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Falkirk Stadium

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Falkirk Stadium — football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.

Falkirk Stadium, stadiums in Central Scotland

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station
Falkirk Grahamston · 2.0 km
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Falkirk Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2004. Wikidata describes it as: "football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0051°, -3.7543°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Falkirk Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Falkirk, central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Falkirk and Lowland Football League club East Stirlingshire since 2018. The stadium has a capacity of 7,937 and currently consists of three fully completed stands. The stadium was opened in 2004 with the main stand completed. It became the home of Falkirk in the same year after the club ground shared Ochilview Park for the 2003–04 season whilst the stadium was being constructed. The north and south stands were built and opened in 2005 and 2009 respectively. East Stirlingshire have shared the ground since 2018, when they ended their own groundshare at Ochilview to return to Falkirk.

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Background

History

Work began on building the stadium in 2003 after Brockville Park, the club's town centre home since 1885, was sold and demolished. The project of building the stadium was a partnership between Falkirk Football Club and Falkirk Council who set up the Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd which provided the funds to construct and run the stadium. Falkirk Council estimated £6.1 million would be required for the first stage of the Community Stadium build and would contribute £3.1 million initially. The sale of Brockville Park amounted to £9 million pounds for the club, of which £2.8 million went towards the build, whilst £200,000 came from sportscotland. The first stage of the stadium was completed in…

Architecture

The Falkirk Stadium is an all-seater stadium which currently consists of three completed stands in the form of the main west stand and smaller north and south stands. Upon the stadium's construction the west stand was the first to be built, and subsequently completed in 2004. The north and south stands were completed in 2005 and 2009 respectively. The west stand has a capacity of roughly 4,200 and hosts several facilities which have ranged from a nursery to a restaurant. The south stand features a bar called the Brockville Bar. A temporary east stand has been present on several occasions. In June 2022, the South Stand was renamed to the Kevin McAllister Stand after the football player that…

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Coordinates
56.0051, -3.7543
District
Falkirk
Postcode
FK2 9EE
Parliamentary constituency
Falkirk
Established
2004
Nearest railway station
Falkirk Grahamston2 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Falkirk Stadium?
Falkirk Stadium is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode FK2 9EE).
When was Falkirk Stadium built?
Built or established in 2004.
Who owns Falkirk Stadium?
Falkirk Stadium is owned by Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd.
How do I get to Falkirk Stadium?
The nearest railway station is Falkirk Grahamston, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK2 9EE.