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Love Street | |
Former names | Love Street Grounds Greater Love Street Grounds |
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Location | Paisley, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′10″N 4°25′43″W / 55.85278°N 4.42861°W |
Owner | St Mirren |
Capacity | 10,800 |
Field size | 110 x 70 yards |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1894 |
Expanded | 1921 |
Closed | 2009 |
Tenants | |
St Mirren F.C. (1894–2009) Morton F.C. (1949) Paisley Lions (1975–1976) |
St Mirren Park, more commonly known as Love Street, was a football stadium located on Love Street in Paisley, Scotland. At one time the stadium was capable of accommodating almost 50,000 spectators, however in its final years it had an all-seated capacity of 10,800. Until its closure in 2009, it was the home ground of St Mirren F.C.
The football grounds on Love Street were registered as Fullerton Park for St Mirren's first season there as they were originally rented from a Mr Fullerton. The ground's record attendance was 47,438 for a match against Celtic in 1949. St Mirren completed construction of their new St Mirren Park in December 2008. St Mirren played their last game at Love Street, against Motherwell, on 3 January 2009.