Love Street (stadium)
Former football stadium in Paisley, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Mirren Park, more commonly known as Love Street, was a football stadium located on Love Street in Paisley, Scotland. At one time the stadium was capable of accommodating almost 50,000 spectators, however in its final years it had an all-seated capacity of 10,800. Until its closure in 2009, it was the home ground of St Mirren F.C.
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Love Street | |
Former names | Love Street Grounds Greater Love Street Grounds |
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Location | Paisley, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′10″N 4°25′43″W |
Owner | St Mirren |
Capacity | 10,800 |
Field size | 110 x 70 yards |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1894 |
Expanded | 1921 |
Closed | 2009 |
Tenants | |
St Mirren F.C. (1894–2009) Morton F.C. (1949) Paisley Lions (1975–1976) |
The football grounds on Love Street were registered as Fullerton Park for St Mirren's first season there as they were originally rented from a Mr Fullerton. The ground's record attendance was 47,438 for a match against Celtic in 1949. St Mirren completed construction of their new St Mirren Park in December 2008. St Mirren played their last game at Love Street, against Motherwell, on 3 January 2009.