Telephone: 0870 4444677

Ticket Office: 0870 4444552

Stadium Telephone: 0870 4444677

The Galpharm Stadium has been the home of Huddersfield Town since 1994/1995 and is a state of the art facility.

It has a capacity of just under 25,000 and is a shrine to modern British architecture. For the first ever home game there was initially only the two touch-line stands open, but the 'away' stand soon followed (December 1994) and in 1998 the Panasonic Stand (from April 2008 the Fantastic Media Stand) was 'born' to create the Galpharm Stadium has it stands today.

Standing in what was former disused council land, nothing more than waste ground, the Galpharm Stadium is a "truly special place".

The Galpharm Stadium's modern blue and white architecture stands against a backdrop of green, as the stadium appears to rise from the trees. The stadium was one of the first within the UK to feature a concave roof which slopes towards the pitch the curve giving the unique stadium a striking aesthetically and marketable quality as well as character and definition.

It was once said about the stadium: "Its McAlpine in name Alpine by nature" - referring to the first name of the stadium, and another commentator has also referred it as a "spacecraft" due to its futuristic and talented appearance. The design of the stadium giving no seat any obstructions to the view of the playing surface.

The dream of the stadium began in November 1991 when Huddersfield Town, Huddersfield Rugby League and Kirklees Council came together to begin building the dream, that today in reality is the Galpharm Stadium.

In 1995 the Royal Institute of British Architects awarded the stadium the Building of the year, and many new stadiums have been attracted to the Galpharm design/concept including Bolton Wanderers Reebok Stadium and the Sydney Stadium Australia (now the Telstra Stadium) the home of the 2000 Olympic Games.

The Galpharm Stadium was opened for the 1994/1995 season and cost around £28 million to build and as hosted many popular music concerts. Events include concerts by REM, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi and other local events and sporting matches. With the addition of a multi-purpose fourth and final stand (the Panasonic Stand) the total cost of the arena was around £40 million.

The stadium has hosted Rugby League Internationals, Rugby Union International matches. It also hosted an England Under-21 match.

After a period of non-activity on the popular music front, the Galpharm Stadium hosted Elton John for the first time in June 2005 and the year after during the summer of 2006 a second Bryan Adams concert.

Rising through the terraced houses, the gasometer and behind a bank of green, the Stadium futuristic look, its white arches - its McAlpine by name, Alpine by nature!

Huddersfield Town used to play in their former home of Leeds Road. This was where the history of Town was - the thrice championship, the FA Cup, the Dennis Law's, Frank Worthington's and so on. The spirit and legend of the famous old 'temple' was described by Alan Thompson:

Not just a sporting arena, the Galpharm Stadium is a leisure centre and an attractive venue for any type of event in the many banqueting halls.

The Galpharm is also the home of Huddersfield's Rugby League side - the Huddersfield Giants. It is part owned by the football club, the rugby league club and the local council (Kirklees Council). Both Town's and the Giants ownership is with the combined company Sporting Pride, owned by Ken Davy - the owner of both clubs.

In May 2005 the current owner of both Huddersfield Town and Huddersfield Giants announced that in order to safe guard the future of both sporting clubs and to enhance the appeal of the stadium, he had transferred both set's of shares into one company called Huddersfield Sporting Pride.

In the summer of 2008 (May/June) the scoreboard was replaced with a 29-metre square multimedia video entertainment wall consisting of 28 different High Definition panels, which was positioned within the South Stand - the site of the first scoreboard. This widescreen entertainment wall will ensure that the stadium keeps in touch with the changing media world by becoming digital and will ensure the stadium remains a stadium of choice. The cost of this new addition to the stadium was £250,000.

For guided tours of the stadium (for 10 persons or more) please contact 01484 484152 and ask to speak to Linda Myers.

A truly special place - "There's nothing quite like the Galpharm".

The Galpharm Stadium is more than just a football stadium, it is home to rugby league side Huddersfield Giants, a versatile sports, leisure and commercial/business complex in a close to major transportation routes.

The stadium is widely accepted as one of the best sporting and leisure arenas in Northern England.

Conference & Banqueting: 0870 4444677
Corporate Hospitality: 01484 484124 and ask for Jaine Binns
Health & Fitness: 01484 234120
Guided Tours: 01484 484152 and ask for Linda Myers

If you are playing on visiting the Galpharm Stadium, thisisthebarmyarmy.co.uk would like to welcome you to the town of Huddersfield and particularly to the Galpharm Stadium. Within this section you will find admission prices, stadium localities, travel information and some parking information.

