Beresford Park

Beresford Park
Construction
Location	Ayr, Scotland
Surface	Grass
Opened	1884
Closed	1926
Demolished	1926
Tenants

Ayr FC Ayr Parkhouse FC Ayr United FC Reserves^[1]	1884 – 1888 1888 – 1910 1910 – 1926

Beresford Park was a former football stadium in town of Ayr in Scotland. The ground was the former home of Scottish Football League teams Ayr FC and Ayr Parkhouse before their merger to form Ayr United FC. The ground was located in the centre of the town, adjacent to Burns statue square, where the current Odeon cinema stands. Parkhouse street and Beresford Terrace now stand on the former site of the stadium named after Ayr Parkhouse FC, former tenants of the ground and the ground itself respectively.

Ayr FC

Ayr FC moved to Beresford Park from Springvale Park in 1884 where they stayed until 1888, when they moved to Somerset Park, current home of Ayr United, taking the grandstand and clubhouse with them.^[1] Ayr FC moved from Beresford Park as the Annual Ayr Cattle Show, that was hosted at Beresford Park had been booked earlier than usual, clashing with the clubs clash with the FA Cup holders Aston Villa.^[1]

Ayr Parkhouse FC

When Ayr FC moved to Somerset Park, Ayr Parkhouse FC moved from their home at the "Old Racecourse" in the Seafield area of the town. Ayr Parkhouse FC remained at Beresford Park until the merger with Ayr FC in 1910.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "History of Somerset Park". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

Ayr United Football Club

Players Managers Current season

Club	History Honours Records and statistics Seasons

Stadia	Beresford Park Somerset Park

Rivalry	Ayrshire derby

Notable matches	1990 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2002 Scottish League Cup Final

Related articles	Ayr F.C. (Merger of Ayr Academicals F.C. and Ayr Thistle F.C.) Ayr Parkhouse F.C.

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

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