Douglas Park

This article is about the former stadium in Hamilton, Scotland. For other uses, see Douglas Park (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 55°46′49.53″N 4°03′26.32″W / 55.780425°N 4.0573111°W / 55.780425; -4.0573111

Douglas Park
Location	Hamilton, Scotland
Opened	1888
Closed	1994
Surface	Grass
Architect	Archibald Leitch (Main Stand)[1]
Tenants
Hamilton Academical F.C. (1888–1994) Clyde F.C. (1991–1994)

Douglas Park was a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the home ground of Hamilton Academical FC 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 the end of the 1993-94 season.^[1] The club continued to use it 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 F.C. and part of the main stand was sold to Auchinleck Talbot F.C. 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Inglis 1996, p. 446
2. ^ Inglis 1996, p. 436

Sources

• Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0002184265.