Admission: £5-£28
Score: Scunthorpe United 1-2 Crystal Palace
Programme: £3
Attendance: 5, 698
Capacity: 9, 088
Seated: 7, 270
Covered: 9, 088
Town/City: Scunthorpe
Opposition: Crystal Palace
Date: 6.2.10
Club shop: yes
Floodlights: yes
Step: 2
One of the smallest grounds in the football league is Glanford Park in a small corner of Scunthorpe.
The most notable player is Kevin Keegan who has graced the pitch in the last few dozen years.
The ground cost £2.5 million to build and houses 9,088 fans on match days.
The ground is 22 years old and is one tier all the way round.
Today’s opposition were Crystal Palace who had recently been deducted points and found themselves in relegation trouble.
I was going to be in the noisy away end which cost me a cheap £5 to get in.
A bulky match day programme was available for £3 just as you enter.
In my opinion I have never come across louder fans in the Championship than the Crystal Palace fans. The recent problems off the pitch only made them more vocal.
200 or so balloons were released at the match which lead to bangs throughout the 90 minutes.
The ground itself is cramped.
The AMS stand (the away stand) has about 1, 800 seats. It accommodated about 600 noisy Palace fans during the match.
The main stand has about 2, 700 seats and is just one tier.
The east stand is exactly the same as the main stand with 2, 700 seats.
The north stand is covered terracing and holds 1, 800 standing fans. This will be converted to seating in the next year.
The match was won by the away side in stoppage time for a 2-1 victory.
A very good ground with some of the only standing terracing in the football league, however it will soon be gone so try and see it while you can.
The most notable player is Kevin Keegan who has graced the pitch in the last few dozen years.
The ground cost £2.5 million to build and houses 9,088 fans on match days.
The ground is 22 years old and is one tier all the way round.
Today’s opposition were Crystal Palace who had recently been deducted points and found themselves in relegation trouble.
I was going to be in the noisy away end which cost me a cheap £5 to get in.
A bulky match day programme was available for £3 just as you enter.
In my opinion I have never come across louder fans in the Championship than the Crystal Palace fans. The recent problems off the pitch only made them more vocal.
200 or so balloons were released at the match which lead to bangs throughout the 90 minutes.
The ground itself is cramped.
The AMS stand (the away stand) has about 1, 800 seats. It accommodated about 600 noisy Palace fans during the match.
The main stand has about 2, 700 seats and is just one tier.
The east stand is exactly the same as the main stand with 2, 700 seats.
The north stand is covered terracing and holds 1, 800 standing fans. This will be converted to seating in the next year.
The match was won by the away side in stoppage time for a 2-1 victory.
A very good ground with some of the only standing terracing in the football league, however it will soon be gone so try and see it while you can.
