Chapelhill Park

Chapelhill Park
Tenants
Location	Clackmannan, Scotland
Coordinates	56°06′12″N 3°44′56″W / 56.1034°N 3.7489°W / 56.1034; -3.7489Coordinates: 56°06′12″N 3°44′56″W / 56.1034°N 3.7489°W / 56.1034; -3.7489
Surface	Grass
Opened	1886
Clackmannan F.C. (1886–1931)

Chapelhill Park was a football ground in Clackmannan, Scotland. It was the home ground of Clackmannan F.C. from 1886 until they folded in 1931.

History

Clackmannan F.C. moved to Chapelhill Park in 1886, and built a pavilion in the south-west corner of the ground in 1892.^[1] In 1921 the club were elected to Division Two of the Scottish Football League, and subsequently erected a 400-seat stand.

The first SFL match at Chapelhill Park was played on 27 August 1921, with Clackmannan beaten 2–1 by Alloa Athletic in front of 3,500 spectators, which remained the club's highest recorded home attendance during their time in the league.^[1] After dropping out of the SFL at the end of the 1921–22 season, the club returned to the SFL when they joined Division Three in 1923. In 1925 Chapelhill Park was closed by the authorities following crowd trouble at a Scottish Qualifying Cup match between Clackmannan and Peebles Rovers, which had been played at Central Park in Cowdenbeath. As a result, Clackmannan's home match against Brechin City on 15 November was played at Recreation Park in nearby Alloa.^[1]

When the division was disbanded at the end of the 1925–26 season the club left the league for a second time. The final SFL match at Chapelhill Park was played on 24 April 1926, a 3–3 draw with Leith Athletic.^[1] Clackmannan folded in 1931, but the ground remained in use until after World War II, before the site was used for housing.^[1] A road through the estate was named Chapelhill.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p164 ISBN 0954783042

Football venues in Scotland

National Stadium	Hampden Park

Premiership	Caledonian Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Firhill Stadium Fir Park McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park Tannadice Park Tynecastle Stadium Victoria Park (Dingwall)

Championship	Almondvale Stadium Cappielow Dumbarton Football Stadium Easter Road Falkirk Stadium Ibrox Stadium Palmerston Park Recreation Park (Alloa) St Mirren Park Stark's Park

League One	Balmoor Central Park Cliftonhill East End Park Excelsior Stadium Glebe Park Ochilview Park Somerset Park Stair Park Station Park (Forfar)

League Two	Bayview Stadium Borough Briggs Broadwood Stadium Forthbank Stadium Galabank Gayfield Park Hampden Park Links Park Ochilview Park Shielfield Park

Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Dudgeon Park Grant Park Grant Street Park Harlaw Park Harmsworth Park The Haughs Kynoch Park Mackessack Park Mosset Park North Lodge Park Princess Royal Park Seafield Park Station Park (Nairn) Victoria Park (Buckie)

Lowland Football League	Ainslie Park Broadwood Stadium Forthbank Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Lochburn Park Meadowbank Stadium Netherdale Pennypit Park Raydale Park Yarrow Park

East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Whitestone Park

South of Scotland Football League	Galabank Palmerston Park

North Caledonian Football League	The Pickaquoy Centre

Junior football	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Creamery Park Guy's Meadow Dunterlie Park Hannah Park Hillhead Centre Lister Park Lochburn Park Millburn Park New Pebble Park Newlandsfield Park Newtown Park Petershill Park Portland Park (Troon) Prestonfield Ravenscraig Stadium Spain Park Valefield Park Volunteer Park

Other	Cathkin Park (second) Lesser Hampden Parkside Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility

Defunct stadiums, closed before 1914	Barrowfield Park Beechwood Park Braehead Park Carolina Port Cathkin Park (first) Celtic Park (first) Dalziel Park Dunterlie Park (first) East Dock Street Hamilton Crescent Hampden Park (first) Hawkhill Hibernian Park Hyde Park Ibrox Park (first) Langlands Park Meadowside New Logie Green Old Ralston Park Springvale Park Underwood Park West Craigie Park Westmarch Whitefield Park

Defunct stadiums, closed 1914–1945	Ardencaple Park Beresford Park Chancelot Park Clune Park Clydeholm Dunterlie Park (second) Forthbank Park Kimmeter Park Green Kintail Park Marine Gardens Meadow Park (Coatbridge) Merchiston Park Mill Park North End Park New Powderhall New Ralston Park Newfield Park Old Logie Green Portland Park (Galston) Recreation Grounds Recreation Park (Lochgelly) Royal Gymnasium Ground Sports Park Tontine Park

Defunct stadiums, closed since 1945	Adamslie Park Allan Park Annfield Stadium Bayview Park Boghead Park Brockville Park Broomfield Park Chapelhill Park City Park Crawick Holm Douglas Park Duckburn Park Everholm Stadium Firs Park Kilbowie Park Kingsmills Park Love Street Meadow Park (Dumbarton) Muirton Park New Meadowbank Old Meadowbank Raploch Park Rosebery Park Shawfield Stadium Telford Street Park

Proposed stadiums	Calder Park New Aberdeen Stadium

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