Fans allowed to stand at European ties for the first time since 1988
Football fans can stand at new Wembley for first time from next season
November 2021
Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United and City approved for safe standing trial
The four Premier League clubs and Cardiff City will take part in a safe standing trial from 1 January 2022
October 2021
‘Safe’ standing barriers are anything but, says former Wembley Stadium manager
The introduction of safe standing areas could create new safety problems within football grounds, according to Noel Jeffs, an expert in stadium operations
September 2021
Premier League and Championship clubs to trial safe standing from January
Clubs in the Premier League and Championship will be able to offer licensed standing areas from 1 January as part of a pilot programme
March 2021
Manchester City to install 5,620 rail seats in preparation for safe standing
Manchester City have announced they will install more than 5,500 rail seats at the Etihad Stadium
February 2020
Manchester United apply to install rail seating at Old Trafford
Safe standing across English football moves a crucial step closer
May 2019
Wolves to become first UK football club to install rail seats in entire stand
Wolves have announced rail seats will be fitted in Molineux’s Sir Jack Hayward Stand, making it ready to be operated in future as a safe-standing area
March 2019
My best shot
John Ingledew's best photograph: how Gazza's tears changed football
‘Football was quite unfashionable in the 70s and 80s. You could be on the dole and still go to a game. Then suddenly Gazza cried and everybody was interested’
September 2018
Safe-standing under spotlight as the government looks for answers
The government’s review of the legal ban on standing at Premier League and Championship grounds will consider new research
June 2018
Commons people: why parliament's 'evidence week' is a national victory
Tracey Brown
Parliament is supposed to be alive to shifting public concerns and new sources of information. But it doesn’t always work like that
Football League expects safe standing to be permitted by 2019-20 season
The Football League expects fans to be allowed to stand at matches in all four divisions of English football by this time next year
Richard Scudamore: Premier League clubs should have safe standing choice
Review of standing ban a step forward but must be handled with great care
David Conn
Safe standing at football: government to review all-seat policy
May 2018
‘It’s groundbreaking, pioneering’: Shrewsbury bring in safe standing
The League One club, who face Rotherham in Sunday’s play-off final, are the first in England to install rail seating. Will it catch on?
April 2018
EFL hoping to work with government in bid to address safe-standing issue
The EFL chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, has called for the government to review its position and believes clubs should be allowed to decide for themselves about safe standing
I survived Hillsborough: now I say let’s bring back standing at football
Adrian Tempany
Ministers have rejected plans for safe standing areas. But the idea, backed by thousands of fans, deserves a fair hearing
Arsène Wenger urges Premier League clubs to embrace safe standing
Arsène Wenger has labelled the Premier League ‘conservative’ in its approach to safe standing, and called on clubs to move more quickly to implement it
