Ibrox Stadium

Ibrox Stadium
Aerial view of Ibrox Stadium, 2021

UEFA

Ibrox Stadium is located in Glasgow council area
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium
Location in Glasgow
Former namesIbrox Park (1899–1997)
Location150 Edmiston Drive
Glasgow
G51 2XD
Coordinates55°51′11″N 4°18′33″W / 55.85306°N 4.30917°W / 55.85306; -4.30917
Public transitGlasgow Subway Ibrox
Glasgow Subway Govan
OwnerRangers F.C.
Capacity50,987
Record attendance118,567 (v Celtic, 1939)
Field size114.8 × 74.3 yards (105 × 68 metres)
SurfaceDesso Grass Hybrid (2021–present)[1]
Construction
Broke ground1899
Opened30 December 1899
Renovated1928 (Main Stand)
1978–1981 (Copland Stand, Broomloan Stand and Govan Stand)
1990–1991 (Main Stand club deck)
ArchitectArchibald Leitch (1928)
The Miller Partnership (1978–1981)
Gareth Hutchison (1990–1991)
Tenants
Rangers F.C. (1899–Present)

Ibrox Stadium (Scottish Gaelic: Stèideam Àth Bhruic) is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers Football Club, Ibrox is the third largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 50,987. The stadium was designed by renowned football stadium architect Archibald Leitch, with renovations to the stadium between 1978 and 1981, as well as 1990 and 1991, being designed by The Miller Partnership and Gareth Hutchison respectively.

Opened as Ibrox Park in 1899, it suffered a disaster in 1902 when a wooden terrace collapsed. Vast earthen terraces were built in its place, and a main stand, now a listed building, in 1928. A British record crowd of 118,567 gathered in January 1939 for a league match with Celtic. After another disaster in 1971, the stadium was largely rebuilt. The vast bowl-shaped terracing was removed and replaced by three rectangular, all-seated stands by 1981. After renovations were completed in 1997, the ground was renamed Ibrox Stadium.

A UEFA category four stadium,[2] Ibrox hosted the Scotland national football team when Hampden Park was redeveloped in the 1990s, and three Scottish cup finals in the same period, and has also been a concert venue. The stadium hosted the Rugby Sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Scotland.[3]

  1. ^ "New Rangers pitch incoming as Ibrox surface set for upgrade ahead of Champions League push". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ "TYNECASTLE RATED IN TOP UEFA CATEGORY". Hearts of Midlothian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014 Venue Guide". BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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