2019 has seen the members of Scotland's oldest club vote, with heavy hearts perhaps, to end their amateur status in a bid to compete on a more level playing field with both those teams around them ambitious clubs below in the Lowland League.
And if that was not momentous enough the year also saw the sale of Hampden to the Scottish FA for £5 million and a move next door to Lesser Hampden from the beginning of next season (New Year's Eve has seen news that planning permission has been granted for the development of Lesser Hampden to increase capacity to 1,700).
For the National Stadium, which came close to losing out to Murrayfield for that title, it hopefully means a revamp that makes it a better place to watch a game from with many supporters critical of the view from behind the goals and the lack of atmosphere since the change to an all-seater ground.
Hampden Park will be hosting matches at Euro 2020 with Scotland hoping to secure the last place in Group D alongside England, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
The Scots must first come through the play-offs and have home advantage against Israel in March, a game for which ticket prices have been reduced.
Before then, and with no competition from Scottish Premier League matches this Saturday, Queen's Park have a special admission offer...
Can you believe this? Admission prices for the @Ladbrokes SPFL2 game between @queensparkfc and @StenhousemuirFC on January 4 @Hampdenpark have been slashed to just £5. #FiverFootball Check it out - https://t.co/cCtnFYEa3N pic.twitter.com/mrE472tWDc
— Queen's Park FC (@queensparkfc) 30 December 2019
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A good win for the home side and a larger than average crowd through the gates at Hampden.
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