Bellslea Park

Bellslea Park
Construction
Bellslea Park, overlooked by Fraserburgh South Kirk
Location	Seaforth Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Owner	Fraserburgh F.C.
Record attendance	5,800 v Heart of Midlothian 13 February 1954
Field size	109 x 66 yards^[1]
Built	1909
Tenants
Fraserburgh F.C. (1910–present)

Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh F.C.. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated.^[1]

History

Fraserburgh F.C. was formed in 1910 and have always played their home games at Bellslea Park.^[1]^[2] Prior to when the football club played their games at the ground, the site was a public park and hosted football games of other local clubs from around the town.^[2] In 1909, maintenance work began and a perimeter wall was added around the site. The first match played on the ground was in December 1909 in a match between Fraserburgh Thistle and Ellon United in the Aberdeenshire Cup.^[2]

Fraserburgh's record attendance at Bellslea Park came in February 1954 when 5,800 spectators watched the club take on Heart of Midlothian of Edinburgh in the second round of the Scottish Cup. The home side lost 3–0 to the top division side.^[1]

Transport

The nearest railway station to the ground is in Aberdeen, around 37.5 miles (60.4 km) to the south of the town.

References

1 2 3 4 Fraserburgh F.C., The Scottish Highland Football League. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
1 2 3 Fraserburgh Football Club History Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Fraserburgh F.C.. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links

Bellslea Park at soccerway.com

Football venues in Scotland

National Stadium	Hampden Park

Premiership	Caledonian Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Firhill Stadium Fir Park Ibrox Stadium McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park Tynecastle Stadium Victoria Park (Dingwall)

Championship	Cappielow Dumbarton Football Stadium East End Park Easter Road Falkirk Stadium Palmerston Park Somerset Park St Mirren Park Stark's Park Tannadice Park

League One	Almondvale Stadium Balmoor Bayview Stadium Cliftonhill Excelsior Stadium Glebe Park Hampden Park Ochilview Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Stair Park

League Two	Borough Briggs Broadwood Stadium Central Park Forthbank Stadium Galabank Gayfield Park Links Park Meadowbank Stadium Shielfield Park Station Park (Forfar)

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 Albert Park Broadwood Stadium Forthbank Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Netherdale Ochilview Park Pennypit Park Raydale Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Yarrow Park

East of Scotland Football League	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 Prestonfield Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park Spain Park Valefield Park Volunteer Park

Other	Aberdeen Sports Village Cathkin Park (second) Lesser Hampden Oriam Parkside Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Toryglen Regional Football Centre

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 Titwood 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 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

Coordinates: 57°41′24.08″N 2°0′14.29″W / 57.6900222°N 2.0039694°W / 57.6900222; -2.0039694

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.