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Dundee United Ground Name: Tannadice Park Capacity: 14,209 (all seated) Address: Tannadice St, Dundee, DD3 7JW Telephone No: 01382 833 166 Fax No: 01382 889 398 Pitch Size: 110 x 72 yards Club Nickname: The Terrors or The Arabs Year Ground Opened: 1909* Undersoil Heating: Yes Shirt Sponsors: Carbrini Sportswear Kit Manufacturers: Nike Home Kit Colours: Tangerine & Black Away Kit Colours: All White Official Web Site: www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk Unofficial Web Sites: Federation Of Supporters Clubs Arab Trust Dundee United Mad (Footy Mad Network) The Arab Blog |
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| What's The Ground Like? |
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The ground was improved in
the 1990's with the construction of two new stands and an extension
to the existing Main Stand. One of these is the impressive two
tiered George Fox Stand, running along one side of the pitch. This
stand has a large lower tier and a smaller top tier. It opened in
1992 and was named after a former Chairman of the Club. On the other
side is the Main (South) Stand, which was renamed the Jerry Kerr
Stand in 2003, after a former player and manager. As Aidan Hegarty
informs me; 'The original Main Stand was opened in 1962 and holds a
place in the history of Scottish football grounds in being the first
in Scotland to be constructed with a cantilever roof to provide
column free viewing'. It is also unusual in that the stand is
slightly 'L'-shaped, just extending around the South East corner of
the stadium. Niall Wallace adds; 'It was intended at the time that
the whole ground would be re-built in a similar manner to the Main
Stand, but due to lack of finance it never happened. It is worth
noting though that the Club was the first ever to have a glass
fronted lounge in the Main Stand for the benefit of sponsors. This
was opened in 1971 and overlooked the pitch, something that is now a
common sight in grounds across the country today'. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are normally housed on one side of the Jerry Kerr (Main) Stand at one side of the pitch, where around 1,000 supporters can be accommodated. For old firm games and local derbies, then the whole of this stand plus the West Stand can also be given to the away support, increasing the allocation to around 5,400. George Hobb a visiting Hearts supporter adds; 'the ground can sometimes lack a little atmosphere. Plus try to avoid arriving at the ground early, so that you get to miss that awful club mascot!'. I have also received reports of fans being ejected from the ground for persistently standing during the game, so be on your best behaviour. |
| Where To Drink? |
| The Centenary bar near to the ground welcomes both home and away supporters. The bar has two rooms within it, one of which is used for home fans and one for away supporters. George Hobb recommends 'The Clep Bar on Clepington Road. Great pies, friendly bar staff and very reasonable prices. It is only five minutes walk from the ground'. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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| By Train |
| Dundee train station is over two miles
away from the ground and is quite a walk away from the ground
(25-30mins). Best to jump in a taxi. Leave the station and cross the road at the
predestrian crossing. Take the exit to the right before
the walkway enters the Nethergate centre, this exit has steps
down to Union Street. Go to the top of Union St & turn right
into the High St, after a couple of hundred yards veer left into the
pedestrianised Murraygate and proceed to the Wellgate centre. Go via
the escalators in the Wellgate centre to the top floor of the
centre and exit onto Victoria Road. (If Wellgate is closed, turn left along
Panmure Street, right up Meadowside and right onto Victoria Road to
rear of Wellgate Shopping Centre).
Here you have two choices, via the Hilltown (Shorter distance but like climbing the north face of the Eiger) or via Dens Road (much longer but far less likely to induce a heart attack). Option 1 (for those fit enough) cross Victoria
Road to the foot of the Hilltown walk up this for approx 1/3 mile
(it feels like 3) till you reach the junction of Main St &
Strathmartine Road this is easily recognisable by the ornamental
clock near the junction. Turn right onto Main St and proceed until
you reach the junction with Isla St (Church on the corner opposite
the excellent Snug Bar). Turn left into Isla St & you will see
the ground directly ahead of you.
Option 2 Turn right onto Victoria Road proceed
about 1/4 mile, veer left at the Eagle Mills into Dens
Road. Pass Dura Street, Alexander
Street and Dens Road Market then right into Arklay Street. Once
you reach Tannadice Street you can see the Tannadice
ground.
Aidan Hegarty adds; 'when progressing through the Wellgate centre the security staff can get a bit over-zealous on matchdays so hide those team colours at that stage'. Neil Gellatly adds; 'Alternatively frequent bus services are available from Albert Square. Visit www.dundeetravelinfo.com for more information. Thanks to Aidan Hegarty & Neil Gellatly
for providing the directions.
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| Local Rivals |
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| Admission Prices |
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Like a number of Clubs,
Dundee United operate a category system (A & B), whereby the
more popular games (Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Hibernian, Hearts +
possible cup matches) cost more to watch than others. Prices are
below with category B prices shown in brackets. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £2. |
| Fixtures 2009-2010 |
| For the Dundee United fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Disabled Facilities |
| There are 24 wheelchair spaces made available for away supporters in the rear of West Stand, which is the traditional home end of the ground. Disabled supporters are admitted free, whilst helpers are charged the normal ticket price. Spaces should be booked through your own club prior to matchday. |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 28,000 v Barcelona, 1966, Inter Cities Fairs Cup Competition. Average Attendance: 2008-2009: 8,654 (Premier League) 2007-2008: 8,530 (Premier League) 2006-2007: 7,147 (Premier League) |
| The Dundee Grounds |
| One of the most unusual aspects of visiting Dundee United is seeing how close the ground is to their rivals Dundee. They are literally a few hundred yards apart on the same road. I believe that these two grounds are the closest together of any in Britain. For an aerial photo showing their close proximity click here. |
| Hotel Accommodation |
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Feedback |
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If anything is incorrect or you have something to add, please e-mail me and I'll update the guide. * Although the ground was officially opened as
Tannadice Park, by the newly formed Dundee Hibernian Club in 1909,
football had been played at the ground which was originally called
Clepington Park, for some 20 years prior to this
date. |
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