For further information regarding visitor match day prices (including the category) and to purchase tickets please visit your club's ticket office.

It is the stand to the 'Huddersfield' (town centre) end of the stadium (St Andrews Road, red entrance signage).

If you approach the Stadium from the Huddersfield town centre it will be the first 'end-stand' you see.

If approaching from the other end (Bradley Mills Road) you must move around the side of the stadium and to the away end of the Stadium.

We hope you enjoy your visit to the Galpharm.

For maps please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Please note the stadium is a non-smoking venue.

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Huddersfield Central (For travel information contact 0871 2004950)

Huddersfield is situated on the Trans-Pennine Line in between Manchester and Leeds, one of the major rail routes in the North of England. The station is also situated on the local Caldervale Line, Huddersfield Line and Penistone Line.

To get to the Stadium, after coming out of Huddersfield Railway Station, turn left down Railway Street (past the main entrance to The George Hotel).

Go straight across at the crossroads onto Northumberland Street and walk down (Post Office on the right) across the Ring Road onto Leeds Road (A62).

Take the 2nd right down Gasworks Street, straight over the crossroads with Firth Street and follow the road to the Stadium.

The magnificent town centre located railway station is around a quarter of a mile from the impressive Galpharm Stadium and around a 15 minutes walk.

Services 202, 203, 219, 220, 221 and 229 all stop on Leeds Road less than a 5 minutes walk.

The service is operated by 'First Huddersfield'.

M62 (West) - use Junction 24
Leave M62 at junction 24 and follow A629 signposted Huddersfield Town Centre. After approaximately 2 miles follow the signs for the stadium turning left onto Castlegate ring road. Keep in the outside lane as you will need to turn right onto Leeds Road at the second set of traffic lights. At the roundabout keep going straight forward (you will see a Retail Park on your left, with brands such as First Choice and Pets at Home). Keep in your right hand lane as at the third set of lights you will turn right onto Bradley Mills Road - signposted Rawthorpe and Galpharm Stadium.

You will pass the Retail Park on your left hand side, and at the next roundabout bear right, and you will see the stadium complex in front of you.

M62 (North and East) - use Junction 25
Leave at junction 25 signposted Dewsbury and Huddersfield East. Follow the A644 Dewsbury for approximately 2 miles. Turn right at the roundabout signposted Huddersfield and continue until you pass the Retail Park, containing the likes of Comet, B and Q and Comet. At the traffic lights be in the left hand lane as you need to turn left onto Bradley Mills Road - signposted Rawthorpe and Galpharm Stadium.

You will pass the Retail Park on your left hand side, and at the next roundabout bear right, and you will see the stadium complex in front of you.

M1 - use junction 38
Leave the M1 at junction 38, onto the A637 continue on A637 through Bretton and Flockton. At the next roundabout turn left on the A642 following signs for Huddersfield. At the roundabout turn right and follow the A62 signposted Leeds/Bradford and go straight ahead at the next roundabout, keep in your right hand lane, as at the traffic lights you will need to turn right onto Bradley Mills Road.

You will pass the Retail Park on your left hand side, and at the next roundabout bear right, and you will see the stadium complex in front of you.

The Stadium is on the A62 Leeds Road and is well sign-posted

For further instructions and maps, see the Mappings section below.

Follow any signs for Huddersfield town centre then pick up the signs for the Stadium. Ask at any available public place and they will be happy to help you

The Stadium Post Code for Satellite Navigation Systems is: HD1 6PX.

For a printer-friendly map of the above, click on either image.

These are indicated clearly on the stadium layout below.

Parking around the Stadium is tricky. Very little is available on the Stadium site and street parking is limited around the stadium. The advice is to arrive at the stadium early. There is a number of parking restrictions in place around the stadium and the available parking places fill up very quickly.

Some local business rent out their car-parks on match days, and these with the charge are very clearly marked.

There are three on site car parks: Town Avenue, Bradley Mills and St Andrew's.

Please do not park within either two Retail Parks as you are likely to be fined by the company that operates these facilities.

Members of the West Yorkshire Police will safely guide in all visiting supporters coaches from the motorway.

