Elm Park Elm Park in 1981 Location Reading, Berkshire, England Coordinates 51°27′12″N 1°00′09″W﻿ / ﻿51.4534°N 1.0026°W﻿ / 51.4534; -1.0026Coordinates: 51°27′12″N 1°00′09″W﻿ / ﻿51.4534°N 1.0026°W﻿ / 51.4534; -1.0026 Owner Reading Operator Reading F.C. Capacity ~33,000 (historically) 14,800 (final)[1] Record attendance 33,042[2] Surface Grass Construction Opened 1896 Closed 1998 Demolished 1998 Tenants Reading (1896–1998)