Scottish football attendance records
Encyclopedia
This article lists Scottish football
attendance records under the categories listed below. The highest ever attendance for a UEFA competition match was in the 1969–70 European Cup
semi-final at Hampden Park, Scotland's National stadium. A record 136,505 people attended that Cup semi-final. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England match of 1937 at Hampden Park is also a European record. The attendance of 146,433 for the 1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match. Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 is a British record for a league match.
and Football League
clubs' record match attendances at their home ground. The vast majority of these records were achieved before the advent of all-seater stadia. The cost of building all-seater grounds, and a general decline in attendances, means the present capacities of the clubs stadiums are well below their record attendances.
Some records were achieved at a clubs previous ground, rather than their current location, for example Clyde's record is at Shawfield Stadium, whilst they have since moved to Broadwood Stadium
. Records set while ground-sharing or at a venue other than the club's home stadium are not included.
Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 is a British record for a league match.
!Rank
!Club
!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
|align=center|1
|Rangers
|align=center|118,567
|Ibrox Park
|v Celtic, Division 1
|2 January 1939
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|align=center|2
|Queen's Park
|align=center|95,722
|Hampden Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|18 January 1930
|align=center|>
|align=center|3
|Celtic
|align=center|83,000
|Celtic Park
|v Rangers, Division 1
|1 January 1938
|align=center|>
|align=center|4
|Hibernian
|align=center|65,860
|Easter Road
|v Heart of Midlothian, Division 1
|2 January 1950
|align=center|>
|align=center|5
|Heart of Midlothian
|align=center|53,396
|Tynecastle Stadium
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|13 February 1932
|align=center|>
6
|Clyde
|align=center|52,000
|Shawfield Stadium
|v Rangers, Division 1
|21 November 1908
|align=center|
7
|Partick Thistle
|align=center|49,838
|Firhill Stadium
|v Rangers, Division 1
|1922
|align=center|
|align=center|8
|St. Mirren
|align=center|47,438
|Love Street
|v Celtic, Division 1
|20 August 1949
|align=center|>
|align=center|9
|Aberdeen
|align=center|45,061
|Pittodrie
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|3 March 1954
|align=center|>
|align=center|10
|Dundee
|align=center|43,024
|Dens Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1953
|align=center|>
|align=center|11
|Kilmarnock
|align=center|35,995
|Rugby Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|10 March 1962
|align=center|>
|align=center|12
|Motherwell
|align=center|35,632
|Fir Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|12 March 1952
|align=center|>
|align=center|13
|Raith Rovers
|align=center|31,306
|Stark's Park
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1953
|align=center|>
|align=center|14
|St. Johnstone
|align=center|29,972
|Muirton Park
|v Dundee, Scottish Cup
|10 February 1951
|align=center|>
|align=center|15
|Hamilton Academical
|align=center|28,690
|Douglas Park
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|3 March 1937
|align=center|>
|align=center|16
|Dundee United
|align=center|28,000
|Tannadice Park
|v CF Barcelona
, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
|16 November 1966
|align=center|>
|align=center|17
|Dunfermline Athletic
|align=center|27,816
|East End Park
|v Celtic, Division 1
|30 April 1968
|align=center|>
|align=center|18
|Albion Rovers
|align=center|27,381
|Cliftonhill
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|8 February 1936
|align=center|>
|align=center|19
|Queen of the South
|align=center|26,552
|Palmerston Park
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|23 February 1952
|align=center|>
|align=center|20
|Stirling Albion
|align=center|26,400
|Annfield Stadium
