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The redevelopment was completed in 1981 with the replacement of the Centenary Stand by the 10,300 capacity Govan Stand. [21] The new Ibrox had a capacity of 44,000 and was opened with an Old Firm game played on 19 September 1981. [21] By this time, however, the development cost had risen to £10 million, which depleted the club financially. [21]
The minimum required capacity is 1,000. The largest association football ground is Celtic Park with a capacity of 60,411. The three largest football stadiums in the country are located in Scotland's largest city Glasgow – Celtic Park, Hampden Park (the football ground of the national football team ) and Ibrox Stadium .
The following is a list of stadiums in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 5,000 or more. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally hold. Capacities are standard total capacity, including seats and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating.
Rangers are set to increase the capacity of Ibrox by 600 next season - including an expanded singing section and increasing the total wheelchair-accessible spaces to 153. A statement from Rangers ...
Rangers have confirmed the Copland Stand at Ibrox will be partially open for their League Cup quarter-final against Dundee on 21 September. The Govan side have been playing home games at Hampden ...
The other ground often cited as all-seated in Britain before 1990 was Ibrox, home of Rangers. However, although Ibrox had no terracing after the redevelopment which was completed in 1981, there was still a significant standing area in the 'Enclosure', the front portion of the old Main Stand. [5]
The second Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) was built west of and partially overlapping the site of its predecessor, which backed directly onto Copland Road; [5] the eastern end of the site was used for housing. [2] The club's final league match at the original Ibrox Park was played on 9 December 1899, a 6–1 win over Kilmarnock with 5,000 in ...
The main stand and pavilion at Craven Cottage, the facade of the main stand at Ibrox (although the stand itself has been remodelled) and the Bullens Road and Gwladys Street stands at Goodison Park survive; they are now listed buildings, as was the Leitch-designed main stand at Heart of Midlothian's Tynecastle Park; however, in 2016 permission ...