Ochilview Park
The Norway Stand
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 Ochilview Park
Location in Falkirk
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| Location | Gladstone Road Stenhousemuir, Larbert, Falkirk Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 56°01′41.68″N 3°48′52.77″W / 56.0282444°N 3.8146583°W |
| Owner | Stenhousemuir F.C. |
| Capacity | 3,746 (626 seated) |
| Field size | 101m x 66m |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
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| Opened | 1890 |
| Renovated | 1990s |
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Stenhousemuir (1890–present) Stenhousemuir Juniors (1909–10) Stirling Albion (1992–93) Falkirk (2003–04) East Stirlingshire (2008–present) |
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Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir in central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish League One club, Stenhousemuir who currently share it with local rivals East Stirlingshire. The stadium has a capacity of 3,746 with 626 seated.
The stadium was opened in 1890 and has been the home of Stenhousemuir since. It has also played host to the home games of other nearby clubs including Stirling Albion and Falkirk whilst their new stadiums were under construction. The record attendance of 12,500 was set during a Scottish Cup quarter final match against East Fife in March 1950.
Stenhousemuir F.C. was founded in 1884 following the breakaway from a local team called Heather Rangers. The club played at two other grounds, Tryst Park and Goschen Park, before moving to Ochilview in 1890. The name Ochilview derives from the nearby Ochil Hills which are visible from the stadium. In 1928 a new main stand was constructed with bench seating for 310 spectators. It was known by fans as the "Doll's House" due to its small size. It was built to replace the previous stand which was gutted by a fire in the same year. During the build it was discovered late into the project that the architect had omitted plans for access to the seating area which had to be quickly rectified; two external staircases were added later.
Ochilview Park recorded its largest official attendance on 11 March 1950, when 12,500 spectators attended the club's Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against East Fife. A year later, Ochilview wrote itself into Scottish football history when it was the venue of the first ever floodlit match in Scotland, during a friendly against Hibernian on 7 November 1951.
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