DIRECTIONS FROM GLASGOW AIRPORT TO HAMPDEN PARK

On leaving Glasgow Airport take the M8.
Take the Govan/Kilmarnock turnoff.
At the traffic lights turn right, this takes you to a roundabout at which you turn left onto Paisley Road West.
Follow this road until the next main set of traffic lights where you turn right following sign for Newlands/Shawlands.
Stay in the left hand lane, go straight though the first set of traffic lights
(A Honda dealer on your left).

Thereafter due to major road works at Minard Road, vehicles will now be diverted into Darnley Rd and then right into Nithsdale Rd. Please note that delays will occur in this area on a major event day at Hampden.
Continue along Nithsdale Rd and then right into Pollockshaws Rd and then left into Langside Avenue to the roundabout (Monument). Continue left onto Langside Road and then right onto Queens Drive where you will be directed to park in Queens Park Recreation Ground.

DIRECTIONS FROM EDINBURGH TO HAMPDEN PARK.

Take the M8 from Edinburgh, which will then become the A8.
Just before the A8 becomes the M8 again, take the M73/74 turnoff (towards Carlisle).
Once off the slip road go straight across to your right hand lane and pick up the M73 City Center East.
Once you go under the main signage move to the nearside lane and follow signs for Rutherglen.
Follow this road through Rutherglen until you see a large Asda store on your right.
At the traffic lights turn left onto Aitkenhead Road.
Approximately 250 yards turn right into the Stadium.

DIRECTION FROM SOUTH OF ENGLAND TO HAMPDEN PARK.

Take the M6 - A74/M74 following signs for North - Glasgow (A74/M74).
When passing the Hamilton Services (LHS) keep in the far right lane.
Staying on the motorway, follow signs for Shettleston/Cambuslang.
Carry on to the end of the M74 until you see the white overhead sign for Rutherglen, turn left at this point.
At second roundabout take the second exit.
Follow signs to Rutherglen until you come to the traffic lights where you turn right.
At the mini roundabout take the first exit and follow road for approx. 3 miles, going through 3 or 4 sets of traffic lights (Rutherglen Main St - Prospecthill Road).
Follow this road until you arrive at a main set of traffic lights (you will see Asda on your right).
Take a left onto Aitkenhead Road and turn right into the Stadium.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH ABERDEEN/DUNDEE TO HAMPDEN PARK

Follow signs A9/M9 for Stirling
Bypass Stirling then follow signs M80 Cumbernauld and A80 Glasgow
Approximately 1 mile after crossing the roundabout at Cumbernauld follow signs for the M73
Follow the M73 till it splits M73/M74 - keep to right hand lane and pick up the M73 City Center East.
Once you go under the main signage move to the nearside lane and follow signs for Rutherglen.
Follow this road through Rutherglen until you see a large Asda store on your right.
At the traffic lights turn left onto Aitkenhead Road.
Approximately 250 yards turn right into the Stadium.

DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND TO HAMPDEN PARK.

Follow signs A77/M77 for Glasgow and leave motorway at junction 1.
At slip road traffic lights turn right onto Titwood road (B768) following signs for Shawlands/Victoria Infirmary.
At the Battlefield monument roundabout take the second exit.
Continue downhill and take right hand lane at traffic lights, veering right along dual carriageway.
At traffic lights turn left then sharp right at traffic island-Stadium will now be directly ahead.

On 9 July 1867, "a group of gentlemen met for the purpose of starting a football team". The Queen's Park Football Club was born. It soon became a leading exponent of the game and was one of the founder members of the (English) Football Association as well as its Scottish counterpart. It regularly provided the Scottish players in the earliest international matches. Proud of its amateur status, and showing a confidence in the game's future, the Club's general committee in 1903 purchased 33 acres of land on the south side of Glasgow and built the largest and most technically advanced stadium in the world, Hampden Park.

It was immediately adopted as Scotland's National Stadium and became a Mecca for clubs and international players everywhere. Its natural bowl shape and extensive terraces sustained attendances of around 150,000. In those days, crowd control was less stringent than now. Amongst the records are:

• 1937 : attendance 149,415 Home International : Scotland v England
• 1937 :attendance 146,433 Scottish Cup Final : Celtic v Aberdeen
• 1970 : attendance 136,505 European Cup Semi-Final : Celtic v Leeds United

Arguably the most memorable European Cup Final, Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt, was held at Hampden in May 1960 with Real winning 7-3. Over 130,000 Scottish supporters were spellbound.

Whilst fulfilling its role as the National Stadium, Hampden has remained the home of Queen's Park who, despite the amateur status, play in the senior, national, leagues. Six other senior clubs including Queen's Park at one time had Glasgow as their home base. That total is now four. The best known, perhaps, are Rangers and Celtic playing at Ibrox Stadium and Celtic Park respectively. Glasgow, with its industrial history in ship building and heavy engineering has always had a fervent love of the game at club and international level.