 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(January 2019) |
  Douglas Park Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Location | Hamilton, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°46′49.72″N4°03′17.75″W / 55.7804778°N 4.0549306°W |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1994 |
| Architect | Archibald Leitch (Main Stand) [1] |
| Tenants | |
| Hamilton Academical (1888–1994) 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.