You will be parked in the coach park directly above the visiting stand (The Pink Link Stand) and you will be well directed by competent police and stewards.

If you are a visiting supporter, please ask at your club's ticket office.

Any non-home supporters in home-designated areas will be removed from the ground, as Galpharm Stadium and Huddersfield Town AFC promote a family atmosphere at the Stadium.

Please also see the section "Match Day Admission Prices" - earlier on in this page.

As you approach Huddersfield tune into Pennine FM (107.9fm) or BBC Radio Leeds (774mw or 92.4fm) for the very latest on the match. Match commentary is usually available via the BBC Radio Leeds feed.

If you have a DAB radio then commentary is always available on the BBC Radio frequency for all matches.

West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police (Kirklees/Huddersfield division)
Huddersfield Police Station, Castlegate, Huddersfield. HD1 2NJ
Tel 01484 436654 or 01484 436640 Fax 01484 436602

Policing matters is controlled from the very visible police control room (shown below), positioned between the Direct Golf and Fantastic Media Stands.

Huddersfield Town asks all away supporters that to assure good crowd behaviour at their matches, they have to address the difficulty of persistent standing of supporters in seated areas throughout a game.

Supporters are asked to respect the terms of the Galpharm Stadium sports ground licence, their own safety and that of others and remain seated throughout the game - it is an offence for any spectator to persistently stand in a seated area throughout the game.

Ralph Rimmer

Huddersfield Town AFC (Football), Huddersfield Giants (Rugby League)

For the start of the 1994/1995 football season.

Initially only the East and West stands were built but the South stand followed in December 1994

Fully finished with the erection of the Fantastic Media (North) Stand, the fourth and final stand in 1998

1995 - Royal Institute of British Architects awarded the stadium the "Building of the Year"
2006 - A "Pride of Kirklees" from radio station The Pulse
2006 - Community Award for raising the profile of Huddersfield from newspaper the Huddersfield Daily Examiner

60% with Huddersfield Sporting Pride, 40% with Kirklees Council

2004 - present: Galpharm Stadium
1994 - 2004: McAlpine Stadium

24,554
(plus an additional 254 disabled places)

Direct Golf UK (Riverside, West) - 8,279 (both tiers)

Britannia Rescue (Kilner Bank, East) - 7,333

Fantastic Media (North) - 4,888

Total Home Capacity - 20,500

The Pink Link (South) - 4,054

254 places

115 yards by 76 Yards
(120 metres by 75 metres)

24,163 (Great Britain 12-18 Australia, Ashes Match, Rugby League, 22/10/2003)

23,678 (Liverpool, FA Cup 3rd Round, 1999)

20,928 (Leeds United, League One, 2009)

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers (Football League Division 2, August 1994, 13,334)

Galpharm International

North Stand: Fantastic Media
South Stand: Pink Link
East Stand: Direct Golf UK
West Stand: Britannia Rescue

Professional football, professional rugby league, full supporters concourse facilities in all stands, fitness suite, swimming pool, conference, banqueting, golf driving range, cinema and a traditional public house.

The fitness suite and the swimming pool are all housed in the Fantastic Media (North) Stand.
Both the cinema complex, which houses the pub and Pizza Hut are sited on the grounds of the stadium, but not integral to the stadium design.

Restaurants - Pizza Hut, Ropewalk pub.
Along with other food outlets in operation inside/outside the stadium for football matches

ATMs - outside the entrance to the leisure suite under the North Stand or close to the Ropewalk pub

All the 43 turnstiles in use at the stadium, were also used at the old Leeds Road ground. Such is the sophistication of the admission software, that the club know exactly when each individual stand is at 75% full

Each of the four floodlights contains 70 different lamps for normal operation. For TV the floodlights contain an additional 144 lamps. Each lamp produce the equivalent of a kw electric fire

The surface of the stadium pitch is made up of a synthetic substance called "Grassmaster". For each 97 blades of natural grass, there are 3 of these synthetic fibres. This is due to be replaced in 2010.

The stadium surface is protected by full under-soil heating - 28,000 metres of pipe is 300 mm below the surface

The stadium takes up 51 acres of space

There is a computer system that not only controls and monitors the temperature of the stadium, but can control 80% of the stadium lighting at a touch of a button

The stadium is award winning having won national recognition in 1995 and local recognition in 2006