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Lochgelly United moved to
Recreation Park from Reids Park in 1894, leasing it from the Lochgelly Recreation Company. A grandstand (possibly brought from Reids Park) was erected on the northern side of the pitch and there was an embankment in the south-western corner of the ground. The club were
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82:
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Lochgelly United folded in 1928, but the ground continued to be used for football until 1934, when the site was used for housing.
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in 1914, and their first SFL match at
Recreation Park was played on 15 August 1914, a 4â0 defeat by local rivals
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when
Division Three was disbanded; the last SFL match at Recreation Park was on 24 April 1926, a 1â1 draw with
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The
Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888â2005
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on 21 February 1920. The club left the SFL at the end of the
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The ground's record attendance of 10,000 was set for a
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16:Former sports ground in Lochgelly, Scotland
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205:from 1910 until the club folded in 1928.
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271:Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005)
873:North Caledonian Football Association
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969:Defunct stadiums, closed before 1914
955:Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
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1828:Defunct football venues in Scotland
1251:Defunct stadiums, closed since 1945
1853:1934 disestablishments in Scotland
1120:Defunct stadiums, closed 1914â1945
14:
1807:SJFA East Region Central Division
960:Toryglen Regional Football Centre
792:South of Scotland Football League
810:West of Scotland Football League
739:East of Scotland Football League
608:2024â25 Highland Football League
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31:
1848:1910 establishments in Scotland
1838:Scottish Football League venues
661:2024â25 Lowland Football League
214:elected to Division Two of the
1540:Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
1:
201:. It was the home ground of
117:Lochgelly Recreation Company
1802:Fife Junior Football League
1227:Recreation Park (Lochgelly)
320:Football venues in Scotland
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1771:Recreation Park, Lochgelly
1689:Rosyth Dockyard Recreation
689:Dumbarton Football Stadium
500:Dumbarton Football Stadium
275:, Yore Publications, p211
762:Meggetland Sports Complex
229:third-round game against
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1177:Meadow Park (Coatbridge)
216:Scottish Football League
1502:East of Scotland League
1338:Meadow Park (Dumbarton)
1152:Dunterlie Park (second)
904:Aberdeen Sports Village
724:Recreation Park (Alloa)
1545:Kirkcaldy & Dysart
1517:Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1232:Royal Gymnasium Ground
1016:Dunterlie Park (first)
651:Victoria Park (Buckie)
1843:Sports venues in Fife
1833:Lochgelly United F.C.
935:Cathkin Park (second)
1710:Inverkeithing United
1568:Kennoway Star Hearts
1563:Burntisland Shipyard
1460:Dunfermline Athletic
1399:New Aberdeen Stadium
1036:Hampden Park (first)
1001:Cathkin Park (first)
886:The Pickaquoy Centre
419:2024â25 Championship
52:Location within Fife
1626:Kingdom of Fife AFA
1535:Crossgates Primrose
1378:Telford Street Park
1162:Kimmeter Park Green
1006:Celtic Park (first)
858:Ravenscraig Stadium
646:Princess Royal Park
346:2024â25 Premiership
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23:
1674:Lochgelly Amateurs
1512:Dundonald Bluebell
1510:Premier Division:
1343:Meadowbank Stadium
1222:Recreation Grounds
1056:Ibrox Park (first)
848:Newlandsfield Park
578:Meadowbank Stadium
545:2024â25 League Two
495:Caledonian Stadium
482:2024â25 League One
427:Almondvale Stadium
98:56.1277°N 3.3151°W
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1715:Steelend Victoria
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1527:St Andrews United
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1101:West Craigie Park
1031:Hamilton Crescent
833:Excelsior Stadium
704:Islecroft Stadium
694:Excelsior Stadium
674:Broadwood Stadium
573:Forthbank Stadium
442:Excelsior Stadium
384:Pittodrie Stadium
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183:
132:Record attendance
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1700:Ballingry Rovers
1679:Lochgelly United
1664:Kirkcaldy United
1581:Lochgelly Albert
1579:Third Division:
1533:First Division:
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1427:
1420:
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1268:Annfield Stadium
1202:New Ralston Park
1081:Old Ralston Park
1021:East Dock Street
976:Barrowfield Park
583:New Douglas Park
520:New Central Park
490:Balmoral Stadium
462:New Douglas Park
328:National Stadium
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203:Lochgelly United
187:Recreation Park
178:Lochgelly United
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103:56.1277; -3.3151
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1780:
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1705:Hearts of Beath
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1630:
1613:
1600:Midlands League
1590:
1550:Lochore Welfare
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1481:
1444:
1438:
1408:
1403:
1387:
1328:Kingsmills Park
1293:Chapelhill Park
1288:Broomfield Park
1283:Brockville Park
1246:
1212:Old Logie Green
1182:Merchiston Park
1127:Ardencaple Park
1115:
1111:Whitefield Park
1086:Springvale Park
1076:New Logie Green
964:
923:
909:Hillhead Centre
896:Junior football
890:
867:
853:Petershill Park
804:
786:
782:Whitestone Park
733:
729:Shielfield Park
699:Falkirk Stadium
655:
631:Harmsworth Park
602:
588:New Dundas Park
563:Bayview Stadium
539:
535:Recreation Park
530:Palmerston Park
476:
452:Firhill Stadium
447:Falkirk Stadium
413:
404:Tynecastle Park
340:
322:
317:
287:
286:
270:
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211:
102:
100:
96:
93:
88:
85:
83:
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80:
56:
55:
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46:Recreation Park
43:
22:Recreation Park
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11:
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1766:North End Park
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1507:
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1498:
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1490:
1487:Lowland League
1483:
1482:
1480:
1479:
1473:
1467:
1462:
1458:Championship:
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1453:
