Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. It has been the home ground of
Montrose F.C.
Montrose Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish Semi-professional sports, semi-professional Association football, football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, Angus. The club was founded in 1879. They are memb ...
since 1887.
Links Park was opened in 1887 on land rented from the ' Auld Kirk'. To help finance the new ground, Montrose F.C. rented the pitch out for
circus
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es and livestock grazing. The club was eventually able to raise £150 in 1920 to buy a stand, that had been previously used by the Highland Games. A roof was built over the Wellington Street end of the ground in the 1960s. Floodlights were installed in 1971 and first used in a match against Stranraer. The record attendance at the ground was 8,983, for a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Dundee in March 1973.
Links Park was significantly improved in the 1990s, after the club was taken over by Bryan Keith. The wooden Main Stand was replaced by a cantilevered stand, seating 1,258 people. Other improvements brought the total investment to nearly £1 million, of which the
Football Trust
The Football Trust was a Government funded body to improve the safety of sports stadiums in the United Kingdom.
It was set up by the Labour Government in 1975, with the assistance of the pools companies and the English Football League. Its origina ...
provided £400,000. Keith bought the ground in 1995 for £500,000 and granted the club a 25-year lease, without rent.GlaxoSmithKline provided a £250,000 grant in 2006 for the club to install an all-weather surface at Links Park. This pitch was replaced by another artificial surface during the 2015 close season.
The current stadium capacity is 4,936. The all-seated Main Stand (South) has a capacity of 1,338 with the West Stand terrace holding a maximum of 1,582 spectators. There is also uncovered standing areas on the North and East sides off the ground. The pitch at the stadium measures 113 x 70 yards.
For the 2018–19 season onwards, local junior football club Montrose Roselea have shared the ground.