About Frankford Stadium
Frankford Stadium was an NFL stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1923 and closed in 1931. Its only tenant was Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL, 1924–1931). On our ranked lists it ranks 23rd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 23rd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 6th shortest-lived of 139 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 5th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 81st longest single tenancy (7 years) of the 101 longest on record in NFL stadiums
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
25 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Frankford Yellow Jackets While based here: 8 seasons · 70-45-15 regular season
NFL · 1924–1931
|
NFL | 1924–1931 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Frankford Stadium built?
Frankford Stadium opened in 1923.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Park | 1882–1882 | 5.2 mi |
| Baker Bowl | 1887–1950 | 5.4 mi |
| Forepaugh Park | 5.5 mi | |
| Shibe Park / Connie Mack Stadium | 1909–1976 | 5.8 mi |
| Temple Stadium | 1928–1997 | 6.4 mi |
| Recreation Park | 1860–1890 | 6.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.