Stadium name: The Energy Check Stadium (Firhill Stadium)

Club: Partick Thistle

Address: 80 Firhill Road, Glasgow G20 7AL

Club website: http://ptfc.co.uk/ 

Disability Access Officer (DAO) details

DAO name: Douggie McInnes

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Email: [email protected] 

Disabled Supporters Association (DSA) details

DSA name: Jags Disabled Supporters' Club

Phone number: 01418918517

Email: [email protected] 

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Getting to the stadium

Train: Details and transport links can be found at https://ptfc.co.uk/tickets-matchday/travel-info/. 

Bus: Buses run from Glasgow Airport to the centre of Glasgow. 

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Accessible parking and drop-off/pick-up points

A limited number of spaces are available in The Jackie Husband Stand Car Park for users of the wheelchair platform in the stand. These spaces have to be booked in advance. 3 car parking spaces are made available in the McCafferty House car park for away fans. Away fans have to contact their own club for these spaces. Most fans park in the streets around Firhill. Any spaces fill up quickly as kick off time approaches.

Depending upon the size of the crowd fans who are going into the Colin Weir and John Lambie Stands can be dropped off immediately outside the entrance and away turnstiles. Fans can be dropped off just outside the Jackie Husband Stand at least 30 mins before kick off. For some matches including those against Rangers and Celtic fans require to be dropped off at least 1 hour 30 mins before kick off. After a match Firhill Road may be closed for a short while, 5 or 10 minutes but longer than this if Rangers or Celtic are playing. Once the road is clear pick ups can be made right outside of the stadium.

Ticketing

Staff from the ticket office leave it to serve any fans who cannot climb the stairs to the ticket office.

Entering the stadium

Entrance gates are located at the north end of the Colin Weir Stand through which home and away fans can enter the wheelchair sections of the Colin Weir and John Lambie Stands. Wheelchair fans going into The Jackie Husband Stand enter by the Main Reception doors of this stand.

Stadium map

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Spectator viewing areas

Wheelchair User spaces: 11 for home supporters in the Jackie Husband Stand. Spaces are elevated.

10 at the front of the Colin Weir Stand. 

20 at the front of the John Lambie Stand. 

Easy Access seating spaces: There are around 10 spaces close to the concourse of the Jackie Husband Stand for matches that are not Old Firm matches. 

Other areas: There are seats available in the Jackie Husband Stand/ John Lambie Stands for blind and partially sighted home fans, and there are seats available in the the Colin Weir Stand for away supporters. 

Accessible concessions

Catering orders are taken from disabled fans during the course of the match.

Accessible toilets

Two are available in the Jackie Husband Stand upper level. One is available on the Jackie Husband Stand concourse. Two are available in the John Lambie Stand and one at the front of the Colin Weir Stand.

Accessible services

Audio-descriptive commentary is available.

For non Old Firm matches a matchday shuttle bus is available before the match to take disabled fans up the hill round to The Jackie Husband Stand.

Useful publications and policies

For further information, please refer to ‘Access for All’ – the UEFA and CAFE Good Practice Guide to Creating an Accessible Stadium and Matchday Experience. The guide is available to download in multiple languages here.

Stadium photos

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Last Updated: 08/05/2018 

The above information was provided by the club and has not been verified by CAFE. 

Fans comments

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