Celtic Park, ParkHead, Paradise
Posted on January 28, 2008
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Celtic
Name: Celtic Park
Nickname: Parkhead, Paradise
When Built: 1892
Capacity: 60,857
Record Attendance: 92,000 – 1938 – Celtic vs Rangers
Address: 18 Kerrydale St, Glasgow, G40 3RE
Description: Celtic Park has a capacity of 60,857 all seated and it’s the second largest sporting arena from Scotland, after Murrayfield and the second largest club football arena from the United Kingdom after Manchester United and it has four stands. At the west end of the stadium there’s the John Stein Stand, that has a capacity of 13,006. Away fans are normally accommodated in a stand that’s similar to John Stein Stand, called Lisbon Lions Stand. The North Stand is the biggest of all, also called The Jungle and it can house upto 27,000 fans. The smallest stand is the south or main stand which holds only 7,850 spectators.
Brief History: The stadium is Celtic’s home since 1892 and during time, there were a lot of important games on this stadium. The record attendance was in 1938 when there were more than 90,000 people that came to view the derby against Rangers. The stadium was renovated in 1995 and in April 2007 the club announced that the Main Stand could be redeveloped in the next years to increase the stadium’s capacity with 8,000 seats.
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