Brockville Park
| Location | Hope Street, Falkirk |
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| Coordinates | 56°00′12.39″N 3°47′21.50″W / 56.0034417°N 3.7893056°WCoordinates: 56°00′12.39″N 3°47′21.50″W / 56.0034417°N 3.7893056°W |
| Capacity | 7,500 – 8,000 |
| Record attendance | 23,100 v Celtic 21 February 1953 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1885 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Demolished | 2003 |
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Falkirk F.C. (1885–03) |
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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. The record attendance at Brockville Park was 23,100 on 21 February 1953 in a match against Celtic. Nowadays the stadium has since been replaced with a Morrisons supermarket. An old turnstile is on display next to the supermarket's car park.
The main stand was situated to the west of the pitch and was mostly for home supporters and directors, with a small part towards the north end allocated to away fans. The Cooperage Lane terracing was to the south of the pitch and was for home supporters. The Watson Street terracing was to the north of the pitch and was for away fans. Part of the Watson Street end was closed in latter years as it failed to gain a safety certificate. The Hope Street end was divided into home and away fans separated by a metal 'cage'.
Falkirk were denied promotion to the Scottish Premier League on several occasions due to regulations and criteria which Brockville Park did not meet. The most recent was in the 2002–03 season when Falkirk, despite winning the First Division, were refused entry to the SPL. In preparation for winning the First Division that season, and the prospect of promotion, Falkirk started talks with several clubs over a ground-sharing partnership for the 2003-04 season. However, the SPL criteria stated at the time that ground-sharing was prohibited for clubs in the Premier League so Falkirk remained in the First Division and tried to make a ground-share agreement whilst Brockville Park was demolished. Two potential partners were Airdrie United with their Excelsior Stadium and Clyde with their ground of Broadwood Stadium in nearby Cumbernauld, a third option was to share Ochilview Park with local rivals Stenhousemuir and eventually an agreement was made for Falkirk to play their home games at Ochilview for one season.
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