Scottish League Grounds: Updated Record Crowds (6/11/05)

[Matt]

The guys at Soccer Books Limited have always done an excellent job, particularly concerning advance orders. Although I have not compared prices with e.g. Amazon, their service has been impeccable for more than 20 years. They were among the first to deliver football books abroad in the pre-internet-era , I think.

BTW: According to Rothmans Brechin's crowd vs Dundee apparently was 2,053 - I missed that one before.

[Matt]

Just before the year-end there's another update of the list:

Modern-day Scottish Ground Records (based on current capacities pursuant to the numbers as provided by the Scottish Football Review 2005-2006 or other sources where indicated) / Status: 27 December 2006)


Home club / current capacity / record /opponents / date

Aberdeen – 21,421 / 20,351 v Rangers (Premier), 7 Oct 1995; a higher crowd, however, was recorded for the Scotland v Nigeria (Friendly), 17 Apr 2002: 20,465

Airdrie Utd – 10,170 / 5,704 v Morton (Div 2), 15 May 2004; New Broomfield’s record, however is 9,612 – St Mirren v Hamilton Accies (Bell’s Cup Final), 6 Nov 2005

Albion Rovers – 1,238 / 1,202 v Hibs (League Cup), 3 Sep 1997 – Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 1,682 v Partick (Scottish Cup), 29 Jan 2000

Alloa – 3,100 / 3,059 v Falkirk (Scottish Cup), 22 Feb 2003

Arbroath – 4,165 / 4,153 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 25 Jan 2003

Ayr – 10,185 / 10,153 v Kilmarnock (Scottish Cup), 20 Jan 1999 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 11,198 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 8 Sep 1998

Berwick – 4,131 / 3,139 v Hearts (Scottish Cup), 27 Jan 2001 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 4,280 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 8 Jan 2002

Brechin – 3,060 / 3,012 v Dundee (Scottish Cup), 3 Feb 1988 – More recently: 2,037 v Dundee (Div 1), 1 Oct 2005

Celtic – 60,355 / 60,102 v StMirren (Premier), 7 Apr 2001 (often given as 60,440; the said figure was the then capacity and the 60,102 presumably the true attendance)

Clyde – 8,006 / 7,591 v Manchester Utd (Friendly), 16 Jul 2005

Cowdenbeath – 4,370 / 3,448 v Brechin (Div 2), 5 May 2001

Dumbarton – 2,020 / 2,011 v Morton (Div 2), 3 Jan 2004

Dundee – 11,506 / 11,263 v Dundee Utd (Premier), 30 Apr 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 12,081 v Dundee Utd (Premier), 19 Sep 1998

Dundee Utd – 14,223 / 14,200 v Rangers (Premier), 9 May 1998

Dunfermline – 11,742 (according to club website) / 11,507 v Rangers (Premier), 26 Sep 1998

East Fife – 2,000 (according to the Rothman’s Yearbook 2006-07) / 1,996 v Queens’s Park (Div 3), 10 May 2003

East Stirling – 781 / 779 v Stirling (Div 3), 1 May 2004 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 1,201 v Falkirk (League Cup), 18 Aug 1999

Elgin – 3,927 (according to club website) / 1,552 v Hamilton (Div 3), 5 Aug 2000

Falkirk – 7,975 (according to SPL website of approx. Sep 2006) / 7,245 v Rangers (Premier), 3 Dec 2006

Forfar – 5,177 / 4,504 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 24 Feb 2002

Gretna – 3,000 / 2,850 v St Mirren (SC), 25 Feb 2006 – Often given: 3,000 v Dundee Utd (Scottish Cup), 17 Jan 2005; although this is the official figure, match reports indicate it was nowhere near accurate

Hamilton – 5,396 / 4,486 v Dundee (SC), 25 Feb 2006

Hearts – 17,402 (according to the Rothman’s Yearbook 2006-07) / 17,379 v Rangers (Premier), 24 Sep 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 17,456 v Aberdeen (SC), 4 Feb 2006

Hibernian – 17,400 / 17,259 v Hearts (Premier), 2 Jan 2005. Often given: 17,450 v Rangers (Premier), 22 May 2005; according to League Review and Rothman’s Yearbook, however: 16,604

Inverness CT – 7,512 / 7,512 v Rangers (Premier), 6 Aug 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 7,522 v Rangers (Premier), 27 Dec 2006

