Meadowbank Stadium facts for kids

Meadowbank Stadium (Meadowbank Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the Games in 1986, the first venue to host the Games twice.

The stadium is the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle. The Meadowbank complex also hosts Leith Athletic, who play on the Meadowbank artificial pitch next to the main stadium. Meadowbank Stadium was also used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.

As of 2017, the stadium is being redeveloped.

Images for kids

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  Meadowbank Stadium prior to performance by Radiohead at the 2006 T on the Fringe, taken from the main seating area

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  Meadowbank Stadium

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  Threatened trees outside at Edinburgh's dilapidated Meadowbank Stadium in November 2018

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  Concert at the Meadowbank Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 1641057

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  Meadowbank Stadium - Radiohead

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  Meadowbank Stadium main stand

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  Meadowbank Stadium stand

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In Spanish: Estadio Meadowbank para niños