Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
| Current League | England » National League North |
|---|---|
| Current Ground | Glanford Park |
| Previous Grounds | The Old Showground |
| Scunthorpe United Fans | 567 |
| Average Number of Grounds Visited | 59.20 |
| Formed | 1899 |
| Website | www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk |
| Nickname | The Iron |
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Scunny started the trend of moving into a new stadium when they left the Old Show Ground for Glanford Park in 1988. The new £2.5m stadium was a change from the norm as instead of being located in the town centre, it was built at the end of the M181 motorway, some 2+ miles away from the town.
In terms of league form, the new stadium made absolutely no difference - Scunny's average finishing position before and after the move was 78th.
Scunny did succeed in attracting more fans to the new stadium though - attendances rose by 23% from 2,585 to 3,167.
Old stadium: The Old Showground (1899 - 1988, 89 years)
New stadium: Glanford Park (Opened 1988, £3m)
Old stadium average attendance: 2,585
New stadium average attendance: 3,167
Difference: +582 (+23%)
Old stadium average league position: 78
New stadium average league position: 78
Difference: 0
| The Old Showground | |
| 1978/1979 | 2,721 |
| 1979/1980 | 2,366 |
| 1980/1981 | 2,357 |
| 1981/1982 | 2,357 |
| 1982/1983 | 3,580 |
| 1983/1984 | 3,349 |
| 1984/1985 | 2,068 |
| 1985/1986 | 1,778 |
| 1986/1987 | 2,166 |
| 1987/1988 | 3,233 |
| Glanford Park | |
| 1988/1989 | 4,547 |
| 1989/1990 | 3,524 |
| 1990/1991 | 3,114 |
| 1991/1992 | 3,190 |
| 1992/1993 | 3,147 |
| 1993/1994 | 3,182 |
| 1994/1995 | 2,917 |
| 1995/1996 | 2,434 |
| 1996/1997 | 2,606 |
| 1997/1998 | 3,006 |
| The Old Showground | |
| 1978/1979 | 80 |
| 1979/1980 | 82 |
| 1980/1981 | 84 |
| 1981/1982 | 84 |
| 1982/1983 | 72 |
| 1983/1984 | 65 |
| 1984/1985 | 77 |
| 1985/1986 | 83 |
| 1986/1987 | 76 |
| 1987/1988 | 72 |
| Glanford Park | |
| 1988/1989 | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 79 |
| 1990/1991 | 76 |
| 1991/1992 | 75 |
| 1992/1993 | 84 |
| 1993/1994 | 81 |
| 1994/1995 | 77 |
| 1995/1996 | 80 |
| 1996/1997 | 81 |
| 1997/1998 | 76 |
See how Scunthorpe United compare to other teams with our full New Stadium Effect analysis of all the top teams in England and Wales who have moved to a new ground since the 1980s.
Fixture data compiled from multiple sources, please check before travelling.
| # | User | Supports | # Visited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | georgec | Scunthorpe United | 691 |
| 2 | | sunnyscunny | Scunthorpe United | 563 |
| 3 | | chrisironvaughan | Scunthorpe United | 329 |
| 4 | | mrscunthorpe | Scunthorpe United | 263 |
| 5 | | gozza65 | Scunthorpe United | 258 |
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Thursday 11th July 2019
Scunthorpe United have been granted planning permission for a new stadium on the site of Glanford Park.
The club are planning to spend £30m transforming Glanford Park into an 11,000 capacity venue which will also be able to host concerts and other non-sporting events.
The work will be carried one stand at a time “over the next few seasons†which will allow the club to continue playing at the stadium whilst the ground is rebuilt.
Scunny will start with the east stand (away end) first, before working their way around the stadium. Other improvements include better food and drink facilities as well as cantilever roofs, meaning unrestricted views from every seat.
The League 2 side originally submitted a planning application last year after a proposed new stadium at the nearby Lincolnshire Lakes project fell through.
A separate planning application for 160 apartments next to the ground has not yet been approved.
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