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Old Trafford

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History On February 19, 1910, Old Trafford made its grand entrance. The first game played there was between Manchester United and Liverpool FC, a match that has come to symbolize the fierce competition of the Premier League. United unfortunately lost this game, as the visitors prevailed 4-3. It was a wonderful day despite the loss. On this day, the 80,000-seat Old Trafford stadium opened to the public and the stadium's history began. Old Trafford is located near Trafford Park Industrial Centre, so this meant that World War 2 had a massive effect on the stadium. German bombs were dropped on parts of the stadium throughout the war which meant that following the war Manchester united could play there for many years. New Additions to the Stadium  Old Trafford is one of the most popular and most known football stadiums in the world but that’s because they have made additions to the stadium to optimise supporter’s experience. Old Trafford have turned to renowned stadium developers
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Ibrox Stadium

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  History The original Ibrox Stadium was abandoned when Rangers FC relocated to Ibrox in 1899. On December 30, 1899, the stadium hosted its first game, which involved Hearts. Ibrox's original design featured an oval shape, a track encircling the field, and primarily wooden scaffold-style terraces. In the first several months, it quickly grew to a 75,000 capacity. In 1928 the stadium went under some major redevelopment by Archibald Leitch who increased the capacity to over 80,000. At on old firm in 1939 118,567 were in attendance in the stadium making Ibrox at the time one the best stadiums in the UK. However, following the  stadium disaster    in 1971 this all had to change. 66 people attending one of Rangers games were crushed to death following a collapse of one of the exists to the stadium. This incident caused rangers to gradually converse their stadium into an all seater as we all know it today. New Additions to the Stadium  Over the years Ibrox has added many additions
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Hampden Stadium

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  History A short distance from the current location, the original Hampden Park served as both the world's first football stadium and the birthplace of the modern passing game. Since it was established in 1903 and moved to its current location, Hampden Park has played a key role in Scottish culture. The greatest players in the history of the game flocked to the Mount Florida stadium for a significant portion of the century, mesmerised by the terracing's spectators' fervour and love for their teams and nations. The oldest international football stadium in the world is Hampden. Many people are surprised by the name's origin, in fact. The name is derived from John Hampden, a soldier in the English Parliamentarian Civil War who fought with the Roundheads in the 17th century. The first Hampden Park site, down the recreation areas next to the Victoria hospital, was overlooked by a terrace of homes that had the name. The Queen's Park committee thought the name was fi
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The Etihad Stadium

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 History  The stadium was initially constructed in Manchester for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It was planned that Manchester City Football Club would take over the venue after the Commonwealth Games were over and use it as their new home field in place of Moss Side's Maine Road stadium. Following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, the stadium underwent additional development, including the construction of a new North Stand and the relocation of the running track. The original lower tier was extended around the end where the temporary stand had been, and the pitch was lowered to make room for the current lower tier. This huge project added 10,000 additional seats and took a full year to complete. Restaurants and meeting spaces were among the additional new facilities that were installed. New Additions to the Stadium  In 2014 the Etihad Stadium went under construction to increase the capacity of the stadium. The plans were to add a total of 8,250 extra seats to the stad
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Wembley Stadium

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  History In Brent, London, you may find the Wembley grounds. Even though the first official stadium wasn't completed until 1923, several sporting events have been hosted on the grounds since 1880. Wembley featured a combination of cricket and football fields in 1880. To bring in money for the area, the chairman of the Metropolitan Railway planned to erect a 350-meter-tall, four-legged tower in 1889. However, the project eventually ran out of funding, and at just 61 metres, the structure had to be declared finished. The Watkins Folly is the name of this structure (after the chairman of the metropolitan railway). Due to new plans to construct a larger stadium, this building was demolished in 1907. Only £750,000 was spent on the design and construction of the new stadium, which was finished in 1923. Only minimal changes were made to the stadium between 1923 and 2003, including the installation of floodlights in 1955, an electronic scoreboard in 1963, and a roof.   New Additio
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Celtic Park

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  History Celtic Park has been the club's home since 1892, when the club relocated from a neighbouring ground, also named Celtic Park, due to a rent dispute. When the stadium was built there were countless supporters and volunteers that all helped with the backbreaking labour. The process to get the stadium built took around 6 months in total as they had to dig up all the ground and rubble in order to make the pitch that we all know today. The first ever game played at Celtic Park was on 13 th of August 1892 against a team called Renton which Celtic came out on top with a 4-3 victory. Celtic Park is known to be the biggest club stadium in Scotland and is ranked highly for biggest in the United Kingdom. The stadium was initially built in an oval shape with a cycling track around the edges. The first stand that was built for the stadium was a wooden stand that could only fit a small number of supporters. Four years later the club made an investment that put Celtic Park on the ma
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