Stadiums · Scottish Highlands
West Craigie Park
West Craigie Park in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
West Craigie Park is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
West Craigie Park was a football ground in Dundee, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dundee Our Boys from 1882 until they merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee F.C. in 1893. It was used as the home ground of the new club until the end of 1893.
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Background
History
Dundee Our Boys moved to West Craigie Park in 1882 after buying some farmland directly to the west of their previous Baxter Park ground. A stand was built, but burnt down in 1892. Until a replacement was built, a wooden hut was used as the changing rooms. It was used to host the final of the Forfarshire Cup in 1885–86 and 1886–87. In 1893 Dundee Our Boys merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee, with the new club playing at West Craigie Park. Dundee joined the Scottish Football League later in the year, and the first SFL match was played at the ground on 12 August 1893 with 5,000 watching a 3–3 draw with Rangers. However, the club only played six more games at the ground before moving to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.4703, -2.9560
- District
- Dundee City
- Postcode
- DD4 6RW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dundee Central
- Established
- 1882
Sources
- wikidata: Q21003985 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Craigie Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Craigie Park?
- West Craigie Park is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD4 6RW).
- When was West Craigie Park built?
- Built or established in 1882.
- Who owns West Craigie Park?
- West Craigie Park is owned by | surface = Grass.
- How do I get to West Craigie Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD4 6RW. It sits within the Dundee Central parliamentary constituency.