Glebe Park, Brechin
| Glebe Park | |
|---|---|
| "The Glebe" | |
 Glebe Park in 1983 |
|
 |
|
| Location | Brechin, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°44′07.77″N 2°39′23.63″W / 56.7354917°N 2.6565639°W |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Owner | Brechin City F.C. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 1,519 |
| Tenants | |
| Brechin City F.C. (1919–present) | |
Glebe Park is a football stadium in Brechin, Scotland, which is the home ground of Brechin City FC.
Glebe Park opened in 1919.[1] The ground had just one portable stand, which had been used at the Perth agricultural show.[1] Brechin City joined the Scottish Football League in 1929, when a pavilion was added and the Cemetery End terrace was covered.[1] The biggest ever attendance was 8,123, against Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup tie played on 3 February 1973.[1] This attendance was greater than the population of Brechin.[1] Floodlights were installed and used for the first time in 1977, in a match against Hibernian.[1]
The old stand was replaced by a new Main Stand, with 290 seats, in 1981.[1] Sponsorship by the Stewart Milne group and a Football Trust grant of £210,000 financed the construction of a 1,228 seat stand at the Trinity Road end of the ground.[1] This stand had double the capacity of Brechin City's average attendance, which attracted criticism from non-league clubs in England, who believed that the Football Trust should fund their developments instead.[1]
Unusually, the largest stand in the ground was built behind the goal, rather than the side opposite the Main Stand.[1] This was because that side is constrained by a terrace and the Glebe Park hedge, which runs past more than half of the pitch.[1][2][3] The hedge was threatened in 2009 because Glebe Park's pitch dimensions were too small for it to meet UEFA requirements, at just 67 yards wide.[1][2][3] A fine was suspended by the SFA because Brechin City carried out some work to resolve the problem.[4] There is a small training pitch behind the hedge.
Glebe Park has also been used for the reserve team matches of Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Inglis 1996, p. 430
- ^ a b "Brechin dig heels in over hedge row". sport.scotsman.com (Johnston Press). 27 March 2009. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/brechin_dig_heels_in_over_hedge_row_1_1031846. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Brechin pitch falls foul of Uefa". BBC Sport (BBC). 14 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brechin_city/7828495.stm. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath haven't made enough effort, insists SFA". sport.scotsman.com (Johnston Press). 31 March 2010. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/cowdenbeath_haven_t_made_enough_effort_insists_sfa_1_798310. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- Sources
- Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0002184265.
  |
This article about a Scottish sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
