Rosebery Park
Encyclopedia
Rosebery Park was a football ground in the Oatlands
district of Glasgow
, Scotland
, which was demolished as a result of the M74 motorway extension. The ground was located on the south-west side of Toryglen Street, near Polmadie Road.
The ground was the home location of the Shawfield
team until their demise in 1960, although between 1926 and 1928 it was sometimes used by Pollok
, prior to their move to Newlandsfield Park
. The venue was also used to host Glasgow school and amateur cup finals. It had not hosted football for a number of years as it had become contaminated by Chrome waste from factories.
Oatlands, Glasgow
Oatlands is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Until recently, the area was characterised by four-storey sandstone tenements built at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th...
district of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, which was demolished as a result of the M74 motorway extension. The ground was located on the south-west side of Toryglen Street, near Polmadie Road.
The ground was the home location of the Shawfield
Shawfield F.C.
Shawfield were a Scottish football team that competed in the Scottish Junior set-up and won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1946-47. There are also a number of references to them being called Shawfield Juniors....
team until their demise in 1960, although between 1926 and 1928 it was sometimes used by Pollok
Pollok F.C.
Pollok Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Newlands in the southside of the city of Glasgow. They are one of the biggest football clubs operating in Scottish Junior football, regularly attracting crowds of around 550, more than many clubs in the third division and even some in the...
, prior to their move to Newlandsfield Park
Newlandsfield Park
Newlandsfield Park is the home of Pollok Football Club and is located in the Newlands area of Glasgow, immediately adjacent to the Pollokshaws East railway station. It has a capacity of 4000 , and was opened for the 1928-29 season.-References:...
. The venue was also used to host Glasgow school and amateur cup finals. It had not hosted football for a number of years as it had become contaminated by Chrome waste from factories.
External links
- Oatlands Proposed Residential Masterplan 2008, including M74 extension (large pdf file; Rosebery Park is located to the south of the development boundary, near the urban woodland)
- Video-clip of derelict ground from 1998