fb|ENG}} ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] || style="text-align:center;" |75,440
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|26 June 1996||19:30||{{fb|GER}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1 {{aet}}<br/>(6–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])||{{fb|ENG}} ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|75,862
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|30 June 1996||19:00||{{fb|CZE}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–2 {{aet}}||{{fb|GER}} ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,611
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===Club football===
[[File:Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers, Wembley 1990 (344523653).jpg|thumb|right|[[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] defeated [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in the [[1990 Associate Members' Cup final]]]]
In all, the stadium hosted five [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] finals, a record for the continent's top football tournament until the inauguration of the new [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2007. The first two were [[1963 European Cup final|1963]] final between [[AC Milan|Milan]] and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], and the [[1968 European Cup final|1968]] final between Manchester United and Benfica. In [[1971 European Cup final|1971]], it again hosted the final, between [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], and once more in [[1978 European Cup final|1978]], this time between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], another in [[1992 European Cup final|1992]], when [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] played [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]].
Wembley also hosted two [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] [[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals|finals]]: in [[1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1965]], when [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] defeated [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]], and in [[1993 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1993]], when [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] defeated [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp]].
It was also the venue for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s home Champions League matches in [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]] and [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]]. It has hosted clubs' home matches on two other occasions; in 1930, when [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] played two home [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] matches while their [[Lea Bridge Stadium]] was undergoing urgent remedial works;<ref>{{cite book |last=Inglis |first=Simon | author-link = Simon Inglis |title=The Football Grounds of England and Wales |publisher=Willow Books |___location=London |year=1984 |page=236}}</ref> and in 1930–31 for eight matches by [[Non-League football|non-League]] Ealing A.F.C.<ref name="Denied">{{cite book |last=Twydell |first=Dave |title= Denied F.C. – The Football League Election Struggles|publisher=Yore Publications |___location=Harefield |year=2001 |isbn= 978-1-874427-98-8|page=31}}</ref> It was also to be the home of the [[Amateur sports|amateur]] club which made several applications to join [[English Football League|the Football League]], the [[Argonauts F.C.|Argonauts]].<ref name="Denied"/>
In March 1998, Arsenal made a bid to purchase Wembley in the hope of gaining a larger stadium to replace their [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury ground]], which had a capacity of less than 40,000 and was unsuitable for expansion. However, the bid was later abandoned in favour of building the 60,000 capacity [[Emirates Stadium]], which was opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hodgson|first1= Guy |last2=Yates |first2=Andrew | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-infuriated-by-arsenals-bid-for-wembley-1150008.html | work= [[The Independent]] | title=Football: FA Infuriated by Arsenal's Bid for Wembley | date=13 March 1998 | access-date = 15 August 2012}}</ref>
===Last matches===
On 20 May 2000, the [[2000 FA Cup final|last FA Cup final to be played at the old Wembley]] saw Chelsea defeat [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] with the only goal scored by [[Roberto Di Matteo]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100328124942/http://www.facupfootball.co.uk/fa-cup-2000.html FA Cup 2000]}} facupfootball.co.uk</ref> The final competitive club match there was the [[2000 Football League First Division play-off Final|2000 First Division play-off final]] on 29 May, between [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] and [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], a 4–2 win resulting in promotion to the Premier League for Ipswich.<ref>[[Matt Scott (sports journalist)|Scott, Matt]] (9 May 2005). [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/10/newsstory.ipswichtown1 "Ipswich Bank on Better Luck in the Annual Lottery{{spaced ndash}} Suffolk Club Grow Used to End-of Season Suffering"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 15 August 2012.</ref>
