Motherwell

Despite calling it home since it opened in 1895, Fir Park wasn’t Motherwell’s first stadium. The club was formed in 1886 and for the first nine years of its existence it played matches at locations in both Roman Road and Dalziel Park. When they eventually did settle at their long-term home it wasn’t just a stadium that they gained from the experience. Fir Park was built in an area of land owned by Lord Hamilton of Dalzell. His racing colours were claret and amber, so the club adopted them as the colours for their kit. For the first few years of Fir Park’s existence the attendances were low. There was a constant rumour that nearby Hibernian, who had been established since 1875, were going to take over ownership of the stadium. It never happened, of course, and Motherwell have played their home games there ever since. The ground has been updated several times over the years, most notably in 1995 when The Davie Cooper Stand was built.