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Firhill

Firhill Stadium
Firhill
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Firhill Stadium is located in Glasgow council area
Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium
Location in Glasgow
Location Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates 55°52′53.60″N 4°16′10.70″W / 55.8815556°N 4.2696389°W / 55.8815556; -4.2696389
Owner Partick Thistle F.C.
Capacity 10,102
Field size 105m x 69m (pitch)
Surface Grass
Opened 1909
Tenants
Partick Thistle F.C.
Clyde F.C.
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Glasgow Warriors
Greyhound racing
1909–present
1986–1991
1994–1997, 1999–2001
2005–2006, 2007–2012
1928-1957

Firhill Stadium (commonly referred to as simply Firhill) is a football and former rugby union, rugby league and greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. Since 1909, the stadium has been the home of Partick Thistle, who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership.

Past ground-sharing agreements have seen Firhill act as a temporary home for two other football clubs, Clyde and Hamilton Academical. It was also a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the Glasgow Warriors rugby union team between 2007 and 2012. Furthermore, the stadium was used for a short time by Queen's Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics as their own Hampden Park stadium was in use for the Olympic football competitions. As of 2014, the all-seated capacity of Firhill is 10,102.

Partick Thistle played at various sites between 1876 and 1891, including Kelvingrove, Jordanvale Park and Muir Park. The club settled at Meadowside, beside the River Clyde, in 1891. They were forced out of this site in 1908, however, to make way for a shipyard. The club found some spare Caledonian Railway land in Maryhill, the site was purchased by the club for £5,500, and construction started soon after. The ground was due to open on 21 August 1909, but the match was postponed because it had not been declared safe for public use and planning consent had not been obtained. Firhill opened a month later.


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