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1439:
1437:
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1429:
1422:
1414:
1405:
1404:
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1401:
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1393:
1389:
1388:
1386:
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1383:Voluntary Park
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1358:Old Meadowbank
1355:
1353:New Meadowbank
1350:
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1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1197:New Powderhall
1194:
1192:North End Park
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1172:Marine Gardens
1169:
1164:
1159:
1157:Forthbank Park
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1137:Chancelot Park
1134:
1132:Beresford Park
1129:
1123:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1091:Underwood Park
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1046:Hibernian Park
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1026:Govandale Park
1023:
1018:
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1008:
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993:
988:
983:
981:Beechwood Park
978:
972:
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942:
940:Lesser Hampden
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869:
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835:
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828:Dunterlie Park
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820:
818:Bellsdale Park
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812:
806:
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802:
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794:
788:
787:
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784:
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777:Volunteer Park
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568:Borough Briggs
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525:Ochilview Park
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399:Tannadice Park
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394:St Mirren Park
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379:McDiarmid Park
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235:1925â26 season
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143:120 x 80 yards
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1741:East End Park
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1618:Amateur teams
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1573:Oakley United
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1556:
1555:Thornton Hibs
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1369:
1368:Rosebery Park
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1349:
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1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1323:Kilbowie Park
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1313:Duckburn Park
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
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1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1258:Adamslie Park
1256:
1255:
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1249:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1217:Portland Park
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1207:Newfield Park
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
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1175:
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1125:
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1112:
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1102:
1099:
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1092:
1089:
1087:
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1082:
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1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
996:Carolina Port
994:
992:
991:Burnbank Park
989:
987:
986:Braehead Park
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
971:
967:
961:
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878:
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864:
861:
859:
856:
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851:
849:
846:
844:
843:Millburn Park
841:
839:
838:Lochburn Park
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
815:
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783:
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778:
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767:Pennypit Park
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763:
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758:
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752:Creamery Park
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1785:Other topics
1770:
1761:Bayview Park
1751:Stark's Park
1736:Central Park
1475:League Two:
1471:Kelty Hearts
1469:League One:
1465:Raith Rovers
1440:Football in
1363:Raploch Park
1348:Muirton Park
1308:Douglas Park
1303:Crawick Holm
1278:Boghead Park
1273:Bayview Park
1242:Tontine Park
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1167:Kintail Park
1066:Kinning Park
1011:Dalziel Park
881:Claggan Park
863:Saracen Park
823:Beltane Park
772:Prestonfield
719:Raydale Park
714:Newtown Park
679:Central Park
598:Station Park
553:Ainslie Park
472:Stark's Park
457:Hampden Park
336:Hampden Park
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231:Third Lanark
227:Scottish Cup
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1746:Humbug Park
1494:Cowdenbeath
1333:Love Street
1237:Sports Park
914:Lister Park
757:Humbug Park
747:Albert Park
684:Cliftonhill
641:Mosset Park
636:Kynoch Park
364:Easter Road
354:Celtic Park
239:Solway Star
220:Cowdenbeath
180:(1910â1928)
101: /
76:Coordinates
1822:Categories
1792:Fife derby
1522:Glenrothes
1263:Allan Park
1142:Clune Park
1071:Meadowside
919:Links Park
800:Stair Park
669:Netherdale
626:Glebe Park
593:Stair Park
515:Links Park
389:Rugby Park
281:0954783042
248:References
193:ground in
140:Field size
86:56°07â˛40âłN
1858:Lochgelly
1659:Kirkcaldy
1642:East Fife
1477:East Fife
1318:Firs Park
1298:City Park
1187:Mill Park
1147:Clydeholm
1106:Westmarch
1051:Hyde Park
432:Cappielow
359:Dens Park
195:Lochgelly
89:3°18â˛54âłW
65:Lochgelly
1797:Fife Cup
1775:Historic
1698:Junior:
1694:Townhill
1669:Lassodie
1657:Senior:
1586:Newburgh
1061:Inchview
1041:Hawkhill
950:Parkside
505:Galabank
369:Fir Park
199:Scotland
191:football
123:Capacity
69:Scotland
61:Location
1755:Current
1609:Tayport
1096:Titwood
558:Balmoor
209:History
172:Tenants
148:Surface
1724:Venues
1684:Rosyth
1596:Junior
709:K-Park
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189:was a
164:Closed
156:Opened
135:10,000
127:15,000
1624:See:
1602:teams
1504:teams
1489:teams
1452:teams
945:Oriam
928:Other
151:Grass
114:Owner
1450:SPFL
1442:Fife
277:ISBN
167:1934
159:1910
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