Celtic Park

Celtic Park is a football stadium in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. The all-seater stadium is also known as 'Parkhead' and nicknamed 'Paradise' by Celtic fans. It has a capacity of 60,506. It is the largest football stadium in Scotland and is currently the second-largest club football ground in the UK (after Old Trafford).

Related Topics:
Football - Stadium - Parkhead - Glasgow - Scotland - Celtic - UK - Old Trafford

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Celtic moved from the original Celtic Park to the present ground in 1892. The stadium has undergone numerous redevelopments, most recently in the mid 1990s. Now Celtic Park completely encircles the pitch and consists of a double tiered stand which extends around three-quarters of the pitch and a single tier main stand, which contains the Celtic museum.

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1892 - 1990s

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In 1938, Celtic Park saw its largest attendance of 92,000 when Celtic played Rangers.

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1938 - Rangers

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Tours of the stadium are available.

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