Solitude (Football Ground)

Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest football stadium in Ireland, and the home ground of Ireland's oldest football club, Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6, 224, but is currently restricted to 2, 530 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890. Since 2010 Crumlin Star of the Northern Amateur Football League have also played their home games at the ground. However they moved the Cliff in Larne for the 2013-14 season. The stadium has undergone several renovations. In 2002, a new stand was built at one end of the ground to house visiting supporters, and in 2008, a new stand was completed behind the goal at the east end of the ground. A synthetic 3G pitch was installed to replace the previous grass surface in 2010.

Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest football stadium in Ireland, and the home ground of Ireland's oldest football club, Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6, 224, but is currently restricted to 2, 530 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890. Since 2010 Crumlin Star of the Northern Amateur Football League have also played their home games at the ground. However they moved the Cliff in Larne for the 2013-14 season. The stadium has undergone several renovations. In 2002, a new stand was built at one end of the ground to house visiting supporters, and in 2008, a new stand was completed behind the goal at the east end of the ground. A synthetic 3G pitch was installed to replace the previous grass surface in 2010.