|v Celtic, Scottish Cup
|14 March 1959
|align=center|>
|align=center|21
|Cowdenbeath
|align=center|25,586
|Central Park
|v Rangers, League Cup
|21 September 1949
|align=center|>
|align=center|22
|Ayr United
|align=center|25,225
|Somerset Park
|v Rangers, Division 1
|13 September 1969
|align=center|>
|align=center|23
|Greenock Morton
|align=center|23,500
|Cappielow
|v Celtic, Division 1
|29 April 1922
|align=center|>
|align=center|24
|Falkirk
|align=center|23,100
|Brockville Park
|v Celtic, Scottish Cup
|21 February 1953
|align=center|>
|align=center|25
|East Fife
|align=center|22,515
|Bayview Park
|v Raith Rovers, Division 1
|2 January 1950
|align=center|>
|align=center|26
|Dumbarton
|align=center|18,000
|Boghead Park
|v Raith Rovers, Scottish Cup
|2 March 1957
|align=center|>
|align=center|27
|Alloa Athletic
|align=center|13,000
|Recreation Park
|v Dunfermline Athletic, Scottish Cup
|26 February 1939
|align=center|>
|align=center|28
|Arbroath
|align=center|13,510
|Gayfield Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|22 February 1952
|align=center|>
|align=center|29
|Berwick Rangers
|align=center|13,365
|Shielfield Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|28 January 1967
|align=center|>
|align=center|30
|Elgin City
|align=center|12,608
|Borough Briggs
|v Arbroath, Scottish Cup
|17 February 1968
|align=center|>
|align=center|31
|Stenhousemuir
|align=center|12,500
|Ochilview Park
|v East Fife, Scottish Cup
|11 March 1950
|align=center|>
|align=center|32
|East Stirlingshire
|align=center|12,000
|Firs Park
|v Partick Thistle, Scottish Cup
|19 February 1921
|align=center|>
|align=center|33
|Forfar Athletic
|align=center|10,780
|Station Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1970
|align=center|>
|align=center|34
|Livingston
|align=center|10,112
|Almondvale Stadium
|v Rangers, Premier League
|27 October 2001
|align=center|>
|align=center|35
|Montrose
|align=center|8,983
|Links Park
|v Dundee, Scottish Cup
|17 March 1973
|align=center|>
|align=center|36
|Peterhead
|align=center|8,643
|Recreation Park
|v Raith Rovers, Scottish Cup
|25 February 1987
|align=center|>
|align=center|37
|Brechin City
|align=center|8,122
|Glebe Park
|v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup
|3 February 1973
|align=center|>
|align=center|38
|Ross County
|align=center|8,000
|Victoria Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|28 February 1966
|align=center|>
|align=center|39
|Inverness CT
|align=center|7,711
|Caledonian Stadium
|v Rangers, Premier League
|4 August 2007
|align=center|>
|align=center|40
|Stranraer
|align=center|6,500
|Stair Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|24 January 1948
|align=center|>
|align=center|41
|Airdrie United
|align=center|5,924
|Excelsior Stadium
|v Motherwell, Scottish Cup
|6 January 2007
|>
|align=center|42
|Annan Athletic
|align=center|1,575
|Galabank Stadium
|v Falkirk, Challenge Cup
|9 October 2011
|>
!Club
!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
|Third Lanark
|align=center|45,455
|Cathkin Park
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|27 February 1954
|align=center|>
|Airdrieonians
|align=center|24,000
|Broomfield Park
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|8 March 1952
|align=center|>
|Clydebank
|align=center|14,900
|Kilbowie Park
|V Hibernian, Scottish Cup
|10 February 1965
|align=center|>
|Gretna
|align=center|3,000
|Raydale Park
|v Dundee Utd, Scottish Cup
|17 January 2005
|align=center|>
!Competition
!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
|Scottish Cup
|align=center|146,433
|Hampden Park
|Celtic v Aberdeen
|24 April 1937
|align=center|>
|Scottish League Cup
|align=center|107,609
|Hampden Park
|Celtic v Rangers
|25 October 1965
|align=center|>
|Scottish Junior Cup
|align=center|77,650
|Hampden Park
|Petershill
v Irvine Meadow
|19 May 1951
|align=center|>
|Scottish Challenge Cup
|align=center|13,763
|Fir Park
|Falkirk v St. Mirren
|12 December 1993
|align=center|>
in home matches. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England match of 1937 at Hampden Park is a European record.
