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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: Anglian Home Improvements Kit Manufacturers: Hummel Home Kit Colours: Tangerine & Black Away Kit Colours: Maroon & White Official Web Site: www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk Unofficial Web Site: Dundee United Mad (Footy Mad Network) |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Rear Of The East Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? The West & George Fox Stands (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Local Rivals Admission Prices For Away Supporters Layout Of The Ground Programme Price What Do The Dundee United Fans Sing? Fixtures 2006-2007 Disabled Facilities Record & Average Attendance The Dundee Grounds Hotel Accommodation Car Hire Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
| 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 |
From The South: |
| 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 via the long covered footbridge, 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 |
| Dundee. |
| 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. |
| What Do The Dundee United Fans Sing? |
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Hello! Hello! how do you do!
Hello! Hello! how do you do!
We ****** the boys in royal blue,
We ****** the boys in emerald green,
We are the boys in tangerine!
When the shed go marching in,
When the shed go marching in,
I want to be in that number,
When the shed go marching in!
I can't help falling in love with you .. Love is in the air .. Beautiful Sunday Thanks to Aidan Hegarty & Andy Grant for providing the song information. |
| Fixtures 2006-2007 |
| 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: 2005-2006: 8,198 (Premier League) 2004-2005: 8,211 (Premier League) 2003-2004: 7,722 (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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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 Dundee United page click here. Alternatively there is a similar service provided by Superbreak in conjunction with Harvey World Travel. To access their service click here. |
| Car Hire |
| For Car Hire we recommend IIB Autos, our partners for Car Hire Dundee. |
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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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