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Work began on building the stadium in 2003 [2] after Brockville Park, the club's town centre home since 1885, was sold and demolished. [3]The project of building the stadium was a partnership between Falkirk Football Club and Falkirk Council who set up the Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd which provided the funds to construct and run the stadium. [4]
Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season. [3] The record attendance at Brockville Park was 23,100 on 21 February 1953 in a match against Celtic.
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. Other notable large football stadiums include Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Almondvale Stadium in Livingston, and Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.
Falkirk currently has three men's football teams, Falkirk Football Club, Stenhousemuir F.C. and East Stirlingshire Football Club. The main stand of the Falkirk Stadium. Falkirk F.C. was founded in 1876 and was elected to compete in the Scottish Football League in 1902.
The Falkirk Stadium has been Falkirk's home since 2004. When the SPL was created in 1998, Brockville Park fell short of the SPL's stadium criteria, mainly because of the terraced stands. As a result, the club was denied entry to the league, despite winning the First Division or qualifying for a promotion play-off, on three occasions.
Pages in category "Sports venues in Falkirk (council area)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Falkirk Stadium; Firs Park; M.
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Firs Park was a football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, which was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. between 1921 and 2008. It was located on Firs Street, 0.3 miles north-east of the town centre. At the time of closing the ground had a capacity of 1,800 with 200 seated.