North End Park

North End Park
Tenants
Colliers Den
Location	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Coordinates	56°06′52″N 3°20′34″W / 56.1144°N 3.3428°W / 56.1144; -3.3428Coordinates: 56°06′52″N 3°20′34″W / 56.1144°N 3.3428°W / 56.1144; -3.3428
Surface	Grass
Opened	1888
Closed	1917 (stadium)
Cowdenbeath F.C. (1888–1917) Hearts of Beath

North End Park, also known as Colliers Den, is a disused playing field in Cowdenbeath. Between 1888 and 1917 the site was a football ground and the home venue of Cowdenbeath F.C.. It was later used by Fife amateur club Hearts of Beath, before the site was sold for development.

History

Cowdenbeath moved to North End Park from their previous ground, Jubilee Park, in 1888.^[1] A stand was built on the northern side of the pitch, but the pitch was later rotated 45º to allow for the creation of a whippet racing track. The original stand remained in place and an open seated stand was later built on the south-eastern side of the pitch.^[1]

Cowdenbeath joined the Division Two of the Scottish Football League in 1905, and the first SFL match was played at North End Park on 19 August 1905, a 1–0 win over Leith Athletic. In 1917 the club moved to Central Park. As the SFL had been suspended since 1915 due to World War I, the final league match at the ground had been played on 20 February 1915, a 2–1 win over Clydebank.^[1] After Cowdenbeath left the site, it became a playing field and continued to be used for football.

In 2013 Fife Council gave permission for a supermarket to be built on the site, with a replacement football facility being built in nearby Lumphinnans.^[2] Although the new facility was built and Hearts of Beath moved to the new site,^[3] Tesco pulled out of building the supermarket,^[4] selling the site to a property developer in August 2015.^[5]

References

1 2 3 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p205 ISBN 0954783042
↑ Plans for Cowdenbeath superstore and sports hub get the go-ahead The Courier, 13 September 2013
↑ Inquiry call as £1m facility is set to open Central Fife Times, 25 September 2015
↑ Tesco in talks over sale of abandoned Cowdenbeath site The Courier, 4 May 2015
↑ North End site sold and move could mean jobs Central Fife Times, 21 August 2015

Cowdenbeath Football Club

Club	Players Managers

Ground	North End Park Central Park

Rivalries	Fife derby Fife Cup

Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13

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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