!Rank
!Attendance
!Date
!Stadium
!Opponent
!Competition
!Score>
|align=center|1
|align=center|149,415
|17 April 1937
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|3–1>
|align=center|2
|align=center|149,269
|15 April 1939
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|1–2>
|align=center|3
|align=center|137,438
|25 April 1970
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|0–0>
|align=center|4
|align=center|135,376
|10 April 1948
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|0–2>
|align=center|5
|align=center|134,544
|3 April 1954
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
/ WCQG3
|align="center"|2–4>
|align=center|6
|align=center|134,504
|5 April 1952
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|1–2>
|align=center|7
|align=center|134,170
|1 April 1933
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|2–1>
|align=center|8
|align=center|134,000
|24 February 1968
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
/ ECQG8
|align="center"|1–1>
|align=center|9
|align=center|133,300
|15 April 1950
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|0–1>
|align=center|10
|align=center|133,245
|11 April 1964
|Hampden Park
|
|BHC
|align="center"|1–0>
played at Hampden Park
is the highest ever for a UEFA
competition match.
Football in Scotland
Association football is the national sport in Scotland and highly popular throughout the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing by hand, and despite...
attendance records under the categories listed below. The highest ever attendance for a UEFA competition match was in the 1969–70 European Cup
European Cup 1969-70
The season 1969–70 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Feyenoord in an extra time final victory against Celtic FC. It was the first time the cup went to the Netherlands, and beginning a run of four consecutive years the trophy went there...
semi-final at Hampden Park, Scotland's National stadium. A record 136,505 people attended that Cup semi-final. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England match of 1937 at Hampden Park is also a European record. The attendance of 146,433 for the 1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match. Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 is a British record for a league match.
Current clubs
This is a list of all 42 Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
and Football League
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
clubs' record match attendances at their home ground. The vast majority of these records were achieved before the advent of all-seater stadia. The cost of building all-seater grounds, and a general decline in attendances, means the present capacities of the clubs stadiums are well below their record attendances.
Some records were achieved at a clubs previous ground, rather than their current location, for example Clyde's record is at Shawfield Stadium, whilst they have since moved to Broadwood Stadium
Broadwood Stadium
Broadwood Stadium, also referred to as simply Broadwood, is a football stadium and multi-use community sports complex situated in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium was opened in 1994 and since then has been the home venue of Scottish Third Division side, Clyde F.C....
. Records set while ground-sharing or at a venue other than the club's home stadium are not included.
Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 is a British record for a league match.
!Club
!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
|Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
|align=center|118,567
|Ibrox Park
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
|v Celtic, Division 1
|2 January 1939
|align=center|>
|Queen's Park
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
|align=center|95,722
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|18 January 1930
|align=center|>
|Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
|align=center|83,000
|Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which is the home ground of Celtic FC. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford,...
|v Rangers, Division 1
|1 January 1938
|align=center|>
|Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
|align=center|65,860
|Easter Road
Easter Road
Easter Road is a football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian . The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity of 20,421, which makes it the fifth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Easter Road is also...
|v Heart of Midlothian, Division 1
|2 January 1950
|align=center|>
|Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
|align=center|53,396
|Tynecastle Stadium
Tynecastle Stadium
Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|13 February 1932
|align=center|>
|Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
|align=center|52,000
|Shawfield Stadium
Shawfield Stadium
Shawfield Stadium is a greyhound racing venue in the town of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located close to the boundary with Glasgow. It has also previously been a regular venue for football and speedway, as home to Clyde F.C. and the Glasgow Tigers respectively...
|v Rangers, Division 1
|21 November 1908
|align=center|
|Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
|align=center|49,838
|Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium or Firhill Arena is a football, rugby union and rugby league stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2010 it is the home ground of football club Partick Thistle F.C...
|v Rangers, Division 1
|1922
|align=center|
|St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
|align=center|47,438
|Love Street
|v Celtic, Division 1
|20 August 1949
|align=center|>
|Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
|align=center|45,061
|Pittodrie
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium is an all-seated football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It was first used in 1899 and from 1903 has been the home of Aberdeen Football Club...
