 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(February 2016) |
Ralston is St Mirren F.C.'s training centre, located at Ralston, Paisley, in Scotland. The complex houses the club's training and youth facilities. The complex is signposted off Glasgow Road, Paisley, and sits beside Ralston Community Centre off Bathgo Avenue. Postcode for the complex is PA1 3EA
The training ground is based at Allanton playing fields in Ralston. Situated on Paisley Road West The 3.7-hectare site has an astroturf pitch, a grass playing area to SPL standard for the first team to train on and the first team headquarters, including a dressing room, physio room and boot room. The development also features meeting rooms, a media suite and an analysis room, as well as offices for the manager and other staff, a gym, the players’ lounge and restaurant and the youth academy headquarters. The complex cost around one million pounds to create and is completely owned by St Mirren F.C.
When plans to create the complex were announced, several people in Ralston opposed the move and launched an action group against it. [1] They believed they would be affected with car parking, floodlights, foul language, loss of privacy and excess traffic. The group failed in their actions and the ground was completed in 2009. [2]
Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Paisley is a town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde.
The University of the West of Scotland, formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Blantyre, Dumfries and Ayr, as well as a campus in London, England. The present institution dates from August 2007, following the merger of the University of Paisley with Bell College, Hamilton. It can trace its roots to the late 19th century, and has undergone numerous name changes and mergers over the last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the west of Scotland region.
Ralston is a small, suburban settlement in Renfrewshire, Scotland, being part of the greater town of Paisley. The district straddles the A761, the main dual-carriageway between Renfrewshire and the City of Glasgow.
St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, that competes in the Scottish Premiership after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. Founded in 1877, the team has two nicknames, the Buddies and the Saints.
Abercorn Football Club was a football club based in Paisley, Scotland. The club were members of the Scottish Football League from 1890 until 1915 and folded in 1920. Abercorn were founder members of the Scottish Football League, but eventually could not compete with local rivals St Mirren. During their time in the SFL the club played at Underwood Park, Old Ralston Park and New Ralston Park. Their colours were blue and white stripes.
St Mirren Park, more commonly known as Love Street, was a football stadium located on Love Street in Paisley, Scotland. At one time the stadium was capable of accommodating almost 50,000 spectators, however in its final years it had an all-seated capacity of 10,800. Until its closure in 2009, it was the home ground of St Mirren F.C..
Broxburn Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Broxburn in West Lothian. They play their home games at Albyn Park. The team currently competes in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, the sixth tier of Scottish football, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.
Ferguslie Park is a residential suburb at the north-west extremity of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is bordered by the town of Linwood to the west and Glasgow Airport to the north. Ferguslie Park has history of being among the most deprived communities in Scotland. Attempts have been made at regeneration despite significant challenges.
Anthony Charles Fitzpatrick is a Scottish former football player and manager. He made a record 351 league appearances for St Mirren in two spells, playing for Bristol City in the two intervening seasons.
The Ormeau Road is a road in south Belfast, the largest city in Northern Ireland. Ormeau Park is adjacent to it. It forms part of the A24.
Lennoxtown Training Centre is Celtic F.C.'s training centre, located at Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire in Scotland. The complex houses the club's training and educational facilities.
St Mirren Park, also known as The Simple Digital Arena and The SMISA Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Paisley, Scotland. It is the home of St Mirren. The stadium is the sixth home of the club and replaced Love Street.
Graham Carey is an Irish professional footballer. He plays as a left sided attacking midfielder for CSKA Sofia.
Westmarch was a football stadium located on Greenhill Road in Ferguslie Park, Paisley, Scotland. It was the home ground of St Mirren from 1883 to 1894.
John McGinn is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Scotland national team. McGinn previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his full international debut in March 2016, representing Scotland at UEFA Euro 2020.
Hibernian Training Centre is the training ground for Hibernian FC, in Ormiston, East Lothian. The training ground houses both the first team and the youth academy.
Officially Ciudad Deportiva Wanda Atlético de Madrid, is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club, Atlético Madrid. It was officially opened on 13 September 1995.
New Ralston Park was a football ground in Paisley, Scotland. It was the home ground of Abercorn during their third decade in the Scottish Football League.
Toryglen Regional Football Centre is a facility for football in the Toryglen area of Glasgow, Scotland. The complex was completed in 2009 and is situated close to the national stadium, Hampden Park.
Coordinates: 55°50′39″N4°22′29″W / 55.8443°N 4.3748°W
  | This article related to sport in Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |