The Excelsior Stadium is the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League First Division. It was built in 1998 to house Airdrieonians F.C., and when Airdrieonians went into liqudation four years later, Airdrie United took over the stadium.
The ground is named in honour of Broomfield Park, the former home of Airdrieonians.
When the stadium first opened it was officially titled Shyberry Excelsior Stadium ("Shyberry" being the company...
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The Excelsior Stadium is the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League First Division. It was built in 1998 to house Airdrieonians F.C., and when Airdrieonians went into liqudation four years later, Airdrie United took over the stadium.
The ground is named in honour of Broomfield Park, the former home of Airdrieonians.
When the stadium first opened it was officially titled Shyberry Excelsior Stadium ("Shyberry" being the company who sponsored the stadium when it first opened). Now, though, even the name Excelsior Stadium is rarely used by Airdrie United supporters as well as opposing fans and even the media as the stadium has instead come to be referred to as New Broomfield which is more palatable from an Airdrie perspective due to its association with the former home of Airdrieonians, Broomfield Park.
Following the sale of Airdrieonians' home ground (Broomfield Park) to large supermarket chain Safeway in 1994, the club searched for several years for a suitable site,...
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