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Celtic Ground Name: Celtic Park Capacity: 60,832 (all seated) Address: 18 Kerrydale St, Glasgow, G40 3RE Telephone No: 0871 226 1888 Fax No: 0141 551 8106 Ticket Office: 0871 226 1888 or from abroad:00 44 870 161 1888 Ticket Office Fax No: 0141 551 4223 Stadium Tours: 0141 551 4308 Pitch Size: 105m x 68m Club Nickname: The Bhoys Year Ground Opened: 1892 Undersoil Heating: Yes Shirt Sponsors: Tennent's Kit Manufacturers: Nike Home Kit Colours: Green & White Hoops Away Kit Colours: Yellow & Green 3rd Kit Colours: All Green Official Web Site: www.celticfc.net Unofficial Web Sites: Celtic Bars Celtic Fanzone ETims Jinkys Oars Jungle Bhoys Keep The Faith More Than 90 Minutes Paradise Web Planet Celtic |
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| What's The Ground Like? The North Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? Lisbon Lions Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Main (South) Stand (photo) Local Rivals Admission Prices Programme & Fanzines Layout Of The Ground Fixtures 2010-2011 Disabled Facilities Stadium Tours Record & Average Attendance Hotel Accommodation Own A Share In Celtic Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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Celtic Park (although known
to many fans by the name of the Parkhead area in which it is
situated) is simply a massive stadium that can be seen from miles
around. Three quarters of the ground have been re-developed in
recent years greatly improving the overall look. The ground is
totally enclosed, with the three new sides being two tiered. The
lower tiers of these stands are huge and come up to roughly the same
height as the older Main (South) Stand which is also two tiered,
just showing how large they are. The upper tiers of the new North
Stand does have a few supporting pillars, which may obstruct your
view (the club do however issue reduced price tickets for those
seats effected). The Main Stand is unusual as it has a large roof,
most of which is translucent, which makes it look quite striking.
The translucency helps keep the pitch in good condition. A
television gantry is also suspended from beneath its roof. However
with the Main Stand being far smaller then the other sides, the
ground looks a little imbalanced. Still if this was to be
re-developed at some point in the future then I'm sure Celtic Park
would be in the running for the best club ground in Britain.
However, I understand that this may be sometime off as the Main
Stand is a listed building. There are also two large video screens
suspended from beneath the roof at either end of the ground. The
quality of the image shown on these screens are superb. Another
unusual aspect of the ground is that it has a number of seats that
can be heated in cold weather. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are housed in the lower
corner of the Lisbon Lions Stand at one end of the ground. The views of the playing action and the facilities provided within this stand are adequate, although it should be noted that there are a number of restricted view seats in the away section, for which the club charge a lower admission fee. There are also betting facilities available within the ground. The atmosphere within Celtic Park is normally superb and it is a great stadium to watch football in. As most games are normally sold out, make sure that you have a match ticket, before you decide to travel. |
| Where To Drink? |
| As would be expected most bars around the Parkhead area, are partisan & particularly busy. It is probably best to drink in the city centre beforehand. However most of these bars will not serve fans wearing football colours. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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The ground is on the East side of
Glasgow on the A74 (London Road). |
| By Train |
| Glasgow Central & Queens Street railway stations are around a 30 minute walk away from the ground. Probably best to jump in a taxi (about £5). Otherwise if you arrive at Glasgow Central you can take a local train to Dalmarnock station which is about a ten minute walk away from the ground. Paul Boyd provides the following directions to the ground; 'As you come out of the station entrance, turn right and proceed to the end of the road. Turn left into Dalmarnock Road and proceed up to the traffic lights at the junction with Mill Street. Turn right at those lights into Mill Street and proceed all the way along Mill Street until you reach the traffic lights at London Road (at the junction with the Police Station). From there, you turn right and Celtic Park is around 250 yards up the road on the left hand side'. |
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| Local Rivals |
| Rangers. |
| Admission Prices |
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The club operate a category
system of games, so that the most popular games are priced more then
others. |
| Programme Price & Fanzines |
| Official Programme £2. More Than 90 Minutes Fanzine: £2. Not The View Fanzine: £1.50. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Fixtures 2010-2011 |
| For the Celtic fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Disabled Facilities |
| There are six wheelchair spaces made available to away fans in the North & East Stands. Wheelchair users are charged £8, which includes the admittance of one helper. Places must be booked in advance with the Club on 0141 551-4311. |
| Stadium Tours |
| The Club offer regular tours of the stadium, which cost £8.50 for adults and £5.50 for children or Family tickets (2 adults + 2 children, or 1 adult + 3 children) are available at £20. Tours should be booked in advance by calling 0141 551 4308. |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 92,000 v Glasgow Rangers, 1938. Average Attendance: 2009-2010: 45,582 (Premier League) 2008-2009: 57,388 (Premier League) 2007-2008: 56,677 (Premier League) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Glasgow Celtic page click here. |
| Own A Share In Celtic |
| Framed Share allow you to buy a genuine share for someone else, which you can then give to them unframed, or in a frame of your choice. The recipients name will be on the share certificate, which shows that the person is now a shareholder in Celtic plc. As a shareholder that person will receive the annual accounts of Celtic plc and allow them to attend the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Club, where the Clubs senior officials attend and take questions. To find out more on how to purchase a share in Celtic for yourself or someone else click here. |
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