Portadown
Shamrock Park

Capacity: 8,000 (Seats 3,800)
Address:
Brownstown Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh, BT62 3PZ
Main Telephone No: 028 3833 2726
Fax No: 028 3833 2726
Team Nickname: The Ports
Pitch Size: 110 x 60 yards
Year Ground Opened: To be advised
Home Kit Colours: Red & White
Official Web Site:
www.portadownfc.co.uk
Unofficial Web Sites:
None at present.

Contents

What's The Ground Like?
Future Developments
Main Entrance (photo)
What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?
Main Stand (photo)
Where To Drink?
MET Stand (photo)
How To Get There By Car & Where To Park
South Stand (photo)
By Train
Unused North End (photo)
Admission Prices
Programme Price
Ground Map
Local Rivals
Fixtures 2012-2013
Hotel Accommodation
Video Tour Of The Ground
Google Area Map

What's The Ground Like?

Shamrock Park is located one mile west of Portadown town centre, close to the A3 Armagh Road. The main entrance to the ground on the corner of Brownstone Road boasts an impressive new brick facade with the club crest high above a gateway, replicating a feature of the old Shamrock Park .The ground is in a transitional period at the moment, being halfway through an ambitious rebuilding program which has seen the removal of terracing and a speedway track.

Looking at the ground from the new Met stand on the east side of Shamrock Park, to the left is the new south stand which replaced a curved open terrace in 2006. This impressive stand has 1,000 red plastic seats beneath a "goalpost" steel roof structure, takes up the width of the penalty area, and is raised slightly above pitch level. Unusually the stand sits in a similar position as the former south terrace, leaving a gap of several metres behind the goal where the speedway circuit used to be. The curved line of the former terrace fencing has been repositioned behind the goal. Despite the distance from the touchline, the spectators have an excellent unobstructed view of the pitch. Looking to the far right from the main stand the shape of the old ground layout becomes more obvious, with the former speedway track now buried beneath the grass of the new training pitch which sits behind the goal.

Looking opposite to the west side of the ground, the old main stand sits proudly on the pitch centre line, with 1,000 modern red plastic seats on a raised seating deck. There are a number of columns to this stand which may impede your view. Players emerge from dressing rooms beneath the stand's seating deck. A pair of modern plastic dug outs sit either side of the players entrance. Although the stand still maintains its distance from the pitch behind the former speedway track, the elevated seating deck ensures a good view of the action. Finally turning to the Met stand, this impressive cantilever stand was opened in 2008 and has 1,800 red plastic seats. This new structure replaces a covered terrace. As with the new south stand, the base is raised slightly above the pitch level and sits behind the outline of the former speedway track. It should be noted that the views from this stand and the main stand are obstructed in part by the set of pitch side floodlight pylons. Hopefully these will now be removed, as the stadium has now been fitted with a new set of four floodlight pylons.

Portadown Shamrock Park

Portadown
Shamrock Park