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Celtic Park
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football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Key facts
- Location
- London Road , Parkhead , Glasgow, Scotland
- Owner
- Celtic (1897–present)
- Capacity
- 60,411
- Surface
- Desso Grass Hybrid (2017–present)
- Record attendance
- 83,500 v Rangers , 1 January 1938
- Field size
- 114 x 74 yards (104.2 x 67.7 metres)
- Opened
- 20 August 1892
- Renovated
- 1994–98
- Construction cost
- £35,628 (Main Stand, 1929) , £40M (1994–98 rebuild)
- Architect
- Duncan and Kerr (Main Stand, 1929) , Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates (1994–98 rebuild)
- Celtic
- 1892–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Celtic park 2.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of official opening
- 1892-00-00
- Commons category
- Celtic Park
- maximum capacity
- 60355
- inception
- 1892-08-20
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Article
Celtic Park is a football stadium and the home of Scottish Premiership team Celtic, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity of 60,411, it is the largest football stadium in Scotland, and the eighth-largest football stadium in the United Kingdom. It is often known as Parkhead, and nicknamed Paradise.
Celtic was formed in 1887 and the first Celtic Park opened in Parkhead in 1888. The club moved to the current site in 1892, after the rental charge was greatly increased on the first. The new site was developed into an oval-shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections. The record attendance of 83,500 was set at an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938. The terraces were covered and floodlights installed between 1957 and 1971. The Taylor Report mandated that major clubs should have all-seater stadia by August 1994. Celtic was in a poor financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994. The old terraces were demolished to develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild completed in August 1998. A section of rail seating was installed in 2016.