GLANFORD PARK
Glanford Park was a League ground for 35 seasons
from 1 Jul 1988 to 30 Jun 2022
The 174th ground used for a League game
Current capacity: 9,088
Opened: 1988
TENANTS
Teams that have used this ground as a home
| Team | From | To | Notes | ||
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Scunthorpe United | 13 Aug 1988 | Current | The club moved here from The Old Show Ground in 1998 and was also involved in a Football League Play Off Match at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium. |
LEAGUE EVENTS
Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
| Date | Team | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1988 | Scunthorpe United | Moved from Old Showground to Glanford Park |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Scunthorpe United | Relegated from the League |
GROUND HISTORY
adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
Constructed on a greenfield site, Scunthorpe United FC moved to Glanford Park from the Old Show Ground in 1988. The ground has a continuous part cantilever and propped roof which, when built, originally covered seated stands on each side of the pitch and terracing at each end. The south end was converted to a 1,678 seat stand in 1990 and the capacity at the start of the 2007/8 season was 9,200 with 6,400 seats. The pitch size was 111 x 73 yards.
GROUND DETAILS
adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"
- Ground address
- Glanford Park, Doncaster Rd, Scunthorpe, DN15 8TD
- Main phone
- 0871 221 1899
- Ticket prices
- Adults Β£25 (Β£24), Over 60's/Under 21's Β£18 (Β£17), Under 16's Β£11 (Β£10)
- Food & drink
- The Honest Lawyer on Oswald Road is well worth a visit it has been listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and has a number of beers on offer. Also on Oswald Road are the Blue Bell which is a Wetherspoons outlet Large, roomy, huge selection of real ales, fairly nice crowd Food quite good and the beers excellent what we tried Pleasant beer garden at rear looks over a large car park with Raised area in pub very good for eating. Well worth a visit
- If driving
- 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. At the Frodingham Grange roundabout take the third exit into Doncaster Road then take the second exit at the next roundabout into the large car park at the ground, which costs Β£3 for cars.
- Public transport
- The irons ground is a nice welcoming park and is an easy walk of 43 mins from the railway station Turn left out of the station and head towards the crossroads and turn right into Church Road, go straight on and at the end of the road turn onto the Kingsway and the at the roundabout turn left into Doncaster Road. Then just go straight down this road and you will eventually reach Glanford Park on your left. Sometimes there is shuttle bus organised by the town and local police to the ground.
You can also travel to Althorpe Rail Station walk three minutes opposite the station and take Stagecoach 357 bus to Gallagher Retail Park and itβs a five minute walk to the ground
MAP
Glanford Park