ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Scottish Football Ground Guide - Bayview Stadium, East Fife Football Club</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-16"> <meta content="A fans guide to the Bayview Stadium, Fife. 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Gold<br> <strong>Official Web Site: <br> </strong><a href="http://www.eastfife.org/" target="Official Website">www.eastfife.org</a><br> <b>Unofficial Web Sites: <br> </b><a href="http://members.tripod.com/%7Ecorstorphine/historian.html" target="East Fife History">East Fife History</a><br> <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/effc/" target="C'mon The Fife">C'mon On The Fife</a><br> <a href="http://www.aftn.co.uk/" target="Away From The Numbers">Away From The Numbers</a><br> <br> </font></p> </td> <td align="center" valign="center" width="104"> <img alt="Map" src="ewefife.gif" border="0" height="134" width="102"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="618"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"> <p align="left"><strong><a name="Contents"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Contents</font></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="#Whats%20The%20Ground%20Like?">What's The Ground Like?</a><br> <a href="#Looking%20Towards%20The%20Clock%20End">Main Stand</a> <font color="#000000">(photo)</font><br> <a href="#What%20Is%20It%20Like%20For%20Visiting%20Supporters?">What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?</a><a href="#Where%20To%20Drink?"><br> Where To Drink?</a><br> <a href="#Layout%20Of%20Bayview">Layout Of The Ground</a><br> <a href="#How%20To%20Get%20There%20By%20Car%20&amp;%20Where%20To%20Park">How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park</a><br> <a href="#By%20Train/Tube">By Train</a><br> <a href="#Local%20Rivals">Local Rivals</a><br> <a href="#Admission%20Prices">Admission Prices</a><br> <a href="#Programme%20Price">Programme Price</a><br> <a href="#Fixtures%202011-2012">Fixtures 2011-2012</a><a href="#What%20Do%20The%20East%20Fife%20Fans%20Sing?"><br> </a><a href="#Record%20Attendance">Record &amp; Average Attendance</a><br> </font><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><a href="#Hotel%20Accommodation">Hotel Accommodation</a></strong><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br> <a href="mailto:duncan@footballgrounds.net?subject=East%20Fife%20Feedback">Feedback</a><br> </font><a href="index.htm"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br> <strong>Return To The Main Menu</strong><br> </font></a><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="Whats The Ground Like?"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">What's The Ground Like?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">The ground was opened in 1998, after the Club moved from its old <a href="bayview.htm">Bayview ground</a>. It currently has only one stand, which sits at one side of the pitch. However the stand is of a fair size, is covered and all seated. The space &amp; height between rows is adequate, giving fans a good view of the action.</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"> <p align="center"><strong><a name="Looking Towards The Clock End"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Main Stand</font></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br> <img alt="Main Stand" src="eastfife30.jpg" border="0" height="252" width="603"> </font> </p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Away fans are located in the North part of the Main Stand, where up to 1,000 can be accommodated. The facilities in this stand, as you would expect from a new ground are good, with even the stadium music and announcer piped through to the toilets! The ground is right on the coast and at times a biting wind can come off the North Sea so make sure that you wrap up well. On the down side, though, I would have to say that the outlook from this stand over the back of the ground has to be one of the ugliest I have seen at a football ground, with some huge old power station sitting beyond the grounds' perimeter.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="Where To Drink?"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Where To Drink?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>There is a social club above the Main Stand, which welcomes away fans. It is quite a comfortable club, which enjoys views across the ground.&nbsp; <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font> <p align="center"><strong><a name="Layout Of Bayview"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Ground Layout</font></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br> <img alt="Layout" src="pitefif.jpg" border="0" height="199" width="255"> </font> </p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">The ground is quite easy to find as it is situated on the sea front and is quite visible from a distance. From Kirkcaldy take the A911 towards Methil and then the A915 to Leven. Then turn right onto the A955 towards Leven &amp; Methil. Follow the A955 through Methil towards Buckhaven. As you go along the sea front, the ground should be visible over to your left. Turn left onto the B932 (South Street) and then left again into Harbour View Road. The ground is down the bottom of this road on the left. There is a fair sized car park at the ground. <br> <br> For a map showing the location of the ground <a href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=338023&amp;Y=700021&amp;A=Y&amp;Z=1" target="Street Map">click here</a> </font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><span lang="en-gb">(to take you to the Street Map website)</span>.