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East Stirlingshire Ground Name: Firs Park Capacity: 1,880 (200 Seated) Address: Firs Street, Falkirk, FK2 7AY Telephone No: 01324 623 583 Fax No: 01324 637 862 Pitch Size: 112 x 72 yards Club Nickname: The Shire Year Ground Opened: 1921 Home Kit Colours: Black & White Hoops Official Web Site: www.eaststirlingfc.co.uk Unofficial Web Sites: East Stirlingshire MAD Shire Trust |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Ground Developments Looking Towards The Main Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Admission Prices Programme Price Ground Layout Fixtures 2007-2008 Local Rivals Record & Average Attendance Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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The ground is largely open, being predominantly terracing. One side has a small covered main stand, which is full of charm. Although it only runs for only about one third of the length of the pitch, it is of a classic design, seen at many other older grounds around the country. The seated area of this stand is elevated above the pitch, which means that spectators have to climb a set of steps to reach it. On the other side is a partly covered terrace, which unfortunately has a number of floodlight pylons running across the front of it. At one end is a larger open terrace, whilst the other end is not used. This area just has a concrete wall running the length of it, which does look somewhat out of place with the rest of the ground. As the ground is quite small a number of footballs are kicked out of the ground during the game and this keeps representatives of the club fairly busy in retrieving them. |
| Future Ground Developments |
| The Club have indicated their desire to sell the present Firs Park ground for residential development and move to a new home. Whether this will mean ground sharing with another Club, such as nearby Falkirk, or moving to a new ground further away (such as Grangemouth), remains to be seen. |
If anyone can provide better photos of the ground for use in the Guide then please e-mail me. |
| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Martin Hart a visiting Raith informs me; 'There is no segregation in place at Firs Park, unless I'd imagine 'Shire were playing against local rivals. The ground is very easy to find, situated at the back of the Central Retail Park, which is full of parking spaces, and within 5 minutes walk of Firs Park, otherwise, there is limited street parking outside the ground. The nearby Central Retail Park contains a McDonalds restaurant, however inside the ground there is a fantastic selection of food on offer, at a very reasonable price. The pies are wonderful and you can even buy homemade chicken pakora for £2. My overall verdict- A thoroughly enjoyable day out at Firs Park, which incidentally is a very tidy ground, although facilities are a little on the sparse side, other than that, a big thumbs up to East Stirlingshire from me'. |
| Where To Drink |
| A short walk from the ground is Gordons Bar & Lounge, which is popular with the supporters clubs of both home and away fans. |
| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
Follow the A904 into Falkirk. After
passing Middlefield Road on your right, take the next right into Thornhill
Road and then left into Firs Street for the ground. |
| By Train |
| The nearest station is Grahamston which is
about a ten minute walk away from the ground. As you come out of the
station go left up Grahams Road and then turn right at the roundabout.
Proceed through the retail park, before turning left into Victoria Road.
The ground is down at the bottom of this road. Thanks to Ben Smith for providing the directions. |
| Admission Prices |
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All areas of the ground: |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme 50p. |
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| Fixtures 2007-2008 |
| For the East Stirling fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Local Rivals |
| Falkirk, Stenhousemuir. |
| 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 East Stirlingshire page click here. |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 12,000 v Partick Thistle, Scottish Cup, 3rd Round, February 21st 1921. Average Attendance: 2006-2007: 307 (Division Three) 2005-2006: 256 (Division Three) 2004-2005: 293 (Division Three) |
| 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 East Stirlingshire page click here. |
| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please
e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. |
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