Glanford Park
- Scunthorpe United
- Games of Scunthorpe United
The Glanford Park is a football stadium in the English town of Scunthorpe. It can accommodate 9,088 spectators and is the club Scunthorpe United as homestead.
History
The Glanford Park in Scunthorpe, an English town in the county of North Lincolnshire, was built in 1988. In the same year he was inaugurated on 14 August 1988 by Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy and solemnly at Scunthorpe United, the new owner of the stadium, passed. Since then, he serves this club as the venue for home games. The first league game two weeks later on 27 August Scunthorpe won 3-1 against Hereford United. Scunthorpe United is currently playing in the third division, the Football League One after the club finished second in the last season (2010 /11) 24th place and thus had to join the in the third division.
In Glanford Park found 9,088 spectators ( including 83 VIP seats ), the stadium was never before sold. The covered grandstands of the venue offer 6,327 seats and 2,678 standing places. Journalists are 19 jobs reserved. Most viewers came on 20 October 2009, when the former English champions Newcastle United guested in Scunthorpe as part of a second division game. 8,921 fans saw a 2-1 victory for the home team against the later intermediates.
Grandstands
- Clugston Stand - Grandstand, east, seats
- Scunthorpe Telegraph Stand - opposite stand, West, Seating, Family Stand
- Britcon Stand - stand behind, North, Standing
- South Stand - stand behind, south, guest area, seating
New building plans
At the AGM 2013, the club chairman Peter Swann announced plans for a new stadium. The new venue will have 12,000 seats with the possibility of expansion to 18,000 seats. The budget for the new building is to be 17 to 18 million pounds. Completion is targeted for 2015. To finance the new arena including the Glanford Park to be sold.