Forthbank Stadium sits on the eastern edge of Stirling, in Springkerse, and has been home to Stirling Albion — the Binos — since the club left Annfield in 1993. Stirling Council owns it. Capacity is 3,808, with 2,508 seats: two covered stands along the touchlines, and two small open terraces behind the goals. Tall floodlights make it easy to spot off the A91.
You will almost always be in the East Stand. It is covered and all-seated, shorter than the home West Stand opposite, and holds up to about 1,000. A police control box sits at the rear. It is on your right as you approach by road; use the turnstiles on that side, often 7 to 10. A bigger following can be given about 500 standing places on the South Terrace, behind the south goal, and large cup allocations have also used the North Terrace. Your ticket decides.
The West Stand is the home stand: one tier of red seats, executive boxes, offices and hospitality. The North and South terraces are low, uncovered twins, set further back than the side stands, and open only when needed. Open country lies beyond the North Terrace, and artificial pitches sit behind the West Stand. The grass pitch is 110 by 74 yards, with no undersoil heating. Both goals are on the end lines, in front of those terraces.
Leave the M80 at junction 9 and take the A91 towards Alloa. At the fourth roundabout turn left; the ground is on the right, at Forthbank Stadium, Springkerse, Stirling, FK7 7UJ. Parking is free but shared with The Peak and fills up, so Springkerse Retail Park, five to ten minutes on foot, is the safer overflow. Coaches usually park behind the East Stand. Stirling station is a mile and a half away: twenty minutes on foot, or the P1 bus from stance B to The Peak.
Recent away prices have been £18 for adults, £13 for over-65s and disabled supporters with a carer free, £8 for students and under-17s, and under-12s free with a paying adult. Unaccompanied under-12s are not admitted. Check before you travel, and buy ahead on the club TicketCo page if you can. East Stand turnstiles have often taken cash or an e-ticket rather than a bank card, so bring notes. The nearest cash machine is at Morrison’s, about five minutes away. Turnstiles usually open an hour before kick-off.
Kiosks take cash and card. Scotch, steak or haggis pies are the sensible order; burgers are more of a lottery, and a programme is a few pounds. The Binos Bar, off the West Stand, has welcomed away fans on ordinary days, but not always when hospitality is booked out. The Kerse Inn at the retail park is the nearest easy pint. Stirling centre is twenty to thirty minutes on foot, with Cold Beer Town the obvious sports pub.
Searching is a condition of entry, and pyrotechnics are banned. Flags and drums are generally fine if a steward sees them first. Segregation is enforced. Wheelchair users have a ramped, covered platform in the East Stand — tell the club ahead if you need it. You are close enough to the pitch to follow the game, and getting away is usually quick. Check the entrance on your ticket, and carry cash for the turnstile.