Celtic Park
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 Celtic Park
Location in Glasgow
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| Location | The Celtic Way Parkhead, Glasgow |
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| Coordinates | 55°50′59″N 4°12′20″W / 55.84972°N 4.20556°W |
| Owner | Celtic F.C. (1897–present) |
| Capacity | 60,411 |
| Record attendance | 83,500 v Rangers 1 January 1938 |
| Surface | Grass (1892–present) |
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| Opened | 20 August 1892 |
| Renovated | 1994–98 |
| Construction cost | £35,000 (Main Stand, 1929) £40m (1994–98 rebuild) |
| Architect | Duncan and Kerr (Main Stand, 1929) Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates (1994–98 rebuild) |
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| Celtic F.C. | 1892–present |
Coordinates: 55°50′58.96″N 4°12′20.12″W / 55.8497111°N 4.2055889°W
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, and is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,411, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also commonly known by Celtic fans as either Parkhead or Paradise.
Celtic was formed in November 1887 and the first Celtic Park was opened in the Parkhead area in 1888. The club moved to a different site in 1892, however, when the rental charge was greatly increased. The new site was developed into an oval shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections. The record attendance of 83,500 was set by an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938. The terraces were covered and floodlights were installed between 1957 and 1971. The Taylor Report mandated that all major clubs should have an all-seated stadium by August 1994. Celtic was in a bad financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994. He carried out a plan to demolish the old terraces and develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild, which was completed in August 1998.
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