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Falkirk Ground Name: Falkirk Stadium Capacity: 7,200 (Includes 1,000 temporary seats) Address: Westfield, Falkirk, FK2 9DX Telephone No: 01324 624 121 Fax No: 01324 612 418 Pitch Size: 110 x 72 yards Club Nickname: Bairns Year Ground Opened: 2004 Undersoil Heating: Yes Shirt Sponsors: Central Demolition Kit Manufacturers: Lotto Home Kit Colours: Navy Blue, White & Red Away Kit Colours: Red With White Trim Official Web Site: www.falkirkfc.co.uk Unofficial Web Sites: It's Been Chalked Off Falkirk Mad (Footy Mad Network) |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Falkirk Stadium - External View (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? West & North Stands (photo) 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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After leaving their old
Brockville Ground in 2003, home since 1876, and then ground sharing
with Stenhousemuir for one season, the Club have now taken up residence on the very outskirts of Falkirk. |
| Future Developments |
| Kevin Dunn informs me; 'There are then plans to build a South Stand, which will be virtually identical to the North Stand and then an East Stand, which will house a further 4,200 fans. However, these latter two proposals are dependant on the Club securing the necessary finance. If completed the overall capacity will be 12,800'. The club are seeking planning permission for the 2006/07 season to erect another temporary stand on the East side of the ground, which would increase the capacity to 8,000. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are housed in the North Stand at one end of the stadium. This end is normally split between home and away fans, but for the bigger games then the whole of the 2,000 capacity is allocated to away supporters. I have yet to visit the stadium to watch a game, but would expect from such a new stand that the facilities will be good and that you will have a good view of the playing action. |
| Where To Drink? |
| Being on the outskirts of Falkirk there are few bars or even a handy chippy nearby. Probably best to drink somewhere on the way beforehand or else take the 20-25 minute walk into Falkirk town centre where there are plenty of bars to be found. Kevin Dunn informs me; 'There is a bar called Pennies at the old ice rink, just off the Grangemouth Road. Go up Grangemouth Rd towards the town centre and you will pass the college and the old ice rink (which is now an indoor football centre) on the left hand side. The pub is just down the right hand side of the old ice rink, near to the Saturday market'. Lindsey Coombs adds; 'I would recommend the 'Behind the Wall' bar for a drink before the game. It has won supporters awards in the past and is loacted in the centre of Falkirk, close to Grahamston station. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
From The East: |
| By Train |
| Falkirk Grahamston Station
is about a mile away from the
stadium. It is a fairly straight 20 minute walk down the A904 Grangemouth
Road. As you come out of the station turn left and follow the ring road
round (A803) to the right. Turn left into Weir Street and at the bottom of
the street turn left onto Kerse Lane. This is the A904 which leads into
Ladysmill and then becomes Grangemouth Road. Go straight down this road and
you will eventually reach the stadium over on your right. Otherwise any buses that are Grangemouth bound going from Falkirk should also pass the stadium. |
| Admission Prices |
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Home Fans: |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £2. |
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| Fixtures 2007-2008 |
| For the fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Local Rivals |
| St Johnstone & Dunfermline. |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: At The Falkirk Stadium: 6,500 v Rangers, Premier League, September 10th 2005. At Brockville: 23,100 v Celtic, February 21st, 1953. Average Attendance: 2006-2007: 5,387 (Premier League) 2005-2006: 5,516 (Premier League) 2004-2005: 3,935 (Division One) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
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