Home of Brechin City FC

Opened 1919

Capacity 4,083

Rating: 4.2

(149) Google Reviews

I've never been to a ground in quite a while that has such charm and character as Glebe Park.The Main Stand is overlooked by a church spire, whilst opposite there is a tall well tended hedge borders that run the entire lengh of the open side i dont know of any other ground that has hedges surrounding its perimeter over all it makes for a pleasant day out here .
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4 years ago
why was Brechin on my bucket list? It’s all to do with the giant hedge that runs along one side of the ground. Brechin’s bush is a well known sight amongst Scottish football enthusiasts and even overshadows the other talking point of the ground, the Mel Gibson Braveheart statue that sits outside the big all seater stand behind the goal, add in to the mix the small ancient centre stand across from the hedge and the covered terracing at the cemetery end of the ground and you have an absolute peach of a football ground, I don’t think even my words do it justice 5/5 Want to read more about my visits around Scottish football grounds? Then you can purchase my book, The Grey Haired Groundhopper, from Amazon now!
Really enjoyed my visit and thank you to the lovely lady who let me park my camper in the car park
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4 months ago
For Football Away fans Great view good food but wish there was seats on the other stand
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4 months ago
Good amount of disabled parking. Staff very nice. Seating good
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6 months ago

History (from Wikipedia)

Glebe Park opened in 1919.[3] The ground had just one portable stand, which had been used at the Perth agricultural show.[3] Brechin City joined the Scottish Football League in 1929, when a pavilion was added and the Cemetery End terrace was covered.[3] The biggest ever attendance was 8,123, against Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup tie played on 3 February 1973.[3] This attendance was greater than the population of Brechin.[3] Floodlights were installed and used for the first time in 1977, in a match against Hibernian.[3]

The old stand was replaced by a new Main Stand, with 290 seats, in 1981.
[3] Sponsorship by the Stewart Milne group and a Football Trust grant of £210,000 financed the construction of a 1,228 seat stand at the Trinity Road end of the ground.[3] This stand had double the capacity of Brechin City's average attendance, which attracted criticism from non-league clubs in England, who believed that the Football Trust should fund their developments instead.[3]

Unusually, the largest stand in the ground was built behind the goal, rather than the side opposite the Main Stand.
[3] This was because that side is constrained by a terrace and the Glebe Park hedge, which runs past more than half of the pitch.[3][4][5] The hedge was threatened in 2009 because Glebe Park's pitch dimensions were too small for it to meet UEFA requirements, at just 67 yards wide.[3][4][5] A fine was suspended by the SFA because Brechin City carried out some work to resolve the problem.[6] There is a small training pitch behind the hedge.

Glebe Park has also been used for the 
reserve team matches of Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

Things to do nearby.