Kilmarnock – 18,128 / 18,076 v Celtic (Premier), 8 Apr 1998

Livingston – 10,005 / 9,481 v Rangers (Premier), 26 Oct 2005; please note: the match v Rangers (Premier) of 27 Oct 2001 had 9,309 in attendance – This crowd is often given as 10,112 and would, therefore, be Livingston’s biggest ever

Montrose – 3,292 / 2,592 v Dundee Utd (Scottish Cup), 27 Jan 2001

Morton – 11,589 / 9,518 v Celtic (League Cup), 21 Aug 1991 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 12,062 v Celtic (Scottish Cup), 8 Mar 1999

Motherwell – 13,664 / 13,166 v Rangers (Premier), 18 Jan 1997

Partick – 13,141 / 10,022 v Rangers (Premier), 21 Dec 2002

Peterhead – 3,150 / 2,158 v Aberdeen (Friendly), 22 Jul 2003; sometimes given as 2,200 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 3,717 v Morton (Div 1 Play-Off), 6 May 2006

Queen of the South – 6,412 / 6,158 v Morton (Div 2), 27 Apr 2002

Queens’ Park – 52,025 / 4,019 v Partick (Div 2), 9 Sep 2000 / Hampden’s record, however, is 52,000 – CL Final 2002, Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen, 15 May 2002

Raith – 8,473 / 7,914 v Celtic (Premier), 5 Apr 1997 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 9,745 v Rangers (Premier), 15 Apr 1997

Rangers – 51,082 (according to club website) / 50,488 v Aberdeen (Premier), 1 Sep 2006

Ross County – 6,310 / 6,020 v Caledonian Thistle (Div 1), 3 Jan 2004

St Johnstone – 10,673 (according to club website) / 10,575 v Dundee, 23 May 1999

St Mirren – 10,752 / 9,487 v Celtic (Premier), 23 Dec 2000

Stenhousemuir – 2,645 (according to club website) / 1,723 v Hibs (League Cup), 22 Aug 2000 – Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 3,520 v Hibs (Scottish Cup), 10 Mar 1995 - Highest recent crowd at Ochilview, however, is 4,747 – Falkirk v Aberdeen (Scottish Cup), 7 Feb 2004 (although this gate was achieved through use of a temporary stand)

Stirling – 3,808 / 3,808 v Aberdeen (Scottish Cup), 15 Feb 1996

Stranraer – 5,600 (according to club website) / 5,230 v Celtic (Scottish Cup), 28 Jan 2001 (as provided by the SFA; usually given as 5,660)

[LEATHERSTOCKING]

Looking through "THE SUPPORTERS` GUIDE TO SCOTTISH FOOTBALL 2007" (a book token buy yesterday) & David`s "THE ROAR OF THE CROWD", I see the following deviations from his book & his above posting:

ABERDEEN: capacity given as 21,431
CELTIC: record attendance given as the old chestnut of 92,000
DUNFERMLINE: capacity given as 11,790
FALKIRK: capacity given as 6,122 (no record attendance given for current or former grounds)
HEARTS: record attendance given as 53,496
HIBS: capacity given as 17,400
KILMARNOCK: capacity given as 18,128
ST.MIRREN: record attendance given as 47,428 on 7/3/1925
AIRDRIE UTD: capacity given as 10,170 & no date given for the (correct) record attendance.
ALLOA: record attendance given as 3,000 on 26/2/1939
ARBROATH: capacity given as 4,153
BERWICK: record attendance given as 13,356 vs. Rangers in 1967.
BRECHIN: capacity given as 3,960 & record attendance as 8,244
CLYDE: capacity given as 8,200 & record attendance as 8,000
DUMBARTON: capacity given as 2,046 & record attendance as 2,035 on 27th January 2001. The Sons were winning 3-1 @ Cliftonhill that day.
DUNDEE: capacity given as 11,850
E.STIRLINGSHIRE: date for record attendance given as 21/2/1921 when it was 19/2/1921.
ELGIN: capacity given as 3,900
GRETNA: debatable capacity & record attendance figures
HAMILTON: capacity given as 6,034
LIVINGSTON: capacity & record attendance both given as 10,006. Attendance given as vs. Rangers with no date.
MORTON: date of record attendance given as 29/4/1921 when it was 22/4/1921
PARTICK: capacity given as 10,921
PETERHEAD: capacity given as 3,300 & record attendance as 2,300 with no date
QUEEN`S PARK: capacity given as 52,000 & record attendacne as 150,239
RAITH ROVERS: capacity given as 10,104
ROSS: capacity given as 6,500 & record attendance as 10,000 on (wrong date of) 19/2/1966
ST.JOHNSTONE: capacity given as 10,721 & record attendance as 10,545
STENHOUSEMUIR: capacity given as 2,654
STIRLING: I too have the date of the record attendance as 17/2/1996. David gives 19/2/1996

