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Today Celtic Park is the largest stadium in Scotland and sixth largest in the United Kingdom but it hasn’t always been that way. The club developed their ground over the course of more than a century since making the site on Parkhead their permanent home one year after forming in 1887. In 1892 The Hoops moved to a different patch of land but after escalating rent prices they opted to move back to their home one season after leaving, and the rest is history as they say. Upon returning to the familiar Celtic Park with newly renovated facilities on the 20th August 1982 a local journalist is reported as comparing the move “leaving the graveyard to enter paradise”, with the nickname of “Paradise” being used ever since by supporters of the club when referring to their home ground. With the new stadium consisting of enough terrace space for 40,000 supporters many fans considered it to be on par with Everton’s Goodison Park which was regarded as the premier stadium of its day. The 20th century saw incremental improvements and the stadium’s capacity being reduced by the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. The club countered this by expanding the number of places to 67,000 which saw Celtic Park eclipse the total size of their Old Firm rivals ground, Ibrox Stadium albeit with terracing. Rangers in contrast opted to convert to all-seating in the 1970s and after the publication of the Taylor Report, their rival’s gamble appeared to pay off with Celtic encountering large conversion costs. The debt accumulated and subsequent takeover benefited the club massively in the long run with the new owner Fergus McCann opting to completely rebuild Celtic Park. With the Taylor Report setting a deadline of 1994 for all football stadiums to be converted to seating Celtic opting to play at Hampden Park during the 1994-1995 season whilst formulating their plans for the rebuilt stadium across three stages: Phase 1 was the rebuilding of the North Stand, Phase 2 was the East Stand and phase three was the South stand and filling in the corners.

TRAIN Glasgow Central is the main railway station of the city, and is for many visitors across both Scotland and the United Kingdom the de facto portal into the city. However when it comes to travelling to Celtic Park there are a number of train services one could realistically catch to the ground. The two closest train stations to Celtic Park are either Bridgeton and Dalmarnock which are both located five minutes from the stadium. Both are located on the same line, and are roughly the same walking distance so there’s not really any advantage to catching either on the way there. Services to either station can be caught from both Glasgow Central and the adjacent Argyle Street Stations. If you are travelling from Glasgow Queen Street Station you can catch a service to Bellgrove which is located approximately 20 minutes away north-west of the stadium on the other side of The Forge Retail Park and Crownpoint Sports Complex. This isn’t recommended however, as Argyle street and Glasgow central are less than 5 minutes away by foot. BUS There are to main bus stops which serve Celtic Park on matchdays, with services originating in the city centre: London Road (A74) – Running south of the ground, this can take you right outside the ground leaving you with a walking time of about 1-2 minutes. Parkhead Forge Shopping Centre – Located north of the stadium on Gallowgate A89 this is served by 61, 62, 64, 240 and 255, and shares the same walking route as if you were coming from Bellgrove. Approximately 15 minutes by foot. DRIVING The address for Celtic Park is as follows: Celtic Park, 95 Kerrydale St, Glasgow G40 3RE, United Kingdom