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Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of Main Stand from north-West.
B 57995 CN
Description Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of Main Stand from north-West.
Date 28/4/1992
Catalogue Number B 57995 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 729989
Scope and Content Main stand, Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Park Stadium, Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen Pittodrie Park Stadium in Aberdeen is the home ground of Aberdeen Football Club, popularly known as 'The Dons'. The Club was formed in 1903 when the original Aberdeen Football Club amalgamated with two other local clubs, Victoria United and Orion. 'Pittodrie' means 'dung hill' as the site was originally a rubbish tip. This is the main stand of the stadium seen from the north-west. The building dates back to 1903, but it was substantially rebuilt in 1971 following a fire which was started by vandals. The fire quickly took hold as the building is made of brick and wood. It is now a non-smoking stand with 3,521 seats. Bob Garden of Mackie, Ramsay & Taylor Architects designed both the 1980 South Stand and the 1993 Richard Donald Stand. Pittodrie's pitch, measuring 100.5m by 65.8m in size, is situated off busy King Street near Aberdeen University. The seating capacity at Pittodrie is 22,199, compared with Scotland's biggest football stadium, Hampden in Glasgow, which has 60,000 seats. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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