Clydeholm
  Clydeholm Location within West Dunbartonshire | |
| Location | Clydebank, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°53′34″N 4°23′17″W / 55.8928°N 4.3880°W |
| Record attendance | 22,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1963 |
| Tenants | |
| Clydebank F.C. (1914–1931) | |
Clydeholm was a football and greyhound racing stadium in Clydebank, Scotland. It was the home ground of the first Clydebank F.C. to play in the Scottish Football League.
History
[edit]Clydebank F.C. was founded in 1914, and acquired a ten-year lease on a site directly to the west of Yoker railway station.[1] The new club was immediately elected into the Division Two of the Scottish Football League, and the first SFL match was played at Clydeholm on 16 August 1914, a 3–1 win over East Stirlingshire.
The ground's record league attendance of 22,000 was set for a match against Rangers on 13 November 1920, with the away team winning 4–2.[1] It was equalled for the home match against Rangers at the start of the following season, with Rangers winning 7–1, Clydebank's record home defeat at the ground.[1]
In 1925 a new grandstand was erected on the south-western side of the pitch. A greyhound racing track was installed, with the first race taking place on 15 May 1930.[2] Clydebank resigned from the SFL in July 1931 – their final SFL match at Clydeholm was a 5–1 defeat by Raith Rovers on 25 April 1931.[1] Although the club folded in the same year, the ground continued to be used for greyhound racing. During World War II it was used to house a temporary mortuary, which was destroyed on the first night of the Clydebank Blitz in March 1941.[3]
The final greyhound racing meeting took place on 28 November 1963.[4] The stadium was subsequently demolished and the site used to build a shopping centre and housing,[3] with one of the roads through it named Clydeholm Terrace.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p168 ISBN 0954783042
- ^ Clydeholm Greyhound Stadium Greyhound Derby
- ^ a b Greyhound Racing West Dunbartonshire Council
- ^ Scottish Independent 'Flapping' Tracks Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Greyhound Racing History