1 9 7 0 s ▁a ▁social ▁club ▁and ▁view ing ▁l oun ge ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁corner ▁between ▁the ▁Railway ▁Stand ▁and ▁the ▁Grand stand . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁' un res erved ▁terra ce ' ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁two - t ier , ▁ 7 0 0 0 - se at ▁North ▁Stand . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁Kop ▁terra ce ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 0 - se ater ▁Kop ▁Stand . ▁The ▁Kop ▁Stand ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Alex ▁Russell ▁Stand ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Lin field ' s ▁former ▁goal keeper ▁and ▁coach ▁and ▁one - time ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁international , ▁but ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁named ▁' The ▁Kop ▁Stand ' ▁following ▁this . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁league ▁season , ▁Lin field ▁FC ▁drew ▁an ▁average ▁home ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 3 8 , ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Their ▁highest ▁home ▁attend ance ▁was ▁ 7 , 5 0 4 ▁in ▁that ▁league ▁season . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁ ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁poor ▁condition ▁of ▁W inds or ▁Park , ▁various ▁propos als ▁for ▁its ▁replacement ▁were ▁mo oted , ▁including ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁multi - pur pose ▁stad ium ▁hosting ▁football ,