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| Location | Montrose,Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 56°42′50″N2°27′32″W / 56.71389°N 2.45889°W /56.71389; -2.45889 |
| Owner | Bryan Keith[1] |
| Capacity | 4,936[2] |
| Surface | Artificial turf[3] |
| Opened | 1887[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Montrose F.C. (1887–present)[1] Montrose W.F.C. (2017–present) Montrose Roselea F.C. (2018–present) | |
Links Park is afootballstadium inMontrose,Scotland. It has been the home ground ofMontrose F.C. since 1887.
Links Park was opened in 1887 on land rented from the 'Auld Kirk'.[1] To help finance the new ground, Montrose F.C. rented the pitch out forcircuses and livestock grazing.[1] The club was eventually able to raise £150 in 1920 to buy a stand, that had been previously used by theHighland Games.[1] A roof was built over the Wellington Street end of the ground in the 1960s.[1] Floodlights were installed in 1971 and first used in a match againstStranraer.[1] The record attendance at the ground was 8,983, for aScottish Cup quarter-final tie againstDundee inMarch 1973.[1]
Links Park was significantly improved in the 1990s, after the club was taken over by Bryan Keith.[1] The wooden Main Stand was replaced by a cantilevered stand, seating 1,258 people.[1] Other improvements brought the total investment to nearly £1 million, of which theFootball Trust provided £400,000.[1] Keith bought the ground in 1995 for £500,000 and granted the club a 25-year lease, without rent.[1]GlaxoSmithKline provided a £250,000 grant in 2006 for the club to install an all-weather surface at Links Park.[4] This pitch was replaced by another artificial surface during the 2015 close season.[3]
The current stadium capacity is 4,936. The all-seated Main Stand (South) has a capacity of 1,338 with the West Stand terrace holding a maximum of 1,582 spectators. There is also uncovered standing areas on the North and East sides off the ground. The pitch at the stadium measures 113 x 70 yards.
For the 2018–19 season onwards, localjunior football clubMontrose Roselea have shared the ground.[5]
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