Firhill Stadium
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 Firhill Stadium
Location in Glasgow
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| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°52′53.60″N 4°16′10.70″W / 55.8815556°N 4.2696389°W |
| Owner | Partick Thistle F.C. |
| Capacity | 10,102 |
| Field size | 105m x 69m (pitch) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1909 |
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| 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[update], 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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