Shire's grounds since 1880
East Stirlingshire has played at several grounds since being founded in 1880. During the club's early existence (as Britannia) it played one of its first known matches at Burnhouse against a Falkirk FC 2nd XI which ended in a 7–0 defeat for the team.[ Burnhouse is thought to be the location that was to become Merchiston Park, where the club played many of its matches in the late 19th century. Some home matches were also played at Randyford Park in the town.[8]
Merchiston Park was a football ground located in the village of Bainsford, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Falkirk. It was situated on the northern bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal near to present day Main Street in Bainsford. The ground hosted East Stirlingshire's first Scottish Football League match in 1900–01 which ended in a 3–2 defeat to Airdrieonians. Merchiston Park remained the club's home until 1921 when a nearby iron works acquired the ground for expansion and the club moved to Firs Park.
Firs Park was located to the south of the canal in the centre of Falkirk, named after the street in which it was situated, Firs Street. The club moved to the ground in 1921 and in the same year, the club's record attendance was set at a Scottish Cup match against Partick Thistle when 12,000 spectators attended. Firs Park was East Stirlingshire's home for 87 years, except a solitary season in 1964 when the club played at Kilbowie Park in Clydebank after being controversially merged with Clydebank Juniors. As a result of the merger, Firs Park was closed, however, after only one season, the merger was disbanded and East Stirlingshire moved back to the ground, where it remained until the end of the 2007–08 season. The decision was taken by the club to close Firs Park due to the prohibitive costs of potential refurbishing to meet new Scottish Football Association stadium criteria.[5] At the time of closure, the ground had a capacity of 1,800 with 200 seated in the main stand.
After leaving Firs Park in 2008, the Shire played their home matches at Ochilview Park, the home of local rivals Stenhousemuir; the club entered a groundshore agreement with Stenhousemuir, originally intended to be for a period of five years, during which the club planned to develop a new stadium in Falkirk.
Since the summer of 2018, East Stirlingshire played their home matches at Falkirk Stadium which is the home ground of local rivals Falkirk
In May 2014, the club entered into a partnership with LK Galaxy Sports and others to develop a new playing facility at the former BP Club site at Little Kerse, between the towns of Grangemouth and Polmont. The site would also host other sports in due course. Planning was approved by Falkirk Council, but did not proceed at the time due to a lack of funds. The club trained at Little Kerse until the 2018 switch to the Falkirk Stadium, when all operations were moved to that venue.