Some of these could be put down to typographical errors but most can be attributed to a lack of research or, in the case, of Hampden`s record attendance, a pure invention. Some record attendances relate to current grounds & others only to previous ones & only Montrose`s gives opponents; a strange patchwork of statistics altogether.

[Skyline Drifter]

Just before the year-end there's another update of the list:

Modern-day Scottish Ground Records (based on current capacities pursuant to the numbers as provided by the Scottish Football Review 2005-2006 or other sources where indicated) / Status: 27 December 2006)


Home club / current capacity / record /opponents / date

Queen of the South – 6,412 / 6,158 v Morton (Div 2), 27 Apr 2002

Don't know if it is of any consequence to you but whilst Queen of the South's licensed official capacity remains 6,412 it is extremely unlikely and almost impossible that the ground would ever hold that number in the near future.

Included within that total are a few hundred terracing places which due to reconstruction within the ground are now more or less inaccessable to the public. The Terregles Street End of the ground ahs no safety certificate (and is not included in that total) but the area of terrace between that end and the Main stand does have a safety certificate though it can only be accessed either over the disused Terregles Street End, down out of the Main Stand south exit or through the home dugout! It also has no toilet facilities.

It's mainly only ever used by club employees now though when Gretna visited at the start of this season an overspill of their fans had to be accommodated there and escorted around the bottom of the Terregles Street End by stewards. For this reason police required the second Gretna visit today to be all ticket in order to prevnet similar happening again. This is why today's attendance was way down on the previous one, or at least a fairly major part of the reason why.

[Scottish]

Is this the first time the words 'Gretna,' 'fans' and 'overspill' have apeared in the same sentence?

[Matt]

Many thanks, Skyline Drifter!

BTW: What is the status re. the redevelopment of Palmerston? Will the 2 new stands as planned ever be built?

[hill o beath]

The Gretna v Dundee United game was sold out for the original date as Brooks Mileson gave all the tickets away without charge. However it was twice postponed, and when the game eventually went ahead in terrible conditions, there was considerably less than 3000 there.

[Skyline Drifter]

Many thanks, Skyline Drifter!

BTW: What is the status re. the redevelopment of Palmerston? Will the 2 new stands as planned ever be built?

Probably not.

The redevelopment of Palmerston to bring seated capacity up to an acceptable level for SPL football was planned because in 2003/04 we suddenly found ourselves top of the first division for a spell and had to consider what we might do about it if we genuinely challenged for SPL football. Something that in fact we've not come remotely close to doing since.

The sad fact is we have no money whatsoever to put towards the project as things stand. It would cost in excess of £4m to put up both stands and the original plan was to make full use of European Grants and Lottery Funding in conjunction with local community projects to be housed under the stands in order to more or less make the thing 100% self funding. It didn't come off.

The planning permission lasts for 5 years and can be extended for a further 5 on payment of a small fee I believe but unless we have some enormous windfall income between now and then I doubt they'll ever be built.

[Scottish]

The Gretna v Dundee United game was sold out for the original date as Brooks Mileson gave all the tickets away without charge. However it was twice postponed, and when the game eventually went ahead in terrible conditions, there was considerably less than 3000 there.

I covered this in 'ROAR of the crowd.' Match reports made it clear there were considerably less than 3,000 at the game but that was the figure reported to the SFA so it stands as the official attendance even though everyone knows this not to be the case.

