Hampden Park (often referred to as Hampden) is a 51,866-capacity venue and serves as the national stadium of the Scotland football team and current League 2 side Queens Park. It plays host to national matches as well as the later stages of the two domestic cup competitions - the League Cup and the Scottish Cup
There were two 19th-century stadia called Hampden Park, built on different sites. A stadium on the present site was first opened on 31 October 1903. Hampden was the biggest stadium in the world when it was opened, with a capacity in excess of 100,000. This was increased further between 1927 and 1937, reaching a peak of 150,000. The record attendance of 149,415, for a Scotland v England match in 1937, is the European record for an international football match. Tighter safety regulations meant that the capacity was reduced to 81,000 in 1977. The stadium has been fully renovated since then, with the most recent work being completed in 1999.
The Hampden Roar
The football match crowd at Hampden were renowned for creating the Hampden Roar and trying to terrify opposing teams. The stadium's capacity exceeded 100,000 from the early 1900s until the 1980s and the Roar could be heard whenever Scotland scored an important goal. After the renovation of the stadium and the reduced capacities, the roar has become more muted.
The Hampden Roar was first noticed in a game against England in 1929. Scotland, who had played the second half with ten players due to an injury to Alex Jackson equalised in the final minute with a goal from Alec Cheyne direct from a corner kick. The roar that followed the goal was so loud that Jackson, who was a mile away in the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary , could tell that Scotland had scored.
The Cache
The cache is placed near the stadium so I would suggest not attempting it when there is a match on
The cache is not at the listed coordinates but is at
N A B.CDE
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where
A - Dennis Law
B - Bobby Evans (+1)
C - Jock Aird
D - Sammy Baird
E - Bertie Auld
F - Issac Begbie
G - Jimmy Delaney
H - Tom Forsyth
J - Eric Black