The last club match of all was the [[2000 FA Charity Shield|2000 Charity Shield]], in which Chelsea defeated Manchester United 2–0. The last international match was on 7 October,<ref name=afconerg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oExWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4801%2C1925120 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=(Oregon, U.S.) |agency=Associated Press |title=A fitting conclusion for soccer shrine |date=7 October 2000 |page=3D}}</ref> in Kevin Keegan's [[2000 England v Germany football match|last game as England manager]]. England were defeated 0–1 by Germany, with [[Dietmar Hamann]] scoring the last goal at the original Wembley.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/29/golden-goal-dietmar-hamann-for-germany-v-england-2000|title= Golden Goal: Dietmar Hamann for Germany v England (2000)|date=29 May 2020|work=Guardian|access-date= 12 March 2021}}</ref>
On that day, [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]] made his 60th Wembley appearance, a record for any player.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/4773152/Player-profile-Tony-Adams.html "Player profile: Tony Adams"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref> Adams also claimed England's final goal at the stadium, having scored in the previous home fixture against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] on 31 May.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/6271757/England-v-Ukraine-previous-meeting.html "England v Ukraine: previous meetings"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.</ref>
==Other sports==
===Rugby league===
[[File:Wembley Stadium interior 1956.jpg|thumb|right|A marching band entertains the incoming crowd prior to the 1956 Rugby League Cup Final]]
In the sport of [[rugby league]], the [[Rugby Football League|RFL]] held its [[Challenge Cup]] Final at Wembley from 1929 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History Of Rugby League|url=http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php|work=Rugby League Information|publisher=napit.co.uk|access-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> The stadium was also regularly used by the sport for major international matches, such as [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] versus [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. In 1949 the [[France national rugby league team]] became the first France national team of any sport to win at Wembley. The largest crowd for a [[Challenge Cup]] Final at Wembley was set in 1985 when [[Wigan]] beat [[Hull F.C.]] 28–24 in front of 99,801 spectators, which as of 2017 remains the second highest rugby league attendance in England behind only the [[1954 Challenge Cup]] Final replay at [[Bradford]]'s [[Odsal Stadium]] when a then world record attendance of 102,575 saw [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] defeat [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 8–4 (the original 1954 cup final at Wembley, drawn 4–4, was played in front of 81,841 fans).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1953-54/summary.html|title=Challenge Cup 1953/54 – Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>
The stadium set the international record crowd for a rugby league game when 73,631 turned out for the [[1992 Rugby League World Cup final]] between Great Britain and Australia (since beaten by the 74,468 attendance for the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup final|2013 RLWC Final]] at [[Old Trafford]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Record rugby league crowd for World Cup final|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/9460610/Record-rugby-league-crowd-for-World-Cup-final|access-date=1 December 2013|work=stuff.co.nz|date=1 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Mal Meninga]]-led Australian team won the game 10–6 on the back of a [[Steve Renouf]] try in the north-east corner and Meninga's goal kicking. The [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]] Final between [[England national rugby league team|England]] and Australia was also played at Wembley with 66,540 spectators watching Australia win 16–8. The final of the [[1999 Challenge Cup]] was the last to be played at the stadium and was attended by 73,242 fans, with the annual fixture moving to other grounds ([[Murrayfield Stadium]], [[Millennium Stadium]] and [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]]) before returning to the new Wembley upon its completion in 2007.
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====Internationals====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Date !! Winner !! Score !! Runners-up !! Attendance !! Competition !! Notes
|-
| 18 January 1930 || {{rl|AUS}} || 26–10 || {{rl|WAL|1807}} || 20,000 || [[1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1929–30 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 30 December 1933 || {{rl|AUS}} || 51–19 || {{rl|WAL|1807}} || 10,000 || [[1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1933–34 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 12 March 1949 || {{rl|FRA}} || 12–5 || {{rl|ENG}} || 15,000 || [[1948–49 European Rugby League Championship]] || First France national team (any sport) to win at Wembley
|-
| 16 October 1963 || {{rl|AUS}} || 22–16 || {{rl|GBR}} || 13,946 || [[1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1963 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 3 November 1973 || {{rl|GBR}} || 21–12 || {{rl|AUS}} || 9,874 || [[1973 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1973 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 27 October 1990 || {{rl|GBR}} || 19–12 || {{rl|AUS}} || 54,569 || [[1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1990 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 24 October 1992 || {{rl|AUS}} || 10–6 || {{rl|GBR}} || 73,631 || [[1992 Rugby League World Cup final]] || New international rugby league attendance record
|-
| 16 October 1993 || {{rl|GBR}} || 17–0 || {{rl|NZL}} || 36,131 || [[1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|1993 Kiwi tour]] ||
|-
