Glanford Park
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| Full name | Glanford Park |
| Nickname | Glanford Park |
| Built | 1988 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Capacity | 9,183 |
| Home of | Scunthorpe United F.C. |
| Pitch size | 111 x 73 yards |
Glanford Park is a football (soccer) stadium in Scunthorpe, UK and the current home of Football League One team Scunthorpe United F.C..
It was the first time that an English football team had moved to a new purpose-built stadium. Glanford Park opened in 1988 at a construction cost of £2.5 million, housing a total of 9,183 supporters.
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[edit] History
The stadium replaced the Old Showground, which was located towards the centre of the town but is now a Sainsbury's supermarket. Glanford Park is located on the outskirts of the North Lincolnshire town, close to a motorway junction with the M181 motorway. It is believed the name "Glanford Park" was derived from its funding by the then Glanford Borough Council, before North Lincolnshire became a unitary local authority.
On its completion, it was the first new football league ground in England for 33 years.
[edit] Layout
[edit] Scunthorpe Telegraph Stand
The Scunthorpe Telegraph (formerly Evening Telegraph) stand is the West side stand, and houses the executive boxes, players' tunnel, team dugouts and home seating. The stand, sometimes referred to as the "ETS" is marketed as being a family stand. Smoking is prohibited throughout the stand.
[edit] Study United FC Stand
Although officially named the "Study United FC Stand", it is rarely referred to as such by home supporters. It is much more commonly known as the "Doncaster Road End", or even simpler, the "Donny Road End." This stand is the only terraced stand at Glanford Park, and typically houses the more vocal supporters. Smoking is allowed throughout the stand.
[edit] Grove Wharf Stand
The Grove Wharf Stand is the East stand of the ground, and holds seated home supporters. This stand now also features a can bar and a food outlet. The stand is non-smoking apart from the far corner closest to the away supporters.
[edit] Caparo Merchant Bar Stand
This stand houses away supporters, with a maximum capacity of 1,678, however extra away seating is often made available for games such as local derbies, by sectioning off an area of the Evening Telegraph Stand.
[edit] Future Development
In the Scunthorpe Telegraph on the 14th December 2006 it was announced that the club were looking to expand the Doncaster Road End of the stadium. Potential improvements mentioned included a second tier and expansion of the club's restaurant. In announcing the plan for expansion, the club's chairman Steven Wharton acknowledged that Scunthorpe United were not currently filling the stadium to capacity on a regular basis, but added that he was preparing for a future situation where a larger capacity could be required.
This would be the first major redevelopment of any stand at Glanford Park since its opening, though earlier in 2006 further catering and toilet facilities were provided beneath the Grove Wharf Stand at a cost of £100,000.
[edit] Trivia
Glanford Park is the 79th largest stadium in English football.
The seats in the away end of the ground were sourced from Aston Villa F.C., a football club sharing the same claret and blue colours as Scunthorpe United F.C.
The record attendance is 8,906 for the 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest on the 10th of March 2007
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