Camberwell Sports Ground

Camberwell Sports Ground

Interactive map of Camberwell Sports Ground
Address	420 Camberwell Road
Location	Camberwell, Victoria
Coordinates	37°50′16″S145°03′46″E / 37.8377°S 145.0628°E / -37.8377; 145.0628
Public transit	■ Trafalgar Rd/Camberwell Rd
Owner	City of Boroondara
Capacity	5,000 [1]
Record attendance	14,000 (Camberwell vs Port Melbourne, 18 June 1945) [2]
Construction
Opened	1909;117 years ago (1909)
Tenants
Old Scotch Football Club (VAFA) Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club (VPC)

The Camberwell Sports Ground (CSG), sometimes stylised as the Camberwell Sportsground, is an Australian rules football and cricket venue in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. ^{[3] [4]} Since 2017, it has been known under naming rights as McQueen Financial Group Park (or simply McQueen Park). ^{[5] [6]}

As of 2026 ^[update] , the CSG is home to the Old Scotch Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition. ^{[7] [8]}

History

The Camberwell Sports Ground was originally a vegetable garden known as "Brooks Paddock", and part of Camberwell Racecourse. ^[9] The preparation of a new sports ground (originally dubbed "Bowen Park") on this site was finished in 1909 and the Camberwell Football Club first played at the new ground the in 1910. ^[9] A grandstand for visitors' rooms (the "Tramways Grandstand") was built in 1920, with Camberwell joining the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1926. ^[9] A much larger spectators' grandstand and pavilion was built in 1935, in time for the 1936 season. ^[9]

An electric air raid siren was installed at the CSG on 4 August 1945 for a VFA match between Camberwell and Yarraville, replacing a bell which had been used until that point. ^[10]

Camberwell played its final VFA match at the ground on 19 August 1990, before withdrawing from the VFA shortly before the start of the 1991 season. ^[11] When the club played three seasons in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), it was based at Macleay Park in Balwyn North and Rathmines Road Reserve in Hawthorn East. ^[12]

In 2016, the CSG hosted two Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) matches, as the Melbourne Renegades could not play at Junction Oval because of its redevelopment. ^[1] The Renegades also played the majority of its home matches during the 2017–18 season at the CSG. ^[13]

Both grandstands at Camberwell Sports Ground were upgraded in 2020. ^[14]

References

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2. "Camberwell v Port Melbourne". The VFA Project. 18 June 1945. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
3. "Camberwell Sportsground". City of Boroondara. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. "The battle to play sport in Camberwell on Sunday". sarahcraze.com. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
5. Chalmers, David (27 April 2017). "Mastro, Tonners work magic as Premier B produces big wins". VAFA. Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
6. Redding, Ron (7 January 2021). "Vale Gordon McQueen". Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
7. "Old Scotch Football Club". VAFA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
8. "OUR CLUB". Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
9. C.S.Greenwood, President (1952). Camberwell Football Club – Souvenir History, 1952.
10. "Camberwell v Yarraville". The VFA Project. 4 August 1945. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
11. "Camberwell v Prahran". The VFA Project. 19 August 1990. Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
12. Mansell, Ken (8 October 2018). "Cheer, Cheer on Our Camberwell – Tricolours, Wells, Cobras – Part Three". Hidden Footy Histories. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
13. Morris, Tom; Olle, Sarah (8 December 2017). "Women's Big Bash League 2017-18: Fixture, schedule, dates, teams, players - Ultimate Guide". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
14. "Camberwell Sports Ground". Simbuilt. December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.