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|3 March 1954
|align=center|>
|Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
|align=center|43,024
|Dens Park
Dens Park
Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 12,085...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1953
|align=center|>
|Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
|align=center|35,995
|Rugby Park
Rugby Park
Rugby Park is a football stadium situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. It was first used in 1899 and is the home of Kilmarnock F.C..It underwent a major redevelopment in 1994–95, becoming an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 18,128...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|10 March 1962
|align=center|>
|Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
|align=center|35,632
|Fir Park
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|12 March 1952
|align=center|>
|Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
|align=center|31,306
|Stark's Park
Stark's Park
Stark's Park is a football stadium in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. It is the home ground of Raith Rovers F.C..-History:The ground was opened in 1891 and seats 10,104. It is located in Kirkcaldy, Fife...
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1953
|align=center|>
|St. Johnstone
|align=center|29,972
|Muirton Park
Muirton Park
Muirton Park was the second of three football grounds the Scottish football club St. Johnstone from Perth, Scotland, have occupied in their history...
|v Dundee, Scottish Cup
|10 February 1951
|align=center|>
|Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
|align=center|28,690
|Douglas Park
Douglas Park
Douglas Park was a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the home ground of Hamilton Academical FC from 1888 to 1994.The stadium holds the record for Hamilton Academical's largest ever attendance, 28,690 people against Hearts in 1937...
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|3 March 1937
|align=center|>
|Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
|align=center|28,000
|Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. The stadium is home of Dundee United F.C. and has a capacity of 14,209.-Early days :...
|v CF Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
|16 November 1966
|align=center|>
|Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
|align=center|27,816
|East End Park
East End Park
East End Park is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of 11,380.The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League side, Dunfermline Athletic F.C. It currently comprises four stands: East Stand, Main Stand, SGM Stand and the Norrie...
|v Celtic, Division 1
|30 April 1968
|align=center|>
|Albion Rovers
|align=center|27,381
|Cliftonhill
Cliftonhill
Cliftonhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish Football League team Albion Rovers. The ground is situated in the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.-History:...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|8 February 1936
|align=center|>
|Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
|align=center|26,552
|Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|23 February 1952
|align=center|>
|Stirling Albion
Stirling Albion F.C.
Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth...
|align=center|26,400
|Annfield Stadium
Annfield Stadium
Annfield Stadium was a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. The stadium was home to Stirling Albion F.C. until 1993 when the stadium was closed down due to Stirling Albion moving to Forthbank Stadium...
|v Celtic, Scottish Cup
|14 March 1959
|align=center|>
|Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
|align=center|25,586
|Central Park
Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Central Park is a football stadium in Cowdenbeath, Scotland. It is the home ground of Cowdenbeath F.C.. The ground is situated in the centre of the town, just off the High Street. Central Park has a capacity of 4,370. The most unusual feature of the ground is a tarmac race-track circling the pitch,...
|v Rangers, League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
|21 September 1949
|align=center|>
|Ayr United
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United Football Club are a Scottish association football team based in Ayr, South Ayrshire, that plays in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1910 after the merger of former clubs Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Ayr F.C...
|align=center|25,225
|Somerset Park
Somerset Park
Somerset Park is a football stadium located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.It has been the home of Ayr United since they were founded in 1910. Prior to that, it was the home ground of Ayr F.C.. It currently has a capacity of 10,185 of which 1,597 is seated, making it one of the largest capacity...
|v Rangers, Division 1
|13 September 1969
|align=center|>
|Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton F.C.
Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....
|align=center|23,500
|Cappielow
Cappielow
Cappielow is a district of Greenock in Inverclyde, west central Scotland. It is home to Scottish First Division side Greenock Morton F.C. The name Cappielow, taken alone, usually refers to the Cappielow Park stadium, but it can also refer to a small area of housing or the adjoining industrial...
|v Celtic, Division 1
|29 April 1922
|align=center|>
|Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
|align=center|23,100
|Brockville Park
Brockville Park
Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season. The record attendance at Brockville Park was 23,100 on 21 February 1953 in a match...
|v Celtic, Scottish Cup
|21 February 1953
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|East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
|align=center|22,515
|Bayview Park
Bayview Park, Methil
Bayview Park was a football stadium in the town of Methil, Fife, Scotland. It was the home ground of East Fife F.C. from their formation in 1903 until they moved to the new Bayview Stadium in 1998.- History :...
|v Raith Rovers, Division 1
|2 January 1950
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|Dumbarton
Dumbarton F.C.
Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...
|align=center|18,000
|Boghead Park
Boghead Park
Boghead Park is a former football ground in the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. It was formerly owned by Dumbarton F.C., who had played there since 1879, making it one of the oldest sporting venues in the United Kingdom. It was used by the club until the end of November 2000, when they moved to their...
|v Raith Rovers, Scottish Cup
|2 March 1957
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|Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic F.C.
Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....
|align=center|13,000
|Recreation Park
Recreation Park, Alloa
Recreation Park is a football stadium located in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Scottish Football League side Alloa Athletic F.C. since 1895....
|v Dunfermline Athletic, Scottish Cup
|26 February 1939
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|Arbroath
Arbroath F.C.
Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...
|align=center|13,510
|Gayfield Park
Gayfield Park
Gayfield Park is a football stadium in Arbroath, Scotland. It is the home ground of Arbroath F.C.The stadium is situated on the sea front, to the west of Arbroath harbour, on the southern edge of the town. There is no other football stadium in Europe which is as close to the sea; it is only away...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|22 February 1952
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|Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers F.C.
Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division...
|align=center|13,365
|Shielfield Park
Shielfield Park
Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and the Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in Tweedmouth, England.-History:...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|28 January 1967
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|Elgin City
Elgin City F.C.
Elgin City Football Club are a semi-professional football team based in Elgin, Moray. They currently compete in the Scottish Third Division....
|align=center|12,608
|Borough Briggs
Borough Briggs
Borough Briggs is a football ground in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. It is the home ground of Elgin City F.C. who currently play in the Scottish Football League Third Division. Borough Briggs opened on 20 August 1921 when it replaced Cooper Park as Elgin's home ground...
|v Arbroath, Scottish Cup
|17 February 1968
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|Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir F.C.
Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....
|align=center|12,500
|Ochilview Park
Ochilview Park
Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir, Scotland. It is the home ground of Stenhousemuir who currently share it with local rivals East Stirlingshire.-History:...
|v East Fife, Scottish Cup
|11 March 1950
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|East Stirlingshire
East Stirlingshire F.C.
East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881...
|align=center|12,000
|Firs Park
Firs Park
Firs Park was a football stadium located on Firs Street, Falkirk, 0.3 miles north-east of the town centre. It was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. from 1921 until the end of the 2007–08 Scottish football season.- History :...
|v Partick Thistle, Scottish Cup
|19 February 1921
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|Forfar Athletic
Forfar Athletic F.C.
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division...
|align=center|10,780
|Station Park
Station Park, Forfar
Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Football League side Forfar Athletic F.C..Station Park is one of the few old fashioned football grounds left in the Scottish League. It has a capacity of 4,600, although this has previously been much higher, the...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|7 February 1970
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|Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
|align=center|10,112
|Almondvale Stadium
|v Rangers, Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
|27 October 2001
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|Montrose
Montrose F.C.
