East End Park, Dunfermline

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = East End Park
nickname =


caption = View of the ground
location = Dunfermline, Scotland
broke_ground =
opened = 1885
awards =
closed =
demolished =
owner = Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
operator =
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect =
former_names =
tenants = Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
dimensions = 105 x 64 yards (pitch)

seating_capacity = 11,998

East End Park is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

The stadium currently plays host to the home matches of Scottish First Division side, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club.

History

East End Park was first used in 1885, the same year as the club was formed. The original stadium was situated slightly to the west. In 1920, the Board of Directors purchased three acres of land which cost £3,500.

In 2003, an artificial surface was installed at East End Park as part of an experiment by UEFA to improve playing surfaces. Opposing mangers and players expressed reservations at the time that the surface could lead to injuries. The pitch was subsequently replaced with grass two seasons later. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4334291.stm|title=Dunfermline lose SPL pitch vote|accessdate=January 17|accessyear=2008]

The 2006-07 Scottish Junior Cup final between Kelty Hearts and Linlithgow Rose was held at East End Park on the 3^rd of June, 2007. Linlithgow Rose eventually beat Kelty Hearts, winning 2-1.

Record Attendance

The record attendance for a Dunfermline Athletic home game was against Celtic on the 30^th of April 1968. 27,816 people saw league champions Celtic beat the Scottish Cup holders Dunfermline 2-1, in a game that saw chaotic crowd scenes during which one man lost his life.

References

External links

* [http://www.parsdatabase.co.uk/stadium/stadium.htm History of EEP at parsdatabase.com]
* [http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10288,00.html East End Park Information at official Dunfermline Athletic site]