Fan Survey of Google Reviews Finds Premier League Grounds Rated Highest
The short version
- A reader recorded Google ratings and vote counts for every Football League ground.
- Ratings ranged from a low of 4.0 to a high of 4.7 stars.
- All nine highest-rated grounds belong to Premier League clubs.
- Hull City's ground holds 4.3 stars from 3,655 reviews.
A reader compiled Google ratings for every Football League ground, finding a narrow spread from 4.0 to 4.7 stars with top-flight venues leading the way.
A Guardian reader took on the task of checking the Google rating for every home ground in the English Football League, compiling both the star rating and the number of reviews for each venue.
The overall range proved narrow. The highest rating recorded was 4.7 stars and the lowest was 4.0, so tied scores were separated by total review count, with larger numbers ranking higher.
The pattern favored big clubs. All nine of the highest-rated grounds belong to Premier League teams, which the compiler attributed to the tendency of larger and more successful clubs to score better ratings.
The question was prompted by Hull City's rating of 4.3 stars, drawn from 3,655 reviews, which sparked curiosity about where the MKM Stadium side's ground ranked among the rest.