West Stand:
Following a fire which destroyed the original West Stand in September 1956, a public appeal raised £60,000 towards a new one which was opened in August 1957 at a cost of £180,000. The roof of the West Stand has a television commentary gantry and walkway for TV personnel who may be asked to film here on a matchday. The radio and press also have facilities in this stand so they can commentate direct to the public and make notes for their respective papers. This stand houses the Directors Box, where both home and away Team Directors may sit to enjoy the match, plus the Club Doctor.The manager also sits in this stand during the first half of a match and has had a telephone installed in the home team dug out.

view of East Stand from the South Stand.

South Stand
Was known commonly as the Scratching Shed until improvements in 1974 saw an impressive £500,000 new South Stand built with 16 Executive Boxes linked to an Executive Restaurant. This was again improved in 1988/89 when an additional 16 boxes were built. During 1974 plans to link the South Stand with Lowfields Road were shelved, this was finally achieved and opened in September 1991 and called the South East Corner.

long distance view of Elland Road.

South East Corner
... Is used for the visiting fans, when a large crowd is expected the whole of the South Stand is then allocated. The Family Stand was located in this area and it proved so popular that members outnumbered seats. This was moved into the new impressive East Stand when finally completed.

view from the left-hand corner of the East Stand during Matchday.

East Stand
This was built in 1992/93 and replaced the existing Lowfields Road Stand. 25 extra Executive Boxes were incorporated during the building of this stand. This is the biggest cantilever stand in the world. The bottom tier hold the YEP Family Stand members which runs to a staggering 10,000 fans. The Family Stand was moved from the South Stand in season 1993/94 when the work was completed. The East Stand holds a shopping mall and with its shops and cafe is purpose built for the families. Leeds United are proud that we are winning more families back to Elland Road.

view of the pitch and East Stand from the North-East corner of the stadium.

North Stand
Formally referred to as the KOP (Spion Kop); This was roofed in 1968 and during the early 80's an electronic scoreboard was installed under the roof. There was a red flashing light located in the roof which if operated required the Referee to stop the game. A similar light was also located in the roof of the South Stand. The name Kop came from the South African name Spion Kop; it was brought from South Africa by the East Lancs regiment, this regiment being mainly made up of men from Liverpool. When they were fighting in South Africa (Boar War) and they were defending a hill called the Spion Kop, when they returned home and went to see Liverpool play, at the rear of one of the goals there was a hillock which reminded them of the hill in south Africa, so they named it the Spion Kop. As Liverpool had the original Spion Kop other grounds took on this idea and today most grounds have at one end of their ground a Kop.