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :...
|align=center|8,983
|Links Park
Links Park
Links Park is a football stadium in Montrose, Scotland, which is the home ground of Montrose FC.Links Park was opened in 1887. To help finance the club, Montrose FC rented the pitch for circuses and grazing. The club was eventually able to raise £150 in 1920 to buy a used stand from the Highland...
|v Dundee, Scottish Cup
|17 March 1973
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|Peterhead
Peterhead F.C.
Peterhead F.C. are a football club based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Football League Third Division, following promotion in the 2004–05 season.Their home ground is Balmoor in Peterhead, with a capacity of 4,000...
|align=center|8,643
|Recreation Park
|v Raith Rovers, Scottish Cup
|25 February 1987
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|Brechin City
Brechin City F.C.
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Brechin, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Second Division in the 2010–11 season...
|align=center|8,122
|Glebe Park
Glebe Park, Brechin
Glebe Park is a football stadium in Brechin, Scotland, which is the home ground of Brechin City FC.Glebe Park opened in 1919. The ground had just one portable stand, which had been used at the Perth agricultural show. Brechin City joined the Scottish Football League in 1929, when a pavilion was...
|v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup
|3 February 1973
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|Ross County
Ross County F.C.
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...
|align=center|8,000
|Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Dingwall
Victoria Park is a football stadium situated in the town of Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is the home stadium of Ross County F.C. who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. It is the most northerly ground in the Scottish Football League.There are two stands; the West ...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|28 February 1966
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|Inverness CT
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
|align=center|7,711
|Caledonian Stadium
Caledonian Stadium
The Caledonian Stadium, currently known as the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium situated in the Longman area of Inverness, Scotland...
|v Rangers, Premier League
|4 August 2007
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|Stranraer
Stranraer F.C.
Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:...
|align=center|6,500
|Stair Park
Stair Park
Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland. It is owned by Dumfries & Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. It is home to Stranraer F.C., Wigtownshire RFC and Stranraer and Rhins Agricultural Show...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|24 January 1948
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|Airdrie United
Airdrie United F.C.
Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. They are currently managed by ex-Airdrieonians player and former Airdrie United Under 19s coach Jimmy Boyle. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the...
|align=center|5,924
|Excelsior Stadium
Excelsior Stadium
The Excelsior Stadium is the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division. It was built in 1998 to house Airdrieonians F.C., and when Airdrieonians went into liquidation four years later, Airdrie United began playing their home games there.When the stadium first...
|v Motherwell, Scottish Cup
|6 January 2007
|>
|Annan Athletic
Annan Athletic F.C.
Annan Athletic Football Club are an association football club who compete in the Scottish Third Division. They are based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway...
|align=center|1,575
|Galabank Stadium
|v Falkirk, Challenge Cup
|9 October 2011
|>
Defunct and former SPL/SFL member clubs
!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
Third Lanark A.C.
Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's...
|align=center|45,455
|Cathkin Park
Cathkin Park
Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played...
|v Rangers, Scottish Cup
|27 February 1954
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Airdrieonians F.C.
Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....
|align=center|24,000
|Broomfield Park
Broomfield Park
Broomfield Park was a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, home of Airdrieonians F.C. from 1892 until it was closed after the 1993-94 football season....
|v Hearts, Scottish Cup
|8 March 1952
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Clydebank F.C.
Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...
|align=center|14,900
|Kilbowie Park
Kilbowie Park
Kilbowie Park, also known as New Kilbowie Park, was a football stadium in Clydebank, Scotland. It was the home ground of Clydebank F.C..New Kilbowie was built for Clydebank Juniors in 1939. In 1964, Clydebank merged with East Stirlingshire and entered the Scottish Football League. A record...
|V Hibernian, Scottish Cup
|10 February 1965
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Gretna F.C.
Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...
|align=center|3,000
|Raydale Park
Raydale Park
Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland, that served as the home ground of Gretna F.C. until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008. Gretna played most of their home games at Raydale during their existence in English non-league football and then during their...
|v Dundee Utd, Scottish Cup
|17 January 2005
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Cup finals
The attendance of 146,433 for the 1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match.!Attendance
!Stadium
!Match
!Date
!Refs>
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
|align=center|146,433
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|Celtic v Aberdeen
|24 April 1937
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Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
|align=center|107,609
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|Celtic v Rangers
|25 October 1965
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Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup, known as The Emirates Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association for all its member clubs. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and as of the...
|align=center|77,650
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|Petershill
Petershill F.C.
