Ibrox Stadium history and facts

Full name:

Ibrox Stadium

Nickname(s):

Location:

Edmiston Drive 150, Glasgow G51 2XD

Built:

Opened:

1899

Owner:

Former names:

Tenants:

Rangers FC

Capacity:

51,000

Facts & History

1 Stadium Overview
2 Stadium History
3 Seating Chart
4 Getting There
- 4.1 Map
5 City Information
- 5.1 Area Pubs
- 5.2 Travel Tips
6 Important Links
7 References

Stadium Overview

Ibrox Stadium is the stadium of Rangers F.C. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde. As one of the oldest and largest stadium in Britain, the site of two major disasters and as one of the first wave of predominantly all-seater football grounds in Britain, Ibrox has been identified as a stadium of historical significance

Stadium History

The original stadium was opened in 1887 with a capacity of just 15,000. Less than twelve years later they moved up the road to a newly built stadium that today forms the current Ibrox. The stadium was mainly constructed of wooden stands, and it was here in 1902 that one of the terraces collapsed, killing 26 people. After the war, in 1919 the stadium was rebuilder for 80,000 people. In 1971 another disaster befell the stadium as a crush developed on a staircase in the game versus Celtic, killing 77 people.

Seating Chart

Getting There

Ibrox is located app. 5km West from the city centre.

By Car:
From The East
Take the M8 west to the Govan turn-off, the B768. This will take you to the ground.

From The West
Take the M8 to the Govan/M77 turn off then turn left onto Edmiston Drive.

By Metro:
The Ibrox Underground station is immediately adjacent to the Stadium on Copland Road. The Glasgow Underground is a circular system and trains run every few minutes.

Map

City Information

Area Pubs

Travel Tips

Glasgow has the most extensive urban rail network in the UK outside of London with rail services travelling to a large part of the West of Scotland. Central Station and Queen Street Station are the two main railway terminals, providing train services to the rest of the United Kingdom. The city's suburban network is currently divided by the River Clyde, and an initiative has been proposed to link them. In addition to the suburban rail network, SPT operates the Glasgow Subway.