Borough Briggs

Borough Briggs is a football ground in Elgin, Moray, Scotland and is the most northernly football league stadium in Great Britain. This venue is the home ground of Elgin City who currently play in the Scottish League Two. Borough Briggs opened on 20 August 1921 when Inverness Citadel were the visitors in a Highland League fixture, which Elgin won 3–0. The first player to score at the ground was City centre-half Willie Raitt after 20 minutes of the first-half at the Lossie Green end, other scorers were Alf Mitchell and Charlie Taylor. The new ground replaced Elgin's temporary ground from 1919 to 1921 at Cooper Park.

Borough Briggs
Tenants

Borough Briggs Location in Moray
Location	Elgin, Moray
Coordinates	57°39′06.65″N 3°19′15.33″W
Owner	Elgin City F.C.
Capacity	4,520[1] (478 seated)
Surface	Grass
Opened	1921
Elgin City F.C.

It has a capacity of 4,520;[1] 478 seated. All 478 seats in the main stand were formerly fixed at Newcastle United's St James' Park ground. When Elgin City were elected to the Scottish Football League in 2000 they obtained 500 seats from the Geordie club when it was revamping the seated areas in its main (Milburn) stand.

Gallery

Main Stand
The Bank
The pitch

References

"Elgin City Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

External links

Scottish Football Grounds Guide - Borough Briggs

Elgin City Football Club
List of seasons Borough Briggs Players Managers

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2020–21 Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Harmsworth Park Kynoch Park Mosset Park Princess Royal Park Victoria Park (Buckie)
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2020–21 East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Humbug Park Meggetland Sports Complex Newtown Park Pennypit Park Prestonfield Whitestone Park
2020–21 South of Scotland Football League	Galabank Palmerston Park
2020–21 West of Scotland Football League	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Dunterlie Park Lochburn Park Millburn Park Petershill Park Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park
North Caledonian Football Association	The Pickaquoy Centre
Junior football	Aberdeen Sports Village Creamery Park Hillhead Centre Lister Park Links Park Volunteer Park
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Proposed stadiums	New Aberdeen Stadium

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