Editing Celtic F.C. (section)

==Stadium==
{{main|Celtic Park}}

[[File:John "Jock" Stein Bronze statue outside Celtic Parkhead stadium by sculptor John McKenna.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Statue of [[Jock Stein]] outside Celtic Park]]
Celtic's stadium is [[Celtic Park]], which is in the [[Parkhead]] area of [[Glasgow]]. Celtic Park, an [[all-seater stadium]] with a capacity of {{SPFL-stadiums|celtic}},<ref name="capacity">{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/celtic/ |title=Celtic Football Club |work=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-date=8 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108151247/http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/celtic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is the [[List of football stadiums in Scotland|largest football stadium]] in Scotland and the [[List of British stadiums by capacity|eighth-largest stadium]] in the United Kingdom, after [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Old Trafford]], [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], the [[Olympic Stadium (London)|London Stadium]], [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]] and the [[Millennium Stadium]]. It is commonly known as Parkhead<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/11/11/former-celtic-star-urges-old-firm-to-sell-stadium-names-to-save-clubs-86908-23553514/ |title=Former Celtic star urges Old Firm to sell stadium names to save clubs |work=Daily Record |date=11 November 2011 |first=Craig |last=Swan |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114002446/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/11/11/former-celtic-star-urges-old-firm-to-sell-stadium-names-to-save-clubs-86908-23553514/ |archive-date=14 November 2011 }}</ref> or Paradise.<ref name="sfgg">{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/celtic.htm |access-date=9 November 2011 |title=Celtic |work=Scottish Football Ground Guide |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311162746/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/scotland//celtic.htm |archive-date=11 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="paradise">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31002/index.html |title=Celtic spirit shines on |work=FIFA.com |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314003722/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club%3D31002/index.html |archive-date=14 March 2013 }}</ref>

Celtic opened the [[Celtic Park (1888–92)|original Celtic Park]] in the Parkhead area in 1888.<ref name="first game">{{cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0,,10290~1750603,00.html |title=The Birth of Celtic |work=Hibernian FC |date=11 August 2009 |access-date=9 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121024557/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/page/TimelineDetail/0%2C%2C10290~1750603%2C00.html |archive-date=21 January 2012 }}</ref> The club moved to a different site in 1892, however, when the rental charge was greatly increased.<ref name="Inglis432">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=432}}</ref> The new site was developed into an oval shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections.<ref name="Inglis435">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=435}}</ref> The record attendance of 83,500 was set by an [[Old Firm]] derby on 1 January 1938.<ref name="Inglis432" /> The terraces were covered and floodlights were installed between 1957 and 1971.<ref name="Inglis432" /> The [[Taylor Report]] mandated that all major clubs should have an all-seated stadium by August 1994.<ref name="Inglis433">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=433}}</ref> Celtic was in a bad financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until [[Fergus McCann]] took control of the club in March 1994. He carried out a plan to demolish the old terraces and develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild, which was completed in August 1998. During this development, Celtic spent the [[1994–95 in Scottish football|1994–95 season]] playing at the national stadium [[Hampden Park]], costing the club £500,000 in rent.<ref name = "Inglis434">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=434}}</ref> The total cost of the new stadium on its completion was £40&nbsp;million.<ref name="McCannSellshare" />

Celtic Park has been used as a venue for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] internationals and Cup Finals, particularly when Hampden Park has been unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://londonhearts.com/scotland/misc/venues.html|title=Scotland Home Record by Venue|work=London Hearts Supporters' Club|year=2004|access-date=12 November 2011|archive-date=14 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014223249/http://londonhearts.com/scotland/misc/venues.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the [[First World War]], Celtic Park hosted various other sporting events, including [[composite rules shinty-hurling]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0084/|title=The first combined shinty/hurling match 1897|work=BBC – A Sporting Nation|date=November 2005|access-date=8 November 2011|archive-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622155413/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0084/|url-status=live}}</ref> track and field and the 1897 [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|Track Cycling World Championships]].<ref name="Inglis432"/> Open-air [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|masses]],<ref name="Inglis432"/> and First World War recruitment drives have also been held there.<ref name="fallen">{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1743 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012204312/http://www.celticfc.net/news/1743 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |title=Bravery of fallen heroes |work=Celtic FC |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> In more recent years, Celtic Park has hosted the [[Opening ceremony|Opening Ceremonies]] of the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Duncanson|first=Hilary|date=23 July 2014|title=Queen tells of 'shared ideals' at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony|url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/queen-tells-of-shared-ideals-at-commonwealth-games-opening-ceremony-30455671.html|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=24 July 2014|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523042728/http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/queen-tells-of-shared-ideals-at-commonwealth-games-opening-ceremony-30455671.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Special Olympics Great Britain|2005 Special Olympics National Games]] and the 1990 Special Olympics European Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Celtic become team ambassadors for Special Olympics |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/3772?item=3772 |access-date=29 January 2019 |work=Celtic FC |date=11 March 2013 |archive-date=29 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181730/http://www.celticfc.net/news/3772?item=3772 |url-status=live }}</ref> Celtic Park has occasionally been used for concerts, including performances by [[The Who]] and [[U2]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CAUGHT+LIVE%3B+WET+WET+WET,+CELTIC+PARK.-a060995705|title=Caught Live|work=Daily Record|date=12 September 1997|access-date=12 November 2011|first=Rick|last=Fulton|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615015751/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CAUGHT+LIVE%3b+WET+WET+WET%2c+CELTIC+PARK.-a060995705|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2016, Celtic Park became the first British football stadium to have a "[[Safe standing#Rail seats|rail seating]]" (safe standing) area in the ground. Rail seating is particularly common in Germany's [[Bundesliga]], most notably at [[Borussia Dortmund]]'s [[Westfalenstadion]], a ground with a reputation on par with Celtic Park for its intensity and atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/271667-celtic-studying-feasibility-of-standing-area-at-celtic-park/ |title=Celtic studying feasibility of standing area at Celtic Park |work=STV Sport |date=23 September 2011 |accessdate=13 November 2011 |archive-date=27 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127154613/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/271667-celtic-studying-feasibility-of-standing-area-at-celtic-park/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Celtic secure green light for rail seating|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/8420|accessdate=26 July 2016|work=Celtic FC|date=9 June 2015|archive-date=12 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712005246/http://www.celticfc.net/news/8420|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Samuel|title=Celtic reveal new 2,600 capacity safe-standing area with Brendan Rodgers set for first home match as manager|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-reveal-new-2600-capacity-safe-standing-area-with-brendan-rodgers-set-for-first-home-match-as-a7136581.html|accessdate=26 July 2016|work=The Independent|date=14 July 2016|archive-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714131925/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-reveal-new-2600-capacity-safe-standing-area-with-brendan-rodgers-set-for-first-home-match-as-a7136581.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2018, Celtic announced a series of stadium improvements that would be implemented before the 2018–19 season. These include the installation of new [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] floodlights and a new entertainment system, a stadium-wide [[Public address system|PA system]] and a new [[GrassMaster|hybrid playing surface]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-reveal-further-details-about-12640672|title=Celtic reveal further details about £4m stadium investment as upgrades begin to take shape|work=Daily Record|date=3 June 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144113/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-reveal-further-details-about-12640672|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{wide image|Celtic_park_2.jpg|900px|A panoramic view of Celtic Park}}