{"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":"

\"Firhill<\/p>\n

Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Partick Thistle FC | Opening: 1909 | Capacity: 10,887 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\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\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t