Meadow Park, Dumbarton

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Meadow Park
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Meadow Park
Location within West Dunbartonshire
Location Dumbarton, Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′55″N4°34′04″W / 55.9486°N 4.5679°W / 55.9486; -4.5679 Coordinates: 55°56′55″N4°34′04″W / 55.9486°N 4.5679°W / 55.9486; -4.5679
Record attendance3,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened1894
Closed1950
Tenants
Dumbarton Harp

Meadow Park was a football ground in Dumbarton, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dumbarton Harp.

History

Dumbarton Harp played at Meadow Park from the foundation in 1894. [1] By World War I a pavilion had been built in the south-east corner of the ground. [1] In 1923 the club were elected into the Scottish Football League (SFL), and around the same time, a stand was erected on the western side of the pitch. The first SFL match played at Meadow Park was on 25 August 1923, when Harp lost 3–2 to Clackmannan. [1] The ground's probable record attendance of 3,000 was set later in the season for a Scottish Qualifying Cup match against Queen of the South in October 1923. [1]

Harp folded in 1925; their last league match at the ground was played on 25 January 1925, a 3–1 defeat to Dykehead in front of only 140 spectators, their lowest recorded attendance during their time in the SFL. Meadow Park remained in use as a football ground until 1950, when the pavilion and stand were demolished and it was left as an open playing field. The site is now an industrial unit used by Aggreko.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p196 ISBN   0954783042