The 39,460-capacity stadium was opened in 1897 for rugby and on 23 April 1898 for football with a Hunslet-Harrogate match, the final of the West Yorkshire Cup, in front of 3,400 spectators1. The record attendance was 59,892 on 15 March 1967 for an FA Challenge Cup match between Leeds United FC and Sunderland AFC. The stadium also hosts rugby league events such as England internationals, the World Club Challenge and the 2009 Four Nations final.