Located in Glasgow, Scotland’s Parkhead neighbourhood, Celtic Park is a football stadium that serves as the current home of the Scottish Premiership team Celtic Football Club.
It is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth largest in the United Kingdom, holding a capacity of 60,832. It goes by the names Parkhead and Paradise as well.
The first Celtic Park opened in Parkhead in 1888, while Celtic was founded in 1887. After the first location’s rental fee was significantly raised, the club relocated to its present location in 1892. The new location was transformed into an oval-shaped stadium featuring large terrace areas. On January 1, 1938, 83,500 people attended an Old F*rm derby, setting a record.
Between 1957 and 1971, floodlights were installed and the terraces were covered. Major clubs were required by the Taylor Report to have all-seater stadiums by August 1994.
Early in the 1990s, Celtic’s financial situation was dire, and until Fergus McCann assumed leadership of the team in March 1994, little significant work was done.
The previous terraces were completely rebuilt in phases and removed in August 1998 to make room for a new stadium. In 2016, a portion of rail seating was added.
When Hampden Park was unavailable, Scotland international matches and Cup Finals were held at Celtic Park, a UEFA grade four stadium.
Track and field, shinty-hurling under composite rules, and the 1897 Track Cycling World Championships were held in Celtic Park prior to World War I.
There were also open-air masses and recruitment drives for the First World War. In addition to serving as the venue for concerts by U2 and the Who, Celtic Park held the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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