</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="By Train/Tube"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">By Train</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">There is no railway station in Methil itself. The nearest is in Kirkcaldy which is around eight miles away.</font> John Thompson adds; 'On Saturdays' there is an excellent X26 bus service from Kirkcaldy to nearby Leven leaving Kirckaldy about every 30 minutes and goes to Leven Bus station which is about 10 minutes walk from Bayview, on the other side of the old Methil Power Station. After the game there was a 17:15 X26 leaving from Leven bus station which was made no problem allowing me good time back at Kirkcaldy , that X26 actually goes back to Glasgow via Dunfermline'. <br> <br> Thorsten Mankel adds; 'If you want to go back to or from Kirkcaldy (the nearest train station), the best way is the Number 7 bus&nbsp;(Dunfermline to Leven). It leaves Kirkcaldy bus station (stance 1) every 30 minutes, passes the train station and stops on the street in front of Bayview, journey time around 35 minutes. This is possible even on a midweek game with the bus leaving on the street in front of Bayview at 9.42 or 10.42 pm back to Kirkcaldy/Dunfermline. For further information visit the <a href="http://www.stagecoachbus.com">Stagecoach website</a>.<br> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="Local Rivals"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Local Rivals</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Raith Rovers, Cowdenbeath.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><a name="Admission Prices">Admission Prices</a>&nbsp;</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Adults:&nbsp;£13<br> Concessions: £7 (Under 15's/OAP's).</font> <br> Family Ticket:&nbsp;1 Adult + 1 Child £17, 2 Adults + 2 Children £20. </p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="Programme Price"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Programme Price</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Official Programme £1.50.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00" width="730"><strong><a name="Fixtures 2011-2012"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Fixtures 2011-2012</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="730"><font face="Verdana" size="2">East Fife FC fixture list (takes you to the <span lang="en-gb">BBC Sports</span> Website).</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><a name="Record Attendance"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Record &amp; Average Attendance</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">Record Attendance:<br> At Bayview Stadium:<br> 1,980 v&nbsp;Raith Rovers, <br> Division Two,&nbsp;November 8th 2008<br> <br> At Bayview<br> 22,515 v Raith Rovers<br> Division One, January 2nd, 1950.<br> <br> Average Attendance:<br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="2">2010-2011: 548 (Division Two)</font><br> <font face="Verdana" size="2"> 2009-2010: 603 (Division Two)<br> 2008-2009: 863 (Division Two)</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00" height="17"><strong><a name="Hotel Accommodation">Hotel Accommodation</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="17"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><font face="Verdana" size="2">If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Late Rooms. They offer all types of accommodation to suit all tastes and pockets from; Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed &amp; Breakfast establishments to Five Star Hotels and Serviced Apartments. Plus their booking system is straightforward and easy to use. 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. Access their <a href="http://www.laterooms.com/en/p11333/k16296912_methil-hotels.aspx"> Methil Hotels and Guest Houses</a> page.</font></strong> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font face="Verdana" size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffcc00"><strong><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">Feedback</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">If anything is incorrect or you have something to add, please <a href="mailto:duncan@footballgrounds.net?subject=East%20Fife%20Feedback">e-mail me</a> and I'll update the guide.</font><br> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2"> </font> <p align="center"><br> <strong><font size="2"><a href="index.htm">Return To The Main Menu</a></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><br> &nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <!--msnavigation--><!--msnavigation--><!--msnavigation--> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr color="#000000" width="50%"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1">Copyright © Duncan Adams 2012. 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