Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland.
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17 Facts About Tannadice Park
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Ground was previously known as Clepington Tannadice Park, and was used by a number of local teams in the 19th century.
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Ground that is Tannadice was first used for football in the 1870s, when the surrounding area of Dundee was still largely open countryside.
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Clepington Tannadice Park was taken over by Johnstone Wanderers, who had begun as an offshoot of Our Boys.
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The new combination successfully applied for Scottish Football League membership and Clepington Tannadice Park staged its first Scottish League fixture against Motherwell on 25 August 1894.
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Nevertheless, the new club took over the lease, and a decision was taken to emphasise the new era by changing the name of the ground, Tannadice Park being adopted from the name of the street on which the ground's main entrance would be situated.
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An indication of the rapid development of the new Tannadice Park is contained in a report from the city's Evening Telegraph, 21 July 1909:.
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The original capacity of Tannadice Park was around 10,000, the terracings were specially extended and additional temporary seating erected for a Qualifying Cup-tie against Forfar Athletic in 1913; all of this was necessary to allow a record crowd to be accommodated, and the reported attendance was 15,000.
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The Scottish League Management Committee informed the club that Tannadice Park would be subject to an inspection during the close season to ensure that it was up to the standard required for the higher level, and this clearly concentrated the directors' minds.
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Since 1909, Tannadice Park had been leased, but the board now decided to buy the ground, paying £2,500.
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Tannadice Park is an all-seater stadium and has been so since 1994.
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The development of other parts of Tannadice Park has meant that this stand is normally reserved for away supporters.
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West Stand: Invariably referred to by its historic nickname, The Shed, it retains its original roof construction dating from 1957; between then and 1980, it was the only covered standing area at Tannadice Park, therefore becoming the most popular and atmospheric part of the ground.
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Largest crowd to have watched a League fixture at Tannadice Park was 25,000 in the derby against Dundee on 3 January 1927.
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Tannadice Park was the first venue in Dundee to stage greyhound racing when it came to the city in 1928.
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Dens Tannadice Park would become Dundee's regular greyhound venue from 1932.
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