A Son of the Rock

Home of Alloa Athletic FC. Situated on Clackmannan Road (the A 907.)

Home Support Entrance with main stand in grey:-

Boundary wall on Clackmannan Road:-

Away support entrance:-

View from away support entrance, down slope to Railway end, Ochil Hills in background:-

In all my visits to Recreation Park up till a couple of years ago there was no railway behind the ground: it had been Beechinged. However, my elder brother told me of some Dumbarton player in the long ago putting a penalty onto the railway. The modern line from Stirling to Alloa (and beyond for goods trains) opened three or four years ago.

The next photo is shifted right slightly to show the away support area. Note temporary stand halfway down. There used to be a large mound of terracing on this side, with a covered area well back from the pitch. It was taken away a few years ago and replaced with this flatter viewing area. Again a nice view of the Ochil Hills in the background.

Terracing, Clackmannan Road end:-

Main stand from away entrance. The artificial turf is obvious here:-

The stand replaced one damaged by fire quite a few years ago now. This is it from the Railway end.

The Railway end terracing still has the mound of earth type of terrace with some railway sleepers for stability:-