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at Broomfield Park was 24,000, in a Scottish Cup quarter-final match against Hearts on 8 March 1952. Floodlights were installed in 1956, and a roof was built over the Enclosure (opposite the main stand) in 1959. The ground was unusually narrow, at just 67 yards (61 metres) wide, and was built in a
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natural hollow. These physical features, and the proximity of the stands to the pitch, meant that Broomfield had a particularly raucous and oppressive atmosphere when crowded, which visiting clubs disliked but was advantageous to the home side.
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Airdrieonians first explored the options for moving from Broomfield in 1989. A planning application was rejected by a public inquiry in 1993, but that same hearing allowed Broomfield to be redeveloped as a
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in October 1995. A proposal for a site at Craigneuk was rejected by Monklands District in April 1996. After four years at Broadwood, Airdrieonians moved into the
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Airdrieonians F.C. was formed in 1878 and the club opened Broomfield in 1892. The Broomfield corner pavilion was built in 1907. After winning the
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This article is about the football stadium in Scotland. For the park in London, see
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in 1998. Airdrieonians was liquidated in 2002 and replaced by
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Broomfield Park, Palmers Green

Broomfield Park is located in North Lanarkshire
Airdrie
North Lanarkshire
Scotland
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55°51′48.51″N 3°58′40.97″W / 55.8634750°N 3.9780472°W / 55.8634750; -3.9780472
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