Duckburn Park

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Duckburn Park
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Duckburn Park
Location within Stirling
Location Dunblane, Scotland
Coordinates 56°10′52″N3°57′54″W / 56.1812°N 3.9650°W / 56.1812; -3.9650
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Dunblane F.C.
Dunblane Rovers

Duckburn Park was a football ground in Dunblane, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dunblane and Dunblane Rovers, and hosted a single Scottish Football League (SFL) match.

History

Prior to World War I, Duckburn Park was the home ground of Dunblane F.C. [1] Although the club folded during World War I, a new Junior club was formed after the war and used Duckburn Park. [2]

In 1921 the ground was used to host an SFL fixture, as crowd trouble at King's Park's home match against St Johnstone on 8 October 1921 led to the authorities closing King's Park's Forthbank Park for one match. [3] As a result, the match between King's Park and Vale of Leven on 5 November 1921 (a 2–2 draw) was switched to Dunblane's Duckburn Park. [4]

After the ground closed, the site was used for an industrial estate. [4]

References

  1. Examining history of forgotten football team Dunblane FC Daily Record, 4 February 2015
  2. Well played Dunblane! A football club goes to war in 1914 Scottish Sport History, 7 September 2014
  3. Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p180 ISBN   0954783042
  4. 1 2 Smith & Smith, p169