Clarke Stadium History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, AB

Attributes

Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
Surface Type: Natural Grass
Lighting: Floodlights
Capacity: 24,000

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1938
Age: 85 years, 1 month
Total Games: 317
Total Attendance: 5,141,939 (299 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 17,197.12
Regular Season Sellouts: 75
Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 83
Hosted All-Star Game: 1 time

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 25,118 — July 1, 1977 BC 19 @ EDM 8
Regular Season: 26,303 — Oct. 5, 1975 SSK 28 @ EDM 18
Playoffs: 25,671 — Nov. 16, 1975 SSK 18 @ EDM 30

Address: Stadium Rd

Coordinates: 53.5572059647266, -113.47825527191162

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Aug. 27, 1938 CGYBRK 35 @ EDM 1	Aug. 23, 1978 WPG 8 @ EDM 14
Regular Game	Sept. 24, 1938 CGYBRK 5 @ EDM 3	Aug. 23, 1978 WPG 8 @ EDM 14
Playoff Game	Nov. 4, 1950 WPG 16 @ EDM 17	Nov. 20, 1977 BC 1 @ EDM 38

Note: Information provided is based on data on Canadian senior and professional football team games in the database and may be incomplete or incorrect. It does not include other competition levels or sporting events.

Year	Change	Surface	Capacity
1975	Expansion	Natural Grass	24,000
1954	Expansion	Natural Grass	20,667
1953	Expansion	Natural Grass	15,133
1951	Expansion	Natural Grass	11,200
1949	Expansion	Natural Grass	9,000
1938	Opened 1938	Natural Grass	3,000

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Edmonton Elks	18	11	7	0	0	0	374	340
Regular Season
Edmonton Elks	241	142	94	5	0	0	4,734	3,943
Playoffs
Edmonton Elks	27	19	8	0	1	1	543	350
Total
Edmonton Elks	286	172	109	5	1	1	5,651	4,633

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	2	1	0	0	0	62	56
Ottawa RedBlacks	4	2	2	0	0	0	75	74
BC Lions	2	1	1	0	0	0	20	54
Montreal Alouettes	2	1	1	0	0	0	29	38
Toronto Argonauts	2	1	1	0	0	0	61	33
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	32
Calgary Stampeders	2	0	2	0	0	0	36	41
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	0	2	0	0	0	27	46
Total	18	7	11	0	0	0	340	374
Regular Season
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	55	23	31	1	0	0	936	1,043
Saskatchewan Roughriders	54	22	30	2	0	0	831	1,041
Calgary Stampeders	55	21	34	0	0	0	933	1,157
BC Lions	39	11	27	1	0	0	556	790
Ottawa RedBlacks	9	6	3	0	0	0	190	183
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	8	4	4	0	0	0	188	143
Toronto Argonauts	9	3	5	1	0	0	142	166
Calgary Bronks	3	2	1	0	0	0	21	19
Montreal Alouettes	9	2	7	0	0	0	146	192
Total	241	94	142	5	0	0	3,943	4,734
Playoffs
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	13	6	7	0	1	0	188	168
Calgary Stampeders	4	1	3	0	0	0	47	87
Saskatchewan Roughriders	8	1	7	0	0	0	107	209
BC Lions	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	79
Total	27	8	19	0	1	0	350	543