[Matt]

I have tried to update the list:

Modern-day Scottish Ground Records (biggest crowds within the current capacities pursuant to (i) The SPL Handbook 2006/2007, (ii) the Scottish Football Review 2005-2006 or other sources where indicated) / Status: 20 May 2007)


Home club / current capacity / record /opponents / date

Aberdeen – 21,421 / 20,351 v Rangers (Premier), 7 Oct 1995; a higher crowd, however, was recorded for the Scotland v Nigeria (Friendly), 17 Apr 2002: 20,465

Airdrie Utd – 10,170 / 5,924 v Motherwell (Scottish Cup), 6 January 2007; New Broomfield’s record, however is 9,612 – St Mirren v Hamilton Accies (Bell’s Cup Final), 6 Nov 2005

Albion Rovers – 1,249 (according to club website) / 1,202 v Hibs (League Cup), 3 Sep 1997 – Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 1,682 v Partick (Scottish Cup), 29 Jan 2000

Alloa – 3,100 / 3,059 v Falkirk (Scottish Cup), 22 Feb 2003

Arbroath – 4,165 / 4,153 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 25 Jan 2003

Ayr – 10,185 / 10,153 v Kilmarnock (Scottish Cup), 20 Jan 1999 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 11,198 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 8 Sep 1998

Berwick – 4,131 / 3,139 v Hearts (Scottish Cup), 27 Jan 2001 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 4,280 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 8 Jan 2002

Brechin – 3,060 / 3,012 v Dundee (Scottish Cup), 3 Feb 1988 – More recently: 2,037 v Dundee (Div 1), 1 Oct 2005

Celtic – 60,355 / 60,102 v StMirren (Premier), 7 Apr 2001 (often given as 60,440; the said figure was the then capacity and the 60,102 presumably the true attendance)

Clyde – 8,006 / 7,591 v Manchester Utd (Friendly), 16 Jul 2005

Cowdenbeath – 4,370 / 3,448 v Brechin (Div 2), 5 May 2001

Dumbarton – 2,025 (according to club website) / 2,011 v Morton (Div 2), 3 Jan 2004

Dundee – 11,506 / 11,263 v Dundee Utd (Premier), 30 Apr 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 12,081 v Dundee Utd (Premier), 19 Sep 1998

Dundee Utd – 14,223 / 14,200 v Rangers (Premier), 9 May 1998

Dunfermline – 11,780 (according to club website) / 11,507 v Rangers (Premier), 26 Sep 1998

East Fife – 2,000 (according to the Rothman’s Yearbook 2006-07) / 1,996 v Queens’s Park (Div 3), 10 May 2003

East Stirling – 781 / 779 v Stirling (Div 3), 1 May 2004 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 1,201 v Falkirk (League Cup), 18 Aug 1999

Elgin – 3,927 (according to club website) / 1,552 v Hamilton (Div 3), 5 Aug 2000

Falkirk – 7,975 / 7,245 v Rangers (Premier), 3 Dec 2006

Forfar – 5,177 / 4,504 v Rangers (Scottish Cup), 24 Feb 2002

Gretna – 2,200 / 2,193 v QOS (Div 1), 11 Nov 2006. Through use of a temporary stand, the capacity was raised to 3,000: the relevant record crowd was 2,850 v St Mirren (SC), 25 Feb 2006 – Often given: 3,000 v Dundee Utd (Scottish Cup), 17 Jan 2005; although this is the official figure, match reports indicate it was nowhere near accurate

Hamilton – 5,396 / 4,975 v St Johnstone (Div 1), 28 Apr 2007

Hearts – 17,402 / 17,379 v Rangers (Premier), 24 Sep 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 17,456 v Aberdeen (SC), 4 Feb 2006

Hibernian – 17,400 / 17,259 v Hearts (Premier), 2 Jan 2005. Often given: 17,450 v Rangers (Premier), 22 May 2005; according to League Review and Rothman’s Yearbook, however: 16,604

Inverness CT – 7,512 / 7,512 v Rangers (Premier), 6 Aug 2005 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 7,522 v Rangers (Premier), 27 Dec 2006

Kilmarnock – 18,128 / 18,076 v Celtic (Premier), 8 Apr 1998

Livingston – 10,005 / 9,481 v Rangers (Premier), 26 Oct 2005; please note: the match v Rangers (Premier) of 27 Oct 2001 had 9,309 in attendance – This crowd is often given as 10,112 and would, therefore, be Livingston’s biggest ever

Montrose – 3,292 / 2,592 v Dundee Utd (Scottish Cup), 27 Jan 2001

Morton – 11,589 / 9,518 v Celtic (League Cup), 21 Aug 1991 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 12,062 v Celtic (Scottish Cup), 8 Mar 1999