| 22 October 1994 || {{rl|GBR}} || 8–4 || {{rl|AUS}} || 57,034 || [[1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1994 Kangaroo tour]] ||
|-
| 7 October 1995 || {{rl|ENG}} || 20–16 || {{rl|AUS}} || 41,271 || [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]] ([[1995 Rugby League World Cup Group A|Group A]]) ||
|-
| 28 October 1995 || {{rl|AUS}} || 16–8 || {{rl|ENG}} || 66,540 || [[1995 Rugby League World Cup final]] ||
|-
| 1 November 1997 || {{rl|AUS}} ([[Super League (Australia)|SL]]) || 38–14 || {{rl|GBR}} || 41,135 || 1997 [[Super League Test series]] ||
|}
===1948 Summer Olympics===
{{main|1948 Summer Olympics}}
Wembley was the main venue for the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], with [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]] and [[Emil Zátopek]] among the notable winners in [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics|athletics]]. The Stadium also hosted the semifinals and finals of the Olympic [[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|hockey]] and [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|football]] tournaments, the Prix des Nations event in the [[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics|equestrian]] competition, and a demonstration match of lacrosse.<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf 1948 "Summer Olympics official report"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035822/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf |date=16 July 2011 }} ([[Portable Document Format|PDF format]]). [[LA84 Foundation]]. pp. 42, 44–6.</ref>
===Speedway===
{{Main|Wembley Lions (speedway)|Speedway World Championship}}
[[Motorcycle speedway]] first took place at Wembley in 1929, and operated until the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, a few days before the [[1939 Individual Speedway World Championship|1939 World Championship Final]] was due to be held, but it was cancelled as a result of the war. The [[Wembley Lions (speedway)|Wembley Lions]] returned in 1946 and operated in the top flight until the end of the 1956 season winning a number of League titles. A short lived revival saw the Lions in the [[Speedway British League|British League]] in the [[1970 British League season|1970]] and [[1971 British League season|1971 season]]s. [[Lionel Van Praag]] ([[1936 Individual Speedway World Championship|1936]]), [[Tommy Price]] ([[1949 Individual Speedway World Championship|1949]]), and [[Freddie Williams (speedway rider)|Freddie Williams]] ([[1950 Individual Speedway World Championship|1950]] and [[1953 Individual Speedway World Championship|1953]]), all won World Championships whilst riding for Wembley. The ashes for the speedway track were supplied by Richard Biffa Ltd whose operating base at the time was in Wembley Hill Road. Richard Biffa later became Biffa Waste Services. The Lions were formed by the Wembley Stadium chairman [[Arthur Elvin|Sir Arthur Elvin]].<ref name="wpwy"/>
Between 1936 and 1960 Wembley hosted all of the first 15 finals of the [[Speedway World Championship]]. It hosted another nine World Finals before the last one at Wembley took place in [[1981 Individual Speedway World Championship|1981]] in front of 92,500 fans, just shy of the venue's record speedway attendance of 95,000 set at the [[1938 Individual Speedway World Championship|1938 World Final]].<ref>Bamford, R.; Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing {{ISBN|0-7524-2210-3}}.</ref>
Riders who won the World Championship at Wembley include; inaugural champion Lionel Van Praag (Australia), [[Jack Milne (speedway rider)|Jack Milne]] (United States), [[Bluey Wilkinson]] (Australia), Tommy Price (England), Freddie Williams (Wales), [[Jack Young (speedway rider)|Jack Young]] (Australia – the first two-time winner, first back-to-back winner and the first [[Speedway National League Division Two|second division]] rider to win the title), [[Ronnie Moore]] (New Zealand), [[Ove Fundin]] (Sweden), [[Barry Briggs]] (New Zealand), [[Peter Craven]] (England), [[Björn Knutson]] (Sweden), [[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] (Denmark), [[Bruce Penhall]] (United States – the winner of the 1981 World Final), and legendary New Zealand rider [[Ivan Mauger]]. With four wins, Sweden's Ove Fundin won the most World Championships at Wembley, winning in [[1956 Individual Speedway World Championship|1956]], [[1960 Individual Speedway World Championship|1960]], [[1963 Individual Speedway World Championship|1963]] and [[1967 Individual Speedway World Championship|1967]].
Wembley also hosted the Final of the [[Speedway World Team Cup]] in [[1968 Speedway World Team Cup|1968]], [[1970 Speedway World Team Cup|1970]] and [[1973 Speedway World Team Cup|1973]] won by [[Great Britain national speedway team|Great Britain]] (1968 and 1973) and [[Sweden national speedway team|Sweden]] (1970).
The speedway track at Wembley Stadium was {{convert|345|m|yd|abbr=off}} in length and was notoriously difficult to ride for those not used to it. Despite regularly being used for World Championship and other British championship meetings, [[Wembley]] long had a reputation as a track that was difficult to pass on which often led to processional racing. Among those who never performed well there despite their credentials include [[1973 Individual Speedway World Championship|1973]] World Champion [[Jerzy Szczakiel]] (who won his title at home in Poland and two weeks later under difficult circumstances failed to score in the World Team Cup Final at Wembley), while others such as Ivan Mauger and Ole Olsen often seemed to find their best form at the stadium. The track itself was located inside of the greyhound racing track, but intersected the stadium's playing field at the corners. The pits were located in the tunnel at the eastern end of the stadium.
