Ross County

When the census was conducted in 2011 Dingwall had a population of 5491, meaning that Victoria Park could fit every person who lived in the local region into it with about a thousand seats left empty. Luckily for Ross County Football Club they actually draw their supporters from throughout the local area, meaning that about 60,000 could support The Staggies at any given moment. For a time Victoria Park, currently known as The Global Energy Stadium thanks to sponsorship, was the most Northern stadium in the Scottish Football League System. The name change from Victoria Park to The Global Energy Stadium occurred in 2012 at the same point at which renovations to the ground were completed. These were necessary in order for the ground to comply with Scottish Premier League criteria at the time. In many ways, though, Ross County actually got lucky. Just a few years before they gained promotion to the SPL stadiums needed to have at least 10,000 seats, but this was reduced to 6000 just before Ross County’s promotion.