{"id":10233,"date":"2012-09-08T17:31:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=10233"},"modified":"2017-08-05T12:54:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:54:18","slug":"firhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/firhill\/","title":{"rendered":"Firhill Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Club: Partick Thistle FC | Opening: 1909 | Capacity: 10,887 seats<\/p>\n
Partick Thistle moved to Firhill in 1909, having played the previous 33 years of their existence at various grounds in the west of the city.<\/p>\n
They played their first match at their new home on 18 September 1909 against Dumbarton Harp (3-1).<\/p>\n
Firhill got further developed in the 1920s when a new main stand was built and the terraces got expanded.<\/p>\n
Shortly after, in 1928, Firhill recorded its highest attendance when 54,723 spectators came to see a Scotland versus Northern Ireland international.<\/p>\n
The stadium got somewhat improved in the 1950s when partial cover was added, but furthermore few changes were made until the stadium got extensively redeveloped in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
The first new stand to open was the Jackie Husband Stand in 1994, followed by a new North Stand in 2002. The southern end of the stadium is being left open.<\/p>\n
(photos of the present Firhill Stadium below)<\/p>\n
Firhill Stadium is located in the north of Glasgow at just under 1.5 miles from Glasgow\u2019s city centre.<\/p>\n
Firhill lies at walking distance from both Kelvinbridge and St Georges Cross subway<\/a>\u00a0stations. Both stations are on Glasgow\u2019s one circular line that can be boarded at stops Buchanan Street and St Enoch in the city centre. The walk from either station to the stadium takes about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n