The track record at Wembley will forever be held by Denmark's World Champion of [[1984 Individual Speedway World Championship|1984]], [[1985 Individual Speedway World Championship|1985]] & [[1988 Individual Speedway World Championship|1988]] [[Erik Gundersen]]. In Heat 6 of the 1981 World Final, Gundersen set the 4-lap record (clutch start) of 66.8 seconds. As this was the last time the stadium was used for speedway racing, it remains the track record.
===Stock car racing===
Two meetings were held at Wembley in 1974 promoted by [[Trevor Redmond]]. The first meeting held featured [[BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars]] and [[Hot Rods (oval racing)|National Hot Rods]]. The second meeting featured the [[BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars]] World Final with F1s in support. Before the first meeting the Wembley groundsman threatened to resign over possible damage to the hallowed turf. The pitch was surrounded by wooden beams and little damage was caused.<ref>BriSCA Formula One – The first 50 years 1954–2004 Keith Barber p 178–179</ref>
===Rugby union===
Though the venue was not traditionally a regular host of [[rugby union]] matches, England played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at [[Twickenham]] was undergoing redevelopment. [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] played their [[Rugby Union Six Nations Championship|Five Nations]] and autumn international home matches at [[Wembley]] (as [[Twickenham Stadium]] would not accommodate them) while [[Cardiff Arms Park]] was being rebuilt as the [[Millennium Stadium]] in the late 1990s (a deal reciprocated for FA Cups during the construction of the new Wembley Stadium). In total there were seven internationals.
{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Competition
!colspan=2| Home team
!colspan=2| Away team
! Attendance
|-
|17 October 1992 || 1992 Autumn International Series || {{ru|ENG}} || 26 || {{ru|CAN}} || 13 ||
|-
|29 November 1997 || 1997 Autumn International Series || rowspan="6" | {{ru|WAL}} || 7 || {{ru|NZL}} || 42 || 76,000
|-
|5 April 1998 || rowspan="2" | [[1998 Five Nations Championship]]|| 0 || {{ru|FRA}} || 51 || 75,000
|-
|7 March 1998 || 19 || {{ru|SCO}} || 13 || 72,000
|-
|14 November 1998 || 1998 Autumn International Series || 20 || {{ru|RSA}} || 28 || 55,000
|-
|20 February 1999 || rowspan="2" | [[1999 Five Nations Championship]]|| 23 || {{ru|IRE}} || 29 || 76,000
|-
|11 April 1999 || 32 || {{ru|ENG}} || 31 || 76,000
|}
===Greyhound racing===
{{main|Wembley Greyhounds}}
Wembley was a regular venue for [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]]. It was the first sport Sir [[Arthur Elvin]] introduced to the stadium.<ref name=RG1>{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing|year=1981|pages=77–83|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=07207-1106-1}}</ref> The opening meeting was in 1927.<ref name=JB>{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|pages =140–144|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}</ref><ref name=ind>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/magnificent-monument-to-vision-of-one-man-637502.html|title=Magnificent monument to vision of one man|last=Harris|first=Neil|date= 6 October 2000| work =[[The Independent]]|access-date= 29 September 2008 }}</ref> The greyhound racing provided the stadium with its main source of regular income, especially in the early decades, and continued to attract crowds of several thousand up until the early 1960s.<ref name=RG1/> The stadium staged its last greyhound race meeting in December 1998 with the owners, the [[Greyhound Racing Association]], citing economic reasons and the lack of plans for a greyhound track in the stadium's redevelopment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Richard|title=Greyhound racing: Hounded out after a 71-year run|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/greyhound-racing-hounded-out-after-a-71year-run-1191954.html|website=independent.co.uk|date=23 October 2011|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
Two of the biggest events in the greyhound racing calendar were the [[The St Leger - Greyhounds|St Leger]] and [[Trafalgar Cup]].<ref name=JB/> Both were originally held at Wembley, the St Leger from 1928 until 1998 after which it moved to [[Wimbledon Stadium]] and the Trafalgar Cup from 1929 until 1998 after which it moved to [[Oxford Stadium]]. In 1931 the famous greyhound [[Mick the Miller]] won the St Leger.<ref name=RG1/>
Wembley's owners' refusal to cancel the regular greyhound racing meant that the match between [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and [[France national football team|France]] in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]] was played at [[White City Stadium|White City]].<ref name=RG1/>
===American football===
The [[National Football League]] (NFL) held nine preseason [[American football]] games at Wembley between 1983 and 1993. The [[Minnesota Vikings]] and the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL, 1960–1987)|St. Louis Cardinals]] played the first game on 6 August 1983. The [[Detroit Lions]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys]] played the last game on 8 August 1993. The [[United States Football League]] also played an exhibition game there on 21 July 1984 between the [[Baltimore Stars|Philadelphia Stars]] and [[Tampa Bay Bandits]].The Chicago Bears played the Dallas Cowboys in the inaugural American Bowl on 3 August 1986, defeating the Cowboys 17:6. The [[London Monarchs]] of the [[NFL Europa|World League of American Football]] played at the venue in 1991 and 1992. Wembley hosted [[World Bowl '91]], the inaugural [[World Bowl]], where the Monarchs defeated the [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona Dragons]] 21–0.
