Cliftonhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish Football League team Albion Rovers. The ground is situated in the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Albion Rovers Football Club (Albion Rovers F.C.) are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland approximately 10 miles east of Glasgow. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Cliftonhill opened on December 24, 1919. The Main Stand sits high on a rise above Main Street and was built following Albion Rovers’ only Scottish Cup Final appearance in season 1919-20. A roof extension over the paddock (a standing area in front of the stand) was added in 1994. The Main Stand and paddock are the only parts of the stadium normally used nowadays and the current capacity is listed as 1,238. In its heyday, Cliftonhill housed many thousand more people and its record attendance was set on February 8, 1936 when 27,381 watched the visit of Rangers. Floodlighting was installed at the ground in October 1968 and since then, Cliftonhill has at various times staged speedway, greyhound racing and stock car racing as well as football. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Scottish FA Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Speedway uses specially made motor bikes that have no brakes, run on methanol, use only one gear, and must weigh a minimum of 80 kg. ... Photo finish of a greyhound race in Tampa, Florida, USA on February 9, 1939. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ...

During the 1990s it looked likely that Albion Rovers would leave Cliftonhill to share a stadium with local rivals Airdrieonians. However opposition from Rovers fans, the local population and others, saw that move fall through and the club are currently working on plans to redevelop the stadium. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... Airdrieonians F.C. was a Scottish Football team that became defunct at the end of the 2001/2002 season. ...

Address: Cliftonhill Stadium, Main Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3RB.

Club Shop: Open one hour prior to kick-off at first team home matches.

Pitch Dimensions: 110 x 72 yd (101 x 66 m)