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Airdrie United Ground Name: Excelsior Stadium (although most Airdrie fans call it New Broomfield) Capacity: 10,171 (all seated) Address: Craigneuk Avenue, Airdrie, ML6 8QZ Telephone No: 01236 622000 Fax No: 01236 626002 Pitch Size: 115 x 75 yards Year Ground Opened: 1998 Club Nickname: Diamonds Home Kit Colours: White, Red & Black Official Web Site: www.airdrieunitedfc.com Unofficial Web Sites: Broomfield Stomp (Sport Network) Ceefax's Airdrie United Website Vital Airdrie United (Vital Football Network) |
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| What's The Ground Like? |
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The Club was formed in June
2002, after the Airdrieonians Football Club went out of business.
The new Airdrie United club was successful in the takeover of
another club, Clydebank FC. Airdrie United were subsequently given
permission to take Clydebank's place in the league. Unsurprisingly
United Airdrie have taken up residence at the same ground that
Aidrieonians played at. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| The modern ground is certainly an
excellent one and the facilities available are not bad. However, the
atmosphere generated within the ground can be quite lacking at
times. For most games the ground is only a quarter full and just a
couple of stands (and for some games only one stand) are open. It
would be great to return to this ground to see a game in front of a
full house, as that would then do it justice. Away fans are normally located in the East Stand at one side of the pitch. Dependant on away numbers, you may find only the portion of the West Stand allocated (this stand is shared with home supporters) or just the East Stand, or both. In the event that the Club were to draw one of the Old Firm sides, then the Club would give their maximum allocation of away seats (6,500), comprising all the stadium apart from the West Stand. |
| Where To Drink? |
| There is a supporters bar at the ground, within the Jack Dalziel Stand. Otherwise as John McCleod informs me; 'the nearest pub is the Albert which is a good ten minutes walk away from the ground'. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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Leave the M8 at Junction 6, the Newhouse Junction and take the A73 towards Cumbernauld. After two miles turn right into Petersburn Road (B8058) and you will see the ground over on the left. There is a fair sized car park at the ground, which costs 2. Away fans have their own entrance to the car park, which is signposted on approaching the ground. Chris Cobb adds 'allow extra time for your journey as the access roads around Airdrie do tend to get quite clogged up'. For a map showing the location of the ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website). |
| By Train |
| The closest station to the ground is Airdrie, which is around a 20 minute walk away from the stadium. If anyone can provide me with walking directions from the railway station to the ground then please e-mail me at duncan@footballgrounds.net. |
| Admission Prices |
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Adults 15 |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme 2. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Local Rivals |
| Albion Rovers, Hamilton & Motherwell. |
| Fixtures 2010-2011 |
| For the Airdrie fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: For an Airdrie United Match: 5,709 v Morton Division Two, May 15th 2004 For The Stadium: St Mirren v Hamilton Academical 9,612, Challenge Cup Final, November 5th 2005 Average Attendance: 2009-2010: 1,081 (Division One) 2008-2009: 1,357 (Division One) 2007-2008: 981 (Division Two) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Airdrie page click here. |
| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect or you have
something to add, please e-mail
me and I'll update the guide. |
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