===Gaelic football===
From 1958 until the mid-1970s, [[hurling]] and [[gaelic football]] tournaments known as the "Wembley Tournaments" were held at Wembley Stadium to bring the Irish sports to expatriates in Britain at the time. Several Gaelic football games were played in Wembley Stadium, most of them exhibition matches, most notably [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] and [[Down GAA|Down]] in 1961.
===Horse of the year show===
In April 1970 this show jumping event was held at Wembley Stadium. This left the grass turf in poor condition for the FA Cup Final a week later.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/sport/national/18412712.day-1970-chelsea-win-fa-cup-replay-leeds/ | title=On this day in 1970: Chelsea win FA Cup replay against Leeds | date=29 April 2020 }}</ref>
===Other events===
The stadium also staged women's field hockey matches in which England appeared in their annual match between 1951 and 1969 and then from 1971 to 1991. The best-attended field hockey match of all time took place at the Wembley Stadium on 11 March 1978, when 65,165 people showed up for a game between England and the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64071-largest-attendance-at-a-hockey-match | title=Largest attendance at a field hockey match }}</ref>
On 18 June 1963, Wembley hosted a [[Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper|heavyweight boxing match]] between London native boxer [[Henry Cooper]] and American rising star [[Cassius Clay]] in front of 35,000 spectators.
On 26 May 1975, in front of 90,000 people, [[Evel Knievel]] crashed while trying to land a jump over 13 single decker city buses, an accident which resulted in his initial retirement from his daredevil life.<ref name=bevknvbs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EtZVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6888%2C7018770 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |___location=(Oregon, U.S.) |agency=UPI |title=Battered Evel Knievel quitting stunt business |date=27 May 1975 |page=5A}}</ref>
In 1992, the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (now known as WWE) drew a sellout of 80,355 when [[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]] was hosted at Wembley Stadium. In the main event, English wrestler [[Davey Boy Smith]] won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] from [[Bret Hart]]. As of April 2023, WWE considers this to be their seventh largest live gate in history behind only [[WrestleMania 32]] (2016), which drew a reported 101,763, [[WrestleMania III]] (1987), which drew a reported 93,173, [[WrestleMania 35]], which drew 82,265, [[WrestleMania 39]] (2023) Night 2 and Night 1, which drew 81,395 and 80,497, respectively, and [[WrestleMania 29]] (2013), which drew 80,676 fans.
==Music==
The stadium became a musical venue in August 1972 with [[The London Rock and Roll Show]], an all star concert. It later played host to a number of concerts and events, most notably the British leg of [[Live Aid]], which featured such acts as [[David Bowie]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Elton John]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]], [[the Who]], [[Dire Straits]] and [[U2]], held at the stadium on 13 July 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live Aid concert raises $127 million for famine relief in Africa – HISTORY|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/live-aid-concert|access-date=25 October 2020|website=www.history.com|date=24 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zaleski|first=Annie |date=13 July 2015|title=35 Years Ago: Phil Collins Becomes Live Aid's Transcontinental MV|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/phil-collins-live-aid/|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref>
Acts who played at Wembley Stadium include:
* [[Michael Jackson]] performed 15 times at this ___location, the most by any artist in the history of Wembley stadium. During Michael Jackson's [[Bad (tour)|Bad World Tour]] in 1988, he was given a special award by Wembley Stadium Officials for breaking a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] with a combined total of 504,000 people attending the seven sold-out Wembley shows.<ref name="Michael Jackson the Solo Years">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yb_ghov9uEMC&dq=michael+jackson+wembley+guinness+world+record&pg=PA80|isbn = 9780755200917|title = Michael Jackson the Solo Years|year = 2003|publisher = Authors On Line}}</ref> The concert on 16 July 1988 was attended by [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] and [[Charles III|Prince Charles]] (now King Charles III), and a [[DVD]] of this concert (''[[Live at Wembley July 16, 1988]]'') was released on 18 September 2012.<ref name="Michael Jackson the Solo Years"/> Jackson also performed at the stadium on 30 and 31 July 20, 22 and 23 August 1992 on his [[Dangerous World Tour]], and 12, 15 and 17 July 1997 on his [[HIStory World Tour]].
