The new stadium Celtic Park, often called Parkhead, was in a disused quarry which needed 100,000 cartloads of material to level it. The stadium opened on 13th August 1892 with the club's annual sports day. Cycling events were very popular at this time and Celtic were looking for additional revenue so included a terra cotta coloured concrete track around the football field. The track was 3½ laps to the mile, 24 feet wide with 9 foot high banking.
Celtic Park hosted many major racing events and crowds of 10,000 were not uncommon and sometimes 20,000. Bobbie Vogt from Glasgow was the idol of the crowds and won all Scottish Championships in 1890,1891 and 1892. He was a regular at Celtic Park, winning 150 prizes.
The 1897 World Cycling Championships were held at Celtic Park and the UK won two of the four gold medals on offer. Both medals were for the motor paced events, Jack Stocks winning the professional race and Edward Gould the amateur. A host of stars rode at the event including the German world champion, Willy Arend, American sprinter A.A. Zimmerman, the Canadian Harry Martin and British riders Charlie Barden and Bobbie Vogt
At a meeting held on 27th July 1912 and the programme included a 15 mile bicycle race featuring Kohlemainen of Finland for a £25 a head stake, plus a five-a-side football game, a penalty kick competition, and a footballers race in fancy costume. During the bike race, the penalty kick competition was going and popular comedian George Robey was allowed to take part. The race resulted in a win for the Finn in 1 hour 22 minutes.
The cycle track remained until around 1929 when it was removed to increase spectator accommodation, the running track remained. In 2012, the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome was built just across the road from Celtic Park to host the Commonwealth Games.