Forthbank Stadium is a football stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Stirling

Stirling

Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It is the home ground of Stirling Albion

Stirling Albion F.C.

Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth...

. The stadium has a capacity of 3,808. The pitch size is 110 x 74 yards.

It is currently called the Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, for sponsorship reasons.

Concept of Forthbank

Forthbank was constructed by Stirling Council to replace the towns older football stadium Annfield

Annfield Stadium

Annfield Stadium was a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. The stadium was home to Stirling Albion F.C. until 1993 when the stadium was closed down due to Stirling Albion moving to Forthbank Stadium...

. The council had decided that Annfield was beyond repair and decided to build Forthbank on the outskirts of the town. Forthbank has been the home of Stirling Albion since 1993. Forthbank was named after the first football ground in Stirling Forthbank Park

Forthbank Park

Forthbank Park was a sports venue in Stirling, Scotland until 1940. Forthbank park was home to King's Park F.C. until the beginning of World War II. During the war Forthbank was destroyed by the Luftwaffe. The ground was victim to the only German bomb strike on the town during the conflict...

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Construction and expansion

Forthbank was constructed in 1992, at the time it was designed to be an all seater stadium with plans to expand the capacity by constructing two terraces behind each goal. These terraces were constructed in the mid 1990s and host space for an extra 300 people in each terrace.

• The West stand is the main stand of the ground and is home to the home support. Within the main stand are the hospitality suites and the club offices.
• The East stand is designated for visiting support and includes the press room, police control room and detention facilities.
• The South terrace is designated for use by the home support.
• The North terrace is designated for away support.

Current plans and development

Stirling Council have started to develop around Forthbank constructing new sports and leisure facilities. The council have also constructed the new Saint Modans High School close to the stadium.

External links

• Stirling Albion F.C. Official Website