* [[Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young]] played 14 September 1974. Guests included [[Joni Mitchell]], [[The Band]], [[Jesse Colin Young]].
* [[Elton John]] performed seven times, including 1975, 1984, 1992 with [[Eric Clapton]] and 1998 with [[Billy Joel]] . He headlined The Summer of 84 concert, part of his [[European Express Tour]], along with bands such as [[Big Country]], [[Nik Kershaw]], [[Kool and The Gang]] and [[Wang Chung (band)|Wang Chung]]. The show was recorded for a [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] concert special.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=21 June 2020|title=California Stealin': Beach Boys Win Elton John's Wembley Extravaganza|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beach-boys-steal-elton-john-wembley-show/|access-date=25 October 2020|website=uDiscover Music}}</ref>
* [[The Who]] played on 18 August 1979: "The Who And Friends Roar In". This was the band's first major concert after the death of drummer [[Keith Moon]] the previous year following a series of smaller warm-ups.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Who- Wembley Stadium 1979|url=http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/The-Who-wembley-1979.html|access-date=25 October 2020|website=www.ukrockfestivals.com}}</ref>
* [[Simon and Garfunkel]] performed there on 19 June 1982.
* [[The Rolling Stones]] performed there in 1982, 1990, 1995 and 1999.
* [[Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band]] played three times on the 1984–85 [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]], and twice in 1988, once during the [[Tunnel of Love Express Tour]] and the second time as a part of [[Human Rights Now!]]. The Tunnel of Love Express Tour date is the biggest crowd for a concert at Wembley: 80,000 people. Springsteen was supposed to play two shows at Wembley but a scheduled Mike Tyson Boxing fight made that impossible as Wembley only took a certain amount of dates a year for football, concerts and sports. He also performed once in 2013 and once in 2016 at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – June 5, 2016 Wembley Stadium, London, GB|url=http://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,14113,199/Bruce-Springsteen---The-E-Street-Band-mp3-flac-download-6-5-2016-Wembley-Stadium-London-GB.html|access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref>
* [[U2]] performed 9 times between 1985 and 1997 including four nights on the 4th (European) leg of their "[[Zooropa Tour|Zooropa]]" tour on 11–12 and 20–21 August 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=All U2 Concerts (1976–present)|url=https://www.atu2.com/tours/concert/wembley-stadium-i-london-aug-20-1993|access-date=25 October 2020|website=www.atu2.com}}</ref>
*[[Wham!]] played their last concert titled [[The Final (concert)|The Final]] on 28 June 1986.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=editions:BCHMKriuEIEC|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=27 May 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857125958|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>Wham!: Wembley Stadium, London, Adam Sweeting, ''[[The Guardian]]'', The, 30 June 1986</ref>
* [[Rod Stewart]] performed there in 1986, 1991 and 1995
* [[Queen (band)|Queen]] performed two nights on 11 and 12 July 1986, on [[Magic Tour (Queen)|The Magic Tour]], with the concert on 12 July recorded for a [[Live at Wembley '86|live album]] with edited video released on VHS as ''[[Queen at Wembley]]'' and full version released on DVD as ''[[Queen at Wembley|Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Gavin|title=Queen Live at Wembley '86|date=26 January 2006|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158874/|type=Documentary, Music|others=Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor|publisher=EMI Films, Hollywood Pictures, PGD|access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref> On 20 April 1992, [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]] took place at Wembley, a concert which featured the surviving members of Queen and various guests.<ref>Jackson, Laura (2002). Queen: The Definitive Biography. London: Piatkus. p. 3.</ref>
* [[David Bowie]] performed two nights on 19 and 20 June 1987, on his [[Glass Spider Tour]].
* [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] played four consecutive sold-out concerts on 1, 2, 3, and 4 July 1987, on the [[Invisible Touch Tour]] with a total attendance of more than 300,000. These were the last four shows for the band's major, sell-out world-tour in 1986–1987. The concert of 4 July 1987 had Prince Charles and his wife Diana in attendance. The shows were filmed and later released on DVD as ''[[Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=GenesisFan|title=Live at Wembley Stadium|url=https://www.genesisfan.net/genesis/genesis-dvd/live-at-wembley-stadium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523224644/http://www.genesisfan.net/genesis/genesis-dvd/live-at-wembley-stadium|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 May 2013|access-date=25 October 2020|website=GenesisFan}}</ref>
* [[Madonna]] had eight shows on 18, 19, 20 August 1987, 20, 21, 22 July 1990 and 25 and 26 September 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wembley Stadium|url=https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/tag/wembley-stadium/|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Today In Madonna History}}</ref>
* [[Pink Floyd]] performed two shows in August 1988, on the [[A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour]]. World War II searchlights were used outside the stadium for dramatic effect for approaching fans.
