Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 15032

Cricket and Football: Sportsgrounds

Tabled: 19 November 2024

Answered: 27 November 2024

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) football and (b) cricket pitches there are in England.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

According to Sport England’s Active Places database, there are 53,665 grass football pitches in England. This encompasses adult football, junior football 11 a-side, junior football 9 a-side, mini soccer 7 a-side and mini soccer 5 a-side pitches. Furthermo...

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