Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium, holds several Scottish and European attendance records.
This article listsScottish football attendance records under the categories listed below. The highest ever attendance for a UEFA competition match was in the1969–70 European Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, Scotland's national stadium. A record 136,505 people attended the match betweenCeltic andLeeds United. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England international match of 1937 at Hampden Park is also a European record. The attendance of 147,365 for the1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic andAberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match.Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 atIbrox is a British record for a league match.
This is a list of all 42Scottish Professional Football League clubs' record match attendances at their home ground. The vast majority of these records were achieved before the advent of all-seater stadia. The cost of building all-seater grounds, and a general decline in attendances, means the present capacities of the clubs stadiums are well below their record attendances. Some records were achieved at a club's previous ground, rather than their current location. For example,Clyde's record was set atShawfield Stadium, whilst they have since moved toBroadwood Stadium[1]andNew Douglas Park. Records set while ground-sharing or at a venue other than the club's home stadium are not included. For example,Celtic were the home team when 136,505 attended their1969–70 European Cup semi-final second leg match againstLeeds United, but the match was played atHampden Park, notCeltic Park.[2] Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 is also the British record for a league match.[3][4]
The attendance of 147,365 for the1937 Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match.[54][4][2]
The attendance of 136,274 for the1952 Scottish Cup final betweenMotherwell andDundee is a Scottish record for a match not involving Celtic, Rangers or the Scotland national team.[55]
While less than 50% of the all-time record crowds at Hampden, the attendance of 72,069 at the1989 Scottish Cup final[56] has become a landmark figure as no match in Scotland has come close to matching it since, owing to subsequent stadium modernisation which left no venue with a greater capacity.[57]
This section lists the top ten attendances for theScotland national team in home matches. The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England match of 1937 at Hampden Park is a European record.[2][67]
^Newspaper reports at the time indicate that the officially returned attendance was given as 83,500, with an estimated further 10,000 supporters locked out of the ground for safety reasons. However, the ground's capacity was gauged at the time as being around 88,000 and several subsequent sources (including the club's official website) have since revised the attendance up to 92,000.
^Bayview Park refers to the old East Fife stadium, in use prior to 1998, rather than the currentBayview Stadium.
^Inverness' record attendance of 9,530 set on 26 October 2004 was set atPittodrie Stadium, where the club was ground-sharing withAberdeen.
^Gretna's record attendance of 6,137 set on 16 January 2008 was set atFir Park, where the club was ground-sharing with Motherwell.
^The tournament record was set in1947 when Rangers overcameHibernian in a semi-final before 123,830.
^The Southern League Cup was an unofficial competition held duringWorld War II. The last edition in 1945–46, which despite its name was a nationwide tournament, was held after the end of the conflict, and is considered by winners Aberdeen to be a major trophy.
^Evening Express. 17 November 2014.The largest official attendance was 2,100 for a Highland League decider against Deveronvale in 2009.{{cite news}}:Missing or empty|title= (help)
^"Statistics".thirdlanarkac.co.uk. 9 April 2012. Retrieved28 December 2013.
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