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Location | Lindores Drive, St Martin's, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland EH33 1JB |
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Coordinates | 55°56′39″N2°56′55″W / 55.94417°N 2.94861°W |
Capacity | 2300 (44 seated) |
Surface | 1x Grass (Stadium) 1x 3G 2x 2G (5 aside) |
Foresters Park is a sports ground and former greyhound racing track in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. [1]
Facilities include two floodlit training areas, a 3G pitch and climbing wall. The sports ground is administered by East Lothian Council.
The Tranent greyhound track was built around the football ground at Foresters Park in 1936. [2] The opening night for greyhound racing was 7 July 1936. [3] and racing took place two evenings per week with the gate money being shared with the landlords, the Tranent Juniors F.C. [4] The greyhound racing which was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) ended in the mid-fifties.