Douglas Park
Stadium in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
55°46′49.72″N 4°03′17.75″W / 55.7804778°N 4.0549306°W / 55.7804778; -4.0549306
Clyde (1991–1994)
Douglas Park was a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the home ground of Hamilton Academical from 1888 to 1994.[1]
The stadium holds the record for Hamilton Academical's largest ever attendance, 28,690 people against Hearts in 1937.[1] Douglas Park also played host to Clyde between 1991 and 1994, as that club awaited the building of their new ground in Cumbernauld, Broadwood Stadium.[2]
Hamilton ceased playing first team matches at Douglas Park at the end of the 1993–94 season.[1] The club continued to use the stadium for reserve team matches until January 1995, as the sale of the ground was not completed until December 1994.[1] Douglas Park was then redeveloped as a Sainsbury's supermarket.[1] Turnstiles were sold to Falkirk and part of the main stand was sold to Auchinleck Talbot for £30,000.[1] The only part of the old ground that Hamilton Academical retained was the floodlights.[1] A new stadium, called New Douglas Park, was built immediately next to the old site.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Inglis 1996, p. 446
- ^ Inglis 1996, p. 436
- Sources
- Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218426-5.
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Hamilton Academical Football Club
- Players
- Managers
- Reserves and Academy
- Lanarkshire Cup
- Lanarkshire derby
- Women
- Seasons
- Notable matches
- Douglas Park
- Firhill (groundshare 1994–97/99–2001)
- Cliftonhill (groundshare 1997–99)
- New Douglas Park