Petershill Football Club are a Scottish football club from Springburn in the north of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Peasy, they were formed in 1897 and are traditionally one of the stronger clubs at their level, although they have not been as successful in recent years as they have historically.The play...
v Irvine Meadow
|19 May 1951
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|align=center|13,763
|Fir Park
Fir Park
Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.- History :...
|Falkirk v St. Mirren
|12 December 1993
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Scotland national team
This section lists the top ten attendances for the Scotland national teamScotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
in home matches. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England match of 1937 at Hampden Park is a European record.
!Attendance
!Date
!Stadium
!Opponent
!Competition
!Score>
|align=center|149,415
|17 April 1937
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1937 British Home Championship
The 1937 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1936–37 seasons. The trophy was won by Wales with Scotland coming second. This was the last Home Championship that Wales would win exclusively, all subsequent victories would be...
|align="center"|3–1>
|align=center|149,269
|15 April 1939
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1939 British Home Championship
The 1939 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1938–39 seasons and was the last edition of the tournament to be completed before the outbreak of the Second World War in August 1939 suspended all professional sporting competitions...
|align="center"|1–2>
|align=center|137,438
|25 April 1970
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1970 British Home Championship
The 1970 British Home Championship Home Nations international football tournament was a heavily contested series which contradicted the common view that it would be little more than a warm-up for the English team prior to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, at which they were to defend the title they had won...
|align="center"|0–0>
|align=center|135,376
|10 April 1948
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1948 British Home Championship
1948 British Home Championship was the second edition of this annual football tournament to be played in the post-war period. It was conducted during the 1947–48 football season between the four Home Nations of the British Isles and resulted in a victory for England for the second year in a...
|align="center"|0–2>
|align=center|134,544
|3 April 1954
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1954 British Home Championship
The 1954 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1953–54 season which also provided the home nations qualifying tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both England and Scotland qualified as first and second placed...
/ WCQG3
|align="center"|2–4>
|align=center|134,504
|5 April 1952
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1952 British Home Championship
The 1952 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1951/52 season. In an unusual conclusion, Wales shared the championship with England, one of only four tournaments Wales would share victory in post-war...
|align="center"|1–2>
|align=center|134,170
|1 April 1933
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1933 British Home Championship
The 1933 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations during the 1932–33 season. It was won by the strong Welsh side which claimed several tournaments during the 1930s, the last undisputed victories Wales would achieve.The tournament began with...
|align="center"|2–1>
|align=center|134,000
|24 February 1968
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1968 British Home Championship
The 1968 British Home Championship football was the final stage of the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying for the Home Nations, and provided revenge for an England team smarting from a defeat on their home ground to the Scots just months after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup which...
/ ECQG8
|align="center"|1–1>
|align=center|133,300
|15 April 1950
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1950 British Home Championship
1950 British Home Championship was one of the most significant competitions of the British Home Championship football tournament. This year saw the competition doubling up as Group 1 in the qualifying rounds for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was the first time that either England, Wales, Scotland or...
|align="center"|0–1>
|align=center|133,245
|11 April 1964
|Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
|
|BHC
1964 British Home Championship
The 1964 British Home Championship international Home Nations football tournament was an unusual affair in which victory was shared between the England, Scotland and Ireland national football teams after all teams scored four points by beating Wales and then winning one and losing one of their...
|align="center"|1–0>
European football
The attendance of 136,505 for the 1969–70 European Cup semi-final between Celtic and Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
played at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
is the highest ever for a UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
competition match.
See also
- List of Scottish football stadiums by capacity
- Record home attendances of English football clubs