Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of West entrance from West. Digital image of B 57990 CN.
SC 729986
Description Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of West entrance from West. Digital image of B 57990 CN.
Date 28/4/1992
Catalogue Number SC 729986
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 57990 CN
Scope and Content West Entrance, 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 west entrance of Pittodrie Stadium seen from the west, showing the original 1903 granite stonework. This entrance leads to the Merkland Stand, now known as the Family Stand. This part of the structure, together with the Merkland Stand, was rebuilt in the 1970s. In 1978, Pittodrie became the UK's first all-seated stadium. Today it is the third largest ground, after Celtic and Rangers, in the Scottish Premier League, with a seating capacity of 22,199. The popular name for the club, The Dons, may be a reference to the River Don which runs through Aberdeen. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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