Hampden Park

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Hampden Park (Glasgow) is the home of the Scottish national football team and of Queen's Park FC. It was begun in 1903 under the supervision of Archibald Leitch, who also built Ibrox and Parkhead stadiums. The ground capacity was increased in 1910 to 125,000 and to 149,000 in 1937, but has since been reduced to 64,000. After years of post-war neglect, a programme of renovation has begun.

J. A. Cannon