BBC NEWS:Celtic FC Unveils Ambitious Expansion and change of celtic park 🏟 stadium Plans

Welcome to the home stadium of Celtic Football Club, Celtic Park. The ground is one of the most iconic stadia in the world and dates back to 1892. It is the biggest stadium in Scotland with a capacity of over 60,000, also making it one of the largest stadia in the United Kingdom.

Celtic Park is often referred to as Parkhead owing to its location in the East End of Glasgow. While supporters also affectionally call their stadium Paradise and it was built by throngs of volunteers. They spent six months building a stadium over the road from the first Celtic Park.

The Bhoys originally leased six acres of land on Dalmarnock Street in November 1887 to host their fixtures. Celtic would erect one of the most state-of-the-art stadiums in Scotland at the time. But the club moved sites in 1892 after their landlord significantly increased their rent.

The Bhoys built a new Celtic Park and their home in 1892

Celtic took over a plot of land at the disused brickyard at Janefield Street and spent the next six months building their new stadium. The six-acre site soon earned the nickname Paradise after a local journalist referenced their move away from a plot of land that sat adjacent to a cemetery.

Further development at Celtic Park saw the stadium become the first in Britain with a press box in 1894. While the Bhoys erected a stand on the southern side later in the decade. But a fire in 1904 damaged the north stand and work in 1929 would also replace the southern Grant Stand.

Celtic’s now famous Jungle would eventually take the place of the northern stand when the club rebuilt the stand. While 1959 saw the Bhoys play a home game under the spotlights for the first time. And further changes would also see the club unveil a new main stand in September 1971.