Celtic Park (Parkhead)
Capacity | 60 832 |
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Country | Scotland |
City | Glasgow |
Clubs | Celtic FC |
Other names | Paradise |
Inauguration | 13.08.1892 |
Renovations | 1898, 1929, 1994-1998 |
Record attendance | 92 975 (Celtic - Rangers, 1938) |
Design | Archibald Leitch (1929), Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates (1994-98) |
Contractor | Miller Construction Ltd (1994-98) |
Address | 18 Kerrydale St, Glasgow, G40 3RE |
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Celtic Park – stadium description
The original Celtic Park was raised in 6 months thanks to voluntary work as the first location of Celtic, just after the club’s establishment in 1888. However due to rental fees increasing 9 times within just 3 years, the club decided to relocate and bought land on the opposite side of the road. That is where the current stadium stands to this day.
The quality gap between old and new was big enough for one journalist to call it paradise which was soon adapted by fans as a nickname that is still used today. Although it consisted only of terracing, capacity was impressive for a 4-year old club – 40,000. Even more impressive as it was also built by volunteers.
It became a historical first football ground ever to have a 2-tiered stand already in 1898. That made capacity rise to 63,000. It didn’t last, though, as fire consumed this part of the ground in 1927. That’s when the most important architect of all British sports stadia, Archibald Leitch, started working on delivering a new main stand. It was ready in 1929 and despite several revamps (like changing the red brick façade in 1988) still stands today. Ironically, in the place of World’s first two-tiered stand now there is only one tier, while other parts of the ground have two levels.
In 1990’s the largest redevelopment so far took place with all 3 “non-Leitch” stands being rebuilt to raise capacity over the 60,000 level once more, this time with seating only. As it is the largest football-specific venue in Scotland, it is the most frequent replacement for Hampden Park when it comes to hosting national cup finals or national team games.
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