* [[Cliff Richard]] played on 16 and 17 June 1989 in front of 144,000 people. The concerts were recorded and was released as ''[[From a Distance: The Event]]'' album and VHS/DVD. Guests included [[The Shadows]], [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]], [[Kalin Twins]], [[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]], [[Gerry and the Pacemakers]], [[The Dallas Boys]], [[The Vernons Girls]], [[Stock Aitken Waterman]], [[Tony Meehan]] and [[Jet Harris]].
* [[Bros (British band)|Bros]] performed there on 19 August 1989, during their Bros in 2 Summer concert.
* [[Simple Minds]] played on 26 August 1989 as part of their [[Street Fighting Years]] tour.
* [[INXS]] had a concert on 13 July 1991 that was recorded and released as a VHS/DVD with the name ''[[Live Baby Live]]'').{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
* [[Guns N' Roses]] performed there on 31 August 1991, and 13 June 1992, as part of their [[Use Your Illusion Tour]]. On the 13 June 1992 concert, [[Brian May]] was the special guest.
* [[Simply Red]] performed there on 11 and 12 July 1992.
* [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] performed there on 31 July 1993.
* [[Jean-Michel Jarre]] performed there on 28 August 1993.
* [[Bon Jovi]] played three consecutive nights in June 1995, which were filmed for ''[[Live from London (Bon Jovi)|Live from London]]''. They also played on 19 and 20 August 2000, and were the last musical act to play at the old Wembley before it was closed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bon Jovi at Wembley Stadium (London) on 23 Jun 1995|url=https://www.last.fm/event/237573+Bon+Jovi+at+Wembley+Stadium+on+23+June+1995?setlang=en|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Last.fm}}</ref>
* [[Tina Turner]] (4 sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium, two in July 1996 and two in July 2000. Recorded during her [[Twenty Four Seven Tour]] for the ''[[One Last Time Live in Concert]]'' DVD in the year 2000).<ref>{{cite news |title=Tina Turner: One Last Time – Live at Wembley Stadium |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-cyf1vy/tina-turner-one-last-time-live-at-wembley-stadium/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |work=[[Radio Times]] |archive-date=14 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414221914/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-cyf1vy/tina-turner-one-last-time-live-at-wembley-stadium/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] did 2 nights in 1996 as part of their Hell Freezes Over Tour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kerns|first=Nancy|date=13 July 2020|title=This Day in Eagles History: 1996: Eagles play Wembley Stadium in London, England for the Hell Freezes Over tour|url=http://thisdayineagleshistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/1996-eagles-play-wembley-stadium-in.html|access-date=25 October 2020|website=This Day in Eagles History}}</ref>
*[[Bryan Adams]] in July 1996, in front of a crowd of over 70,000 people, performed his second sold out at the UK venue, the first on 18 July 1992, and is considered to be his most popular concert; the concert was broadcast on radio stations in 25 countries. From the evening of 27 July, the ''[[Wembley 1996]]'' video was obtained.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-663741/bryan-adams-il-nuovo-dvd-e-pretty-woman-intervista|title=Bryan Adams, esce "Wembley 1996 Live" e poi un musical su Pretty Woman – INTERVISTA|date=7 October 2016|website=rockol.it|access-date=26 November 2020|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wjbdradio.com/music-news/2016/09/11/new-dvd-captures-sold-out-1996-bryan-adams-concert-at-londons-wembley-stadium|title=New DVD Captures Sold-Out 1996 Bryan Adams Concert at London's Wembley Stadium|date=9 November 2016|website=wjbdradio.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912154649/http://www.wjbdradio.com/music-news/2016/09/11/new-dvd-captures-sold-out-1996-bryan-adams-concert-at-londons-wembley-stadium|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Delirious?]] and [[Noel Richards]] performed there on 28 June 1997.
* The [[Spice Girls]] had shows on 19 and 20 September 1998 to a crowd of 110,000; one was recorded and released as a VHS/DVD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spice Girls Live at Wembley Stadium (Video 1998) – IMDb|website=[[IMDb]] |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182443/|access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref>
* The [[Bee Gees]] did the "One Night Only" Tour on 5 September 1998 to a crowd in excess of 56,000.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 April 2012|title=Bee Gees Wembley Stadium London 1998|url=https://vintagerock.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/bee-gees-wembley-stadium-london-1998/|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Vintagerock's Weblog}}</ref>
* [[Aerosmith]] with support from [[Lenny Kravitz]] were the guests at the Twin Towers Ball on 26 June 1999.
