Recreation Park, also known as Recreation Grounds, The Recs and The Indodrill Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a

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stadium in

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, Scotland. It is the home ground of

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team

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, who have played there since 1895. Additionally, Broomhill (formerly BSC Glasgow) of the

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have been groundsharing at Recreation Park since 2016.

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have used the stadium for home matches from 2017. The stadium has an artificial playing surface and has a capacity of .

History

Alloa Athletic have played at Recreation Park since 1895. A wooden main stand was built during the 1920s. Around 1950, a terracing cover was built on the Hilton Road Side. A record attendance of 15,467 was set by a 1954–55 Scottish Cup match against

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. Floodlights were installed in 1979. A new main stand was opened in 1991. The new main stand cost £350,000, most of which was provided by the

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. By the mid-1990s, when the ground was being used for Rangers reserve team matches, capacity had been restricted to just over 4,000. An artificial surface was installed at the ground before the 2007–08 season. A seated stand was constructed on the Hilton Road Side in 2008.

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played matches at Recreation Park early in the 2012–13 season, while a synthetic surface was being installed at

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On 12 September 2014, a six-figure sponsorship deal was struck that saw the stadium renamed as ''The Indodrill Stadium''. However, supporters of the club continue to call it ''Recreation Park'', ''Recreation Grounds'' or ''The Recs''. In June 2016 it was announced that from the 2016–17 season, Alloa would ground share with

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side BSC Glasgow, while the latter continued to work towards their goal of having their own facility.

Structure and facilities

Recreation Park has two seated stands, one on each side, totalling 919 seats. The main stand, which has just over 400 seats, runs approximately half the length of the pitch and is raised above ground level. The other stand, on the Hilton Road Side, is used by away team supporters. The rest of the ground is open terracing, apart from a small cover at the Clackmannan Road End. The

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are clearly visible behind the Railway End of the ground. Since 2007, an artificial pitch has been used at Recreation Park. The 3G surface was replaced in 2016 with upgraded MX TriMension technology.

Transport

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, which is within walking distance of Recreation Park, reopened in May 2008. It is served by trains on the

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from

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and

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. Recreation Park is situated on the

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(Clackmannan Road), which runs between

and

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. Street parking is available in the surrounding area.

References

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