Fir Park
| Fir Park Stadium | |
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| Façade of the stadium on the corner of the grandstand Davie Cooper Stand and Phil O'Donnell Stand | |
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 Motherwell , Scotland
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 46 '47.8 " N , 3 ° 58' 48.3" W |
| owner | Motherwell FC |
| opening | 1895 |
| First game | Motherwell FC - Celtic Glasgow 1-8 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| architect | Bill Dickie (Davie Cooper Stand and the South Stand) |
| capacity | 13,742 |
| playing area | 101 × 69 |
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The Fir Park is a football stadium in Motherwell , Scotland . It is the home of the Scottish football club Motherwell FC . Motherwell FC and Celtic Glasgow played their first game in the complex. The Celtics won 8: 1 in front of 6,000 spectators.
history
The stadium is fully equipped with seats, covered and offers space for 13,742 visitors. The attendance record is 35,632, which was established in 1952 at a Scottish FA Cup game against the Glasgow Rangers .
Today the stadium has a rather unbalanced appearance with large grandstands contrasting with small grandstands. The largest grandstand is the South Stand , a huge two-tier structure reserved for away fans and completed in 1993. Directly opposite is the comparatively small Davie Cooper stand , built in 1995 and named after the former Steelmen player . In contrast to the other tiers, these two stands have advertising names.
The East Stand East Stand is the former standing area that was completely seated. Opposite is the main stand built as a main stand . In this unusual grandstand, a steel girder of the roof construction runs completely along the square, but only two thirds of the tiers themselves. During construction in 1962, the club lost the dispute with the owner of a plot of land protruding into the stadium area and could not complete the grandstand. After the death of Motherwell's captain Phil O'Donnell in 2007, the main stand was renamed after the Scottish international.
Grandstands
- Phil O'Donnell Stand (West, Main Stand )
- East Stand (east, opposite stand )
- Davie Cooper Stand (north, back gate)
- South Stand (south, back gate, guest area)
photos
| Phil O'Donnell booth (left) | South Stand | East Stand | Davie Cooper booth |
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Web links
- motherwellfc.co.uk: Stadium history on the club's homepage (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Stadium description (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ motherwellfc.co.uk: Stadium history (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: List of Scottish stadiums
- ↑ a b footballgroundguide.com: Motherwell (English)
- ↑ motherwellfc.co.uk: Stadium plan (English)