Celtic Park
Parkhead, Paradise | |
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| Location | Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Owner | Celtic Football Club |
| Capacity | 60,832 (Football) |
| Surface | Grass (1892–present) |
| Opened | 1892 (renovated 1995) |
| Tenants | |
| Celtic Football Club (Scottish Premier League) | |
Celtic Park is a football stadium in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. The all-seater stadium is also known as 'Parkhead' and nicknamed 'Paradise' by Celtic fans. It has a capacity of 60,832. It is the largest football stadium in Scotland and is currently the second-largest club football ground in the UK (after Old Trafford).
Celtic moved from the original Celtic Park to the present ground in 1892. A little known fact is that the main stand was designed by Archibald Leitch, the architect who also designed stadiums for the likes of Rangers, Sunderland, Everton etc. The stadium has undergone numerous redevelopments; in 1988, Celtic's centenary year, the red-bricked exterior to the main stand was added. More recently, in the mid 1990s, further development was undertaken to make the stadium comply with the Taylor report. Now the stands completely encircle the pitch and the stadium consists of a double tiered stand which extends around three-quarters of the pitch and a single tier main stand, which contains the Celtic museum.
In 1938, Celtic Park saw its largest attendance of 92,000 when Celtic played Rangers.
During the 1990s, while the National Stadium at Hampden Park was undergoing redevelopment, Celtic Park hosted a number of cup finals, most recently hosting the Scottish Cup final of 1998, and Scotland internationals.
Celtic park is not a "UEFA five-star stadium" stadiumguide.com
In 2002 Celtic Park took 60% of the votes in a BBC Radio Five Live poll to find the UK's favourite sporting venue, out-polling the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Lord's Cricket Ground in London.[1]
Directions
The stadium is located app. 3km East from the city centre.
Car: From the South: Follow the M74 North into Glasgow. Stay on the M74 until it goes into the A74. Once this happens, follow the road for just over a mile and the stadium is on your right.
From the East: Leave the M8 motorway at Junction 8 and turn onto the M73 South. Follow this for about a mile, and turn onto the M74 West/Northwest. Follow this for just over four miles.
From the North: Follow the M80, then the A80 Southbound until you reach junction 3 of the M73. Here turn onto the M73 due South for 6 miles. At junction 1 of the M73, turn onto the M74 due West/Northwest. After just over four miles on the M74 the stadium is on your right.
Bus: Line 61, 62 & 64 (from the city centre).
Train: Dalmarnock (10 minutes walk) on the Motherwell line from Glasgow Central. Belgrove on the Airdrie line from Glasgow Queen Street.
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