* [[Celine Dion]] performed twice, including 11 & 12 July 1999 as part of her [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]], performing to 80,000 people each night.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celine Dion performing on stage at Wembley Stadium in London on the...|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/celine-dion-performing-on-stage-at-wembley-stadium-in-news-photo/540682756|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Getty Images|date=16 June 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] performed twice, 21 and 22 July 2000, recorded their video and album ''[[Familiar to Millions]]'' at Wembley and they were the last UK band to headline at the old Wembley.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 July 2000|title=OASIS KICK OFF AT WEMBLEY {{!}} NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-962-1396548|access-date=25 October 2020|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM}}</ref>
==In popular culture==
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===Literature===
Cecil Freeman Gregg's crime novel ''Tragedy at Wembley'' (Methuen, 1936) sees his detective character Inspector Cuthbert Higgins investigate a murder at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gadetection.pbworks.com/w/page/7930698/Gregg%2C%20Cecil%20Freeman|title=Golden Age of Detection Wiki|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
===Cinema===
The 1948 Olympic Marathon and the 1923 Stadium feature in the South Korean war film ''[[My Way (2011 film)|My Way]]'' (2011), though the marathon is clearly filmed in Riga, rather than London, and the stadium standing in for Wembley has an anachronistic electronic scoreboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2015/03/162_113386.html|title=Marathon race in 1948 Olympic Games|date=19 June 2012|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
The stadium also features in the 2001 mockumentary film ''[[Mike Bassett: England Manager]]''.
In the 2018 [[Queen (band)|Queen]] biopic ''[[Bohemian Rhapsody (film)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]'' the stadium was digitally recreated for the [[Live Aid]] scene.
===Television===
[[John Betjeman]] is shown standing in the Stadium in his 1973 BBC film ''[[Metro-Land (1973 film)|Metroland]]'', though, as John Bale has pointed out in ''Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature: Batting for the Opposition'' (Routledge, 2007), he shows no real interest in Wembley's sporting connections, either here or elsewhere.<ref>{{cite book|title=Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature: Batting for the Opposition|last=Bale|first=John|publisher=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-0415596251|pages=91}}</ref>
In [[Nigel Kneale]]'s 1979 ''[[Quatermass (TV serial and film)|Quatermass]]'', in which ancient stone circles turn out to be locations designed by aliens to harvest young humans, the Stadium is said to have been built on the site of a stone circle ("the Sacred Turf they call it", says [[Bernard Quatermass|Professor Quatermass]], "I wonder what's underneath?")
===Urban myth===
There is a persistent myth that a small locomotive met with a mishap when [[Watkin's Tower|Watkin's Folly]] was being demolished, or the Empire Stadium built, and was buried under what became the "sacred turf" (though in some versions it is a carriage filled with rubble). When the stadium was rebuilt no locomotive or carriage (or stone circle...) was found, though the foundations of [[Edward Watkin|Watkin]]'s tower were.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebeautyoftransport.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/once-upon-a-train-railway-myths-and-legends/|title=Once Upon a Train (Railway Myths and Legends)|date=27 February 2013|website=The Beauty of Transport|access-date=27 June 2016}} {{cite web|url=https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=britarch;c5982b50.0204|title=JISCMail – BRITARCH Archives|website=www.jiscmail.ac.uk|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Wembley Stadium (1922-2003)}}
* {{cite magazine|title=The Stadium in Wembley Park|magazine=The Engineer|date=6 April 1923|url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/april-1923-wembley-stadium/|access-date=26 August 2013}} – Architectural drawings and plans of the 1923 stadium
* [http://www.worldstadia.com/ws/show-page.php?menuCommand=stadium&menuData=6 Old Wembley Stadium] @worldstadia.com
*[https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/cultural-collections/archives/from-the-parliamentary-collections/parliament-and-the-olympics/drennans-letter-1948/ Wembley Stadium & the 1948 Olympics – UK Parliament Living Heritage]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/wembley/952060.stm Wembley trivia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010204061900/http://www.motorcycle-uk.com/vsm/wembley.html Extract from Vintage Speedway Magazine – Wembley The Last Amen]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010235508/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/White_Horse_FA_Cup_Final_1923/ White Horse Cup Final – The Times]
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