The Scottish FA has taken possession of Hampden Park after agreeing a £5m fee with Queen’s Park who are relocating to a new facility being constructed at Lesser Hampden.
The governing body had been leasing the stadium and had discussed a possible move to Murrayfield before completing the deal.
The national stadium was built in 1903, has been hosting Scotland matches since 1906. The record attendance of 149,415 was for a Scotland v England match in 1937.
The current capacity is 52,000 and the stadium is due to host three group fixtures at next summer’s rescheduled European Championship plus one last-16 knockout tie.
Arguably the most famous match played there was the European Cup final in 1960 between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt which ended 7-3 to the Spaniards.
Four years ago, the stadium hosted Hibs’ historic Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers which culminated with a large scale pitch invasion.
A statement on the Queen’s Park website reads: “As we hand over the keys to the Scottish FA, we look forward to seeing the stadium continue to develop and take our national game to even greater heights.
“And as the club enters a new era, we look forward to carving out more memories in our new home just across the road.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
