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What's The Ground
Like?
Looking Towards The East Stand (photo)
What Is It Like
For Visiting Supporters?
Where To Drink?
North Stand
(photo)
How To Get There
By Car & Where To Park
By Train
Local
Rivals
Admission
Prices
Programme
Price
Layout Of Ground
Fixtures 2008-2009
Record & Average Attendance
Hotel
Accommodation
Feedback
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What's The Ground
Like? |
This purpose built stadium opened in 1995.
It is a small, compact but smart looking ground. All
four stands are of roughly the same height and two corners of the
ground are filled with covered seating. There are open corners to the
ground on either side of the West Stand, at one side of the pitch, which
also has a few supporting pillars.
George Hobb a visiting Hearts supporter adds, 'The club grew from the
ashes of the former Meadowbank Thistle who played in Edinburgh, until in a
move similar to NFL franchises, it was moved lock stock and barrel to
Livingston. Efforts to retain the name were in vain as the major players
saw this as an opportunity to get the town on Scotland�s soccer map.
What has been achieved in a short time is a minor miracle. Third division
to Premier League, crowds quadrupled and most importantly a sound
foundation has been put in place. Plus the ground is so neat, that you
half expect the players to be on plastic bases and flicked around on the
pitch!'
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Looking Towards The East Stand |
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What Is It Like
For Visiting Supporters? |
Away fans are located in the North Stand
and the North East corner of the ground. Up to 4,000 fans can be
accommodated in this area. Livingston are a family orientated club and
hence you are likely to have an enjoyable and relaxing day out. There is
also a small band of drummers and trumpeters in the Livingston crowd who
try to raise the atmosphere throughout the game, with a number of well
known tunes. Aidan Hegarty a visiting Dundee United supporter adds; 'visitors should be aware that the club
operates a zero tolerance policy towards foul or abusive language, so try
to be on your best behaviour'.
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Where To Drink? |
George Hobbs informs me, 'try The Granary
up from the Main Stand, that was quite popular on my visit'. Whilst up at
the McArthur Glen Shopping Centre, there is a Wetherspoons pub, although
no football colours are allowed to be displayed.
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The North Stand |
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How To Get There
By Car & Where To Park |
Livingston is situated approximately 18 miles west of
Edinburgh and easily accessible from the M8 motorway. The stadium is
fairly well signposted around the town. The following directions from the
M8 are not necessarily the quickest, but they are fairly straightforward
to follow.
Leave the M8
at Junction 3 and take the A899 towards Livingston. Leave the this road
when you reach the large roundabout that is the junction with the A71 (Bankton Road).
Turn right onto the A71 and at the next island turn right into Alderstone
Road (sign posted town centre). Go straight across three roundabouts and
then turn right at the second set of traffic lights and into the stadium
approach road. There is a fair sized car park at the stadium, although it
does cost a whopping �5 to park there!
For a map showing the location of
the ground
click here
(to take you to the Street Map website).
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By
Train |
There are two stations that are in reach of the ground. Livingston North & Livingston South. The North
station is served by trains from Edinburgh and is about a
fifteen minute walk away from the ground. Whilst the South station
receives trains from both Edinburgh and Glasgow and is about a 25 minute walk away from the ground.
If anyone can provide directions to the stadium from either station then
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Local
Rivals |
With being a relatively new club, local rivalries
have yet to be firmly established. However, if the club maintains its
current growth, then the Edinburgh clubs may be the focus of rivalry.
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Admission
Prices |
Adults: �16
Concessions: �7
Concessions apply to Over 65's and Under 16's. Top Of
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Programme
Price |
Official Programme �2.50.
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Ground
Layout |
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Fixtures
2008-2009 |
For the fixture
list click
here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website).
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Record
& Average Attendance |
Record Attendance:
10,112 v Rangers, Premier League, October 27th 2001. Average Attendance:
2007-2008: 1,831 (Division One)
2006-2007: 1,896 (Division One)
2005-2006: 4,938 (Premier League)
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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 Livingston page
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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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