It's an industrial suburb located south of the Johannesburg CBD, close to Springfield.

It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

The suburb was established on land called the Booysen Estate.

[2] It became a suburb on 7 July 1937 and is named after the landowner, Arentz Edward Stafford.

The games take place at the Wembley Stadium, a former ice-rink which holds up to 3,000 visitors.