Motherwell – 13,677 / 13,166 v Rangers (Premier), 18 Jan 1997

Partick – 13,141 / 10,022 v Rangers (Premier), 21 Dec 2002

Peterhead – 3,150 / 2,158 v Aberdeen (Friendly), 22 Jul 2003; sometimes given as 2,200 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 3,717 v Morton (Div 1 Play-Off), 6 May 2006

Queen of the South – 6,412 / 6,198 v Hibs (Scottish Cup), 24 Feb 2007

Queens’ Park – 52,025 / 4,019 v Partick (Div 2), 9 Sep 2000 / Hampden’s record, however, is 52,000 – CL Final 2002, Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen, 15 May 2002

Raith – 8,473 / 7,914 v Celtic (Premier), 5 Apr 1997 - Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 9,745 v Rangers (Premier), 15 Apr 1997

Rangers – 51,082 / 50,488 v Aberdeen (Premier), 1 Sep 2006

Ross County – 6,310 / 6,216 v Gretna (Div 1), 28 Apr 2007

St Johnstone – 10,673 (according to club website) / 10,575 v Dundee, 23 May 1999

St Mirren – 10,752 / 10,251 v Dunfermline (Premier), 30 Apr 2007

Stenhousemuir – 2,645 (according to club website) / 1,723 v Hibs (League Cup), 22 Aug 2000 – Highest recent crowd bigger than current official capacity: 3,520 v Hibs (Scottish Cup), 10 Mar 1995 - Highest recent crowd at Ochilview, however, is 4,747 – Falkirk v Aberdeen (Scottish Cup), 7 Feb 2004 (although this gate was achieved through use of a temporary stand)

Stirling – 3,808 / 3,808 v Aberdeen (Scottish Cup), 15 Feb 1996

Stranraer – 5,600 (according to club website) / 5,230 v Celtic (Scottish Cup), 28 Jan 2001 (as provided by the SFA; usually given as 5,660)

[Skyline Drifter]

I have tried to update the list:

Modern-day Scottish Ground Records (biggest crowds within the current capacities pursuant to (i) The SPL Handbook 2006/2007, (ii) the Scottish Football Review 2005-2006 or other sources where indicated) / Status: 20 May 2007)


Home club / current capacity / record /opponents / date

Gretna – 2,200 / 2,193 v QOS (Div 1), 11 Nov 2006. Through use of a temporary stand, the capacity was raised to 3,000: the relevant record crowd was 2,850 v St Mirren (SC), 25 Feb 2006 – Often given: 3,000 v Dundee Utd (Scottish Cup), 17 Jan 2005; although this is the official figure, match reports indicate it was nowhere near accurate

Just to clarify as it's not clear from the above if you are aware of it or not but the "temporary" stand at Raydale Park is still there and in use. The reason that capacity has dropped again was they demolished an end of terracing in order to prepare to redevelop the ground.

[Matt]

As a matter of fact, I have not been aware of the exact circumstances (I have not been to Raydale because it is an even longer way to get there from Switzerland than it is to go to other Scottish grounds, poor me ). Thanks for the clarification!

[Scottish]

On Saturdays you can get the 10.50 train from Prestwick Airport, change at Troon four minutes later then get the 11.30, arriving Gretna 1.17. Plenty of time for kick-off

If you're feeling adventurous then get the 11.20 from the airport. Then you only have six minutes in the purgatory of Troon station.

Of course next year no one will be going to Raydale - except for cup ties.

[Matt]

Thanks for this insiders' tip. But won't Raydale Park have its own international airport by August 2008??

[Matt]

After a short while, I have tried to compile an update (never mind the stadium names); any comments/amendments etc. are much appreciated


Home Team / Stadium / Current Capacity (generally according to SPFL Website) / Biggest crowd / Opponents/Competition / Date / Notes

Aberdeen Pittodrie 20,897 20,351 Rangers/League 7 Oct 1995 A higher crowd, however, was recorded for the Scotland v Tonga Rugby game, 24 Nov 2012: 20,603

Airdrie United Excelsior Stadium 10,170 9,044 Rangers/League 23 Aug 2013 New Broomfield’s record, however, is 9,612 – StMirren v Hamilton Accies (Bell’s Cup Final), 6 Nov 2005

