McDiarmid Park
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 Perth , Scotland
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 24 '34 .9 " N , 3 ° 28' 36.9" W |
| owner | St. Johnstone FC |
| opening | 1989 |
| First game | St. Johnstone FC - Clydesdale FC |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 10,673 |
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The McDiarmid Park is the football stadium of FC St. Johnstone from Perth in Scotland . It is fully seated and seats 10,673. The attendance record dates back to May 23, 1999, when 10,525 visitors watched the Saintees match against FC Dundee .
history
For 65 years, Muirton Park in the north of the city was the home of St. Johnstone until the ASDA trading group bought the area along with the adjacent ice rink in 1986 and built a supermarket in its place. The club moved to the newly built stadium on the western edge of the city. The property was donated by a local farmer, Bruce McDiarmid.
Soccer
McDiarmid Park is considered one of the first of the new generation of stadiums. It opened on August 19, 1989 with a Saintees victory over Clydebank. The stadium area has space for 1000 cars and 100 buses. An adjacent training field with artificial turf is available for the team, as is conference rooms in the main grandstand to the west. The stadium consists of four covered individual stands, three of which are the same size, while the main stand on the west side is a little larger. In the northeast corner there is an electronic scoreboard, in front of which the official team photo is taken.
The South Stand is called the Ormond Stand , named after Willie Ormond , St. Johnstone's most successful coach to date.
Women's national team
The Scottish women's national team plays its games in McDiarmid Park.
rugby
On November 13, 2004, the Scottish National Rugby Union team played the first game north of the Forth against Japan . The end result was 100-8 for Scotland. For the first time Scotland achieved a three-digit result. Chris Paterson scored 40 points (three tries , 11 raises and one penalty). The McDiarmid Park was the scene of several international matches for the senior national team. They won against 1999, followed by a draw against Argentina in the same year. In 2000 Scotland won against Samoa, in 2003 the game was lost against Italy. The Glasgow Warriors (formerly Glasgow Caledonians) played their home games in McDiarmid Park.
On November 21, 2006, Scotland played their first home game in three years against Australia in Perth.
On February 23, 2007, Scotland hosted another game against Italy at McDiarmid Park.
Web links
- mcdiarmidpark.co.uk: Official site (English)