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Ground Name: Glanford Park
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Developments The Grove Wharf & AMS Stands (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Scunthorpe Telegraph Stand (photo) Where To Drink? How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Study United Stand (photo) Admission Prices Ground Layout Programme Price Local Rivals Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2007-2008 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| The club left the Old Show Ground and moved to the new Glanford Park in August 1988. When opened, it was the first new league football ground to be built since the Second World War. It is somewhat box like in appearance with all four stands being an equal height. The ground is totally enclosed with all four corners having been filled (with advertising hoardings). The home end is terracing, whilst the other three sides of the ground are all seated. The main downside is the many supporting pillars to impede your view. The ground is completed with a modern looking set of four floodlights. The Club seem to have gone a bit over the top, with each stand having a named sponsor. Gone are East, West, North & South Stands. In are; Grove Wharf, Scunthorpe Telegraph, Study United & AMS Stands! | |
| Future Developments | |
| The Club have submitted a planning application to build a new stand at the Study United end of the ground. The proposed stand will be three tiered and will raise the overall capacity of Glanford Park to 11,000. The scheme will also see the provision of conference and leisure facilities. If permission is granted then work could commence at the end of the 2007/08 season. | |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| Away fans are housed in the
AMS Stand (aka the South Stand) at one end. This is all seated and can house 1,650 supporters.
If demand requires it, then extra seats can be made available in the south
corner of the West Stand. Although there are a couple
of supporting pillars in this stand, the view is generally okay. A good
selection of refreshments are available in the form of Cheeseburgers (£2),
various Pies & Pasties (£2), Hot Dogs (£1.50), Bacon Butties (£1.50) and
Chips (£1). On my last visit the atmosphere was good inside the ground and
no problems were encountered. James Broadbent adds; 'the ground is very easy to find on the edge of
town. Scunthorpe is generally a friendly place to visit, where you can
have decent banter and a good day out. To help boost the
atmosphere the club allow drums and musical instruments to be brought into
the ground'. |
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| Where To Eat & Drink? | |
| There is one pub right at the entrance to the ground
called 'The Old Farmhouse', which as Bryan Woods informs me 'This
pub welcomes all fans but no colours are allowed'. There is
another pub near the ground called the Berkeley, a favourite haunt for away
supporters. To find this Sam Smiths pub go past the ground (or park there first) and
follow the main road towards Scunthorpe and it is on the left hand corner of the first
roundabout you reach. On my last visit this 1930's/40's
art deco pub/hotel had a pleasant mixture of home and away supporters and
served good beer in a comfortable atmosphere. The only draw back was that it
seemed that you could only park in their car park if you were staying at the
hotel, as there was an automated barrier across its entrance. If coming by train, then the Honest Lawyer on Oswald Road is well worth a visit. Although a modern pub inside, it has been listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and has a number of beers on offer. Also on Oswald Road is the Blue Bell which is a Wetherspoons outlet. Across the road from the ground there is a Retail Park with a number of eating outlets such as a Tesco's Cafe, KFC & McDonalds. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
| The ground is on the outskirts of Scunthorpe,
making it easy to find from the motorway. Leave
the M180 at Junction 3 and take the M181 for Scunthorpe. At the end of this motorway, you
will see the ground on your right. Turn right at the first roundabout onto the A18 and
right again into the large car park at the ground. Mark Henalla adds; 'When you reach the roundabout at the end of the M181, instead of turning right to the ground, go straight on at the roundabout to the A1077 where you can park at either side of the road for free, it is always dead easy to get away at the end of the game as well. You will need to turn round either before the game or after so you are facing the M181 again'. For a map showing the location of the ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
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| By Train | |
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Scunthorpe station is over two miles away from the ground.
Neil Hallam a visiting Burnley supporter informs me; 'On
our last visit we found that the Police were laying on a free bus service from right outside the
railway station to Glanford Park.
Once in the vicinity of the ground, the fans are not compelled to go
straight in but are allowed to head for the heavily policed and
liberally bouncered pubs and bars on the adjacent retail park.
The return service operates about ten minutes after the final whistle.
With Burnley this service worked well, however it remains to be seen how
it gets on with other clubs who may have a larger visiting contingent.' Otherwise a taxi is probably the easiest way to reach the stadium. However, if you have time on your hands and are feeling fit..... Turn left out of the station and head towards the crossroads (facing a church) and turn right into Oswald Road, going past a set of traffic lights and the Honest Lawyer and Blue Bell pubs. At the next traffic lights turn left into Doncaster Road (where there a number of fast food outlets). Then just go straight down this road and you will eventually reach Glanford Park on your left. Otherwise catch the number 7 or 8 Yellow Line bus from the bottom of Doncaster Road (outside the Atlantis Chippy) down to the ground (fare £1). Thanks to Steve Robinson for providing the directions. |
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| Admission Prices | |
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The Club operate a category system (A & B), whereby the
most popular games cost more to watch. Category B prices are shown in
brackets. Home Fans*: Scunthorpe Telegraph West Stand (Exec Area): Adults £28 (£27), OAP's £21 (£20), Under 17's £16 (£15) Scunthorpe Telegraph West Stand: Adults £19 (£18), Concessions £12 (£11) Grove Wharf East Stand: Adults £17 (£16), Concessions £11 (£10) Study United North Stand: Adults £15 (£14), OAP's/Students £10 (£9), Child £6 (£5) Away Fans: AMS Stand (Away) Adults £19 (£18) Concessions £12 (£11) * Home fans can qualify for a £1 discount on these tickets if they are club members. |
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| Programme Price | |
| Official Programme: £3 | |
| Local Rivals | |
| Hull City, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers. | |
| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Fixtures 2007-2008 | |
| For the Scunthorpe fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| At Glanford Park: 8,906 v Nottingham Forest, League One, March 10th 2007. At The Old Showground: 23,935 v Portsmouth, FA Cup 4th Round, January 30th, 1954. Average Attendance: 2006-2007: 5,669 (League One) 2005-2006: 5,171 (League One) 2004-2005: 5,178 (League Two) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Glanford Park | |
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Mark
Barber (Charlton Athletic) 2/2/08 David Taylor (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 19/1/08 Chris Clark (Watford) 6/10/07 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Scunthorpe page click here. | |
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