Falkirk Stadium

Falkirk Stadium

infobox stadium
stadium_name = Falkirk Stadium
nickname = Westfield


location = flagicon|Scotland Falkirk, Scotland
broke_ground = 2003
opened = 2004
owner = Falkirk Community Stadium Ltd
surface = Grass
tenants = Falkirk
(Scottish Premier League)
seating_capacity = 6,935

The Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk in central Scotland, which plays host to the home matches of Falkirk. The club moved to the stadium in 2004 after Brockville Park was sold to supermarket chain Morrisons.

Only two sides of the ground, the west and north, have been completed to date. The Falkirk Stadium has been implicitly criticised by Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, who said that "some of our games that are shown live to the world with nobody in the stadium, or stadiums with two stands - it's not the best." [ [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14032008/1/strachan-calls-changes-spl.html Strachan calls for changes to SPL] , Eurosport, 14 March 2008. ]

In January 2008, it was announced that funding had been secured for construction of a 2,000 seat stand at the south end of the ground. Construction was due to start in April 2008, but this has been delayed. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7464346.stm Third stand setback for Falkirk] , BBC Sport, June 19 2008. ]

The stadium company has sought additional revenues by hosting Scotland rugby union youth level internationals. [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football-news/scottish-football/spl-football/falkirk-fc/2008/02/19/falkirk-launch-bid-to-block-rugby-wrecking-pitch-86908-20324348/ Falkirk Launch Bid To Block Rugby Wrecking Pitch] , "Daily Record", February 19 2008. ] Falkirk manager John Hughes has commented that the pitch has been damaged by playing rugby at the stadium.

References

External links

* [http://www.falkirkstadium.co.uk/ Falkirk Stadium official site]
* [http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/falkirk.htm Falkirk Stadium at the Scottish Ground Guide]


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