Albion Rovers Cliftonhill 1,238 1,202 Hibs/League Cup 3 Sep 1996

Alloa Athletic Recreation Park 3,100 3,067 Hearts/League 11 Oct 2014

Annan Athletic Galabank Stadium 2,514 2,517 Rangers/League 15 Sep 2012

Arbroath Gayfield Park 6,600 5,895 Rangers/Scottish Cup 8 Jan 2012

Ayr United Somerset Park 10,185 10,153 Kilmarnock/Scottish Cup 23 Jan 1999

Berwick Rangers Shielfield Park 4,500 4,476 Rangers/League 23 Feb 2013

Brechin City Glebe Park 3,960 4,123 Rangers/Ramsdens Cup 29 Jul 2012

Celtic Celtic Park 60,335 60,282 StJohnstone/League 7 Aug 1999

Clyde Broadwood Stadium 7,936 7,714 Rangers/League 16 Feb 2013

Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,309 3,919 Rangers/League 4 Nov 2014

Dumbarton Strathclyde Homes Stadium 2,020 2,011 Morton/League 3 Jan 2004

Dundee Dens Park 11,506 11,447 DundeeUtd/League 21 Sep 2014

Dundee United Tannadice Park 14,229 14,223 Barcelona/Friendly 26 Jul 2007

Dunfermline East End Park 11,480 11,507 Rangers/League 26 Sep 1998

East Fife Bayview Stadium 1,980 1,996 Queen’s Park/League 10 May 2003 Highest gate achieved through use of temporary stands: 4,700 v Rangers, 26 Oct 2013/League

East Stirlingshire Ochilview Park (see Stenhousemuir) 3,746 2,854 Rangers/League 17 Nov 2012

Elgin City Borough Briggs 4,520 3,663 Rangers/League 16 Mar 2013

Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 8,750 7,245 Rangers/League 3 Dec 2006

Forfar Athletic Station Park 6,777 4,718 Rangers/Scottish Cup 18 Feb 2009

Hamilton New Douglas Park 6,078 6,007 Celtic/League 17 Jan 2015

Hearts Tynecastle 17,413 17,379 Rangers/League 24 Sep 2005

Hibernian Easter Road 20,421 20,106 Hearts/League 2 Jan 2014

Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium 7,800 7,753 Rangers/League 20 Jan 2008

Kilmarnock Rugby Park 18,128 18,076 Celtic/League 8 Apr 1998

Livingston Almondvale Stadium 9,865 10,024 Celtic/League 18 Aug 2001 The match v Rangers (Premier) of 27 Oct 2001 had 9,309 in attendance – This crowd is often given as 10,112 and would, therefore, be Livingston’s biggest ever

Montrose Links Park 3,292 4,686 Rangers/League 30 Mar 2013

Morton Cappielow Park 11,589 10,191 Celtic/Scottish Cup 19 Jan 2010

Motherwell Fir Park Stadium 13,677 13,166 Rangers/League 18 Jan 1997

Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 10,102 9,045 Celtic/League 23 Aug 2003

Peterhead Balmoor Stadium 3,150 4,855 Rangers/League 20 Jan 2013 Capacity increased for said match

QOS Palmerston Park 8,690 6,278 Dundee/Scottish Cup 8 Mar 2008

Queen's Park Hampden Park 51,866 30,117 Rangers/League 29 Dec 2012 Hampden’s record, however, is 52,000 (CL Final 2002, Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen, 15 May 2002). Reckoned to be the biggest attendance as not too many seats had to be taken out of commission for that game.

Raith Rovers Stark’s Park 8,473 7,914 Celtic/League 5 Apr 1997 Highest recent crowd bigger than 8,473-capacity: 9,745 v Rangers (Premier), 15 Apr 1997

Rangers Ibrox Stadium 50,987 50,488 Aberdeen/League 1 Sep 2006

Ross County Victoria Park 6,541 6,216 Gretna/League 28 Apr 2007

St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 10,696 10,575 Dundee/League 23 May 1999

St Mirren St. Mirren Park 8,023 7,542 Kilmarnock/League 31 Jan 2009

Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 3,746 2,854 Rangers/League 17 Nov 2012 East Stirling League game v Rangers highest recorded attendance (see above)

Stirling Albion Forthbank Stadium 3,808 3,808 Aberdeen/Scottish Cup 15 Feb 1996

Stranraer Stair Park 3,292 3,473 Rangers/League 17 Aug 2013 Celtic/Scottish Cup, 28 Jan 2001: 5,230 attendance as provided by the SFA; usually given as 5,660