New Ralston Park

New Ralston Park
Tenants
Location	Paisley, Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′45″N 4°24′13″W / 55.8457°N 4.4035°W / 55.8457; -4.4035Coordinates: 55°50′45″N 4°24′13″W / 55.8457°N 4.4035°W / 55.8457; -4.4035
Owner	Paisley Town Council
Record attendance	7,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1909
Closed	1920
Abercorn (1909–1920)

New Ralston Park was a football ground in Paisley, Scotland. It was the home ground of Abercorn during their third decade in the Scottish Football League.

History

Abercorn moved to the ground in 1909 from the Old Ralston Park, which was located directly to the east on the other side of the Lady Burn.^[1] A 520-capacity wooden stand was built on the north-western side of the pitch, and the pavilion that had been part of Old Ralston Park (and now in the north-east corner of the new ground) continued to be used.^[1]

The first league match at New Ralston Park was played on 11 September 1909, with 2,000 spectators watching Abercorn winning 2–1 against Ayr Parkhouse, who had also been their final opponents at Old Ralston Park.^[1] The ground's record attendance of 7,000 was set for a Scottish Qualifying Cup game against Nithsdale Wanderers on 30 November 1912, with Abercorn winning 1–0.^[1]

Abercorn remained at the ground until 1920, although the final SFL game at New Ralston Park was played on 6 March 1915 with Abercorn drawing 1–1 against Leith Athletic; the league was subsequently suspended due to World War I. In 1920 the club's lease on the ground was ended at the behest of Paisley Town Council. This was ostensibly in order to build an ice rink, which did not happen for another four years. It was long accused that Paisley rivals St Mirren had used their connections with the town council to kill off their rivals.^[2] Unable to secure another ground within the town, this effectively spelled the end of Abercorn.^[3] The site was later used for a skating rink and is now a car park.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p207, ISBN 0954783042
↑ Abercorn FC – back from the dead! Daily Record, 6 December 2010
↑ Bob Crampsey (1990) The First 100 Years, Scottish Football League, p291 ISBN 0-9516433-0-4

Abercorn Football Club

The club	Players

Grounds	Underwood Park Old Ralston Park New Ralston Park

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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