Old Bailey Stadium

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Old Bailey Stadium
Location503 South Broad Street
Clinton, SC 29325
Owner Presbyterian College
OperatorPresbyterian College
Capacity 3,000
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke ground1927
OpenedSeptember 28, 1928
Demolished2018
Tenants
Presbyterian Blue Hose (NCAA) (1928–2018)

Old Bailey Stadium was a 3,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. It was the former home of Presbyterian College football and, at the time of its demolition, the home for Presbyterian men's and women's lacrosse teams. [1] The stadium opened before the opening game of the 1928 season, and its first game saw the Blue Hose fall to Mercer, 6–7. It served as the home for PC football until the first two games of the 2002 season. Its last football game was the 2002 home opener, against Charleston Southern, which PC won 26–6. [2]

Multi-purpose stadium type of stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multifunctionality over specificity. It is used most commonly in Canada and the United States, where the two most popular outdoor team sports – football and baseball – require radically different facilities. Football uses a rectangular field, while baseball is played on a diamond and large outfield. This requires a particular design to accommodate both, usually an oval. While building stadiums in this way means that sports teams and governments can share costs, it also imposes some challenges.

Clinton, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,490 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton is the home of Presbyterian College.

Presbyterian Blue Hose football

The Presbyterian Blue Hose football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Presbyterian College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Presbyterian's first football team was fielded in 1913. The team plays its home games at the 6,500 seat Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. The Blue Hose are coached by Tommy Spangler, who is in the first season of his second stint leading the team after being hired on November 22, 2016. Spangler was previously head coach from 2001–2006. The Blue Hose Football program will be transitioning to the Pioneer Football League in 2021, at that point they will no longer be offering scholarships to their football student athletes.

The stadium was demolished in the spring of 2018 to make room for new senior dorms, which are currently being constructed.

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The 2010 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in last place. Later it was revealed that the Blue Hose had used an ineligible player and their two wins were vacated.

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The 2008 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Bentley and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in last place.

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The 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team will represent Presbyterian College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by third-year head coach Tommy Spangler, in his second stint as PC head coach, as he coached the Blue Hose from 2001–06. The Blue Hose will play their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium in their 13th and final season as members of the Big South Conference.

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References

  1. ↑ "Johnson Field At Old Bailey Stadium". GoBlueHose.com.
  2. ↑ "Presbyterian College Football - 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Presbyterian College Athletics.

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