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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: Puma Home Kit Colours: Navy Blue, White & Red Away Kit Colours: White & Red 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 2008-2009 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 |
| The Club have begun work on a new stand at the South End of the stadium. This 2,000 capacity stand will be similar to the existing North Stand. This should be completed for the beginning of the 2009/10 season. The Club have also received planning permission to construct a new stand on the East side of the stadium. The planned capacity of this is also 2,000. However the Club have yet to announce as to when construction is likely to commence. |
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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. David Burns a visiting Celtic fan adds; 'There were good views of the action and we were close to the pitch. The leg room was excellent, even for a tall guy like me. There was also plenty of height between rows. The concourse was quite small though and I was surprised to find that the toilets had no roof on them. Overall a good day out'. |
| Where To Drink? |
| Being on the outskirts of Falkirk there is not much in the way of choice
of places to drink. Neil Stewart informs me; 'The nearest pub is the Mill
Inn on Thornhill Road, which is around a five minute walk way, going towards
the town centre. There is also the Tam Bain in Mary Street, Laurieston,
which is around 10 minutes north of the stadium'. Kevin Dunn adds; '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'. Otherwise it is 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. Lindsey Coombs adds; 'I would recommend the 'Behind the Wall' bar in the town centre, for a drink before the game. It has won supporters awards in the past and is located 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*: * For Rangers & Celtic games the adult price will cost �3 more and concessions �1 extra. |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme �2. |
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| Fixtures 2008-2009 |
| For the fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Local Rivals |
| Dunfermline. |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: At The Falkirk Stadium: 6,627 v Rangers, Premier League, November 24th 2007. At Brockville: 23,100 v Celtic, February 21st, 1953. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 5,568 (Premier League) 2006-2007: 5,387 (Premier League) 2005-2006: 5,516 (Premier League) |
| 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 Falkirk page click here. |
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