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Springvale Park
Springvale Park was a football ground in the Cowlairs area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was the home ground of Cowlairs F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League. History The ground was opened in 1890 when Cowlairs moved from Gourlay Park prior to the start of the first Scottish Football League season.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p221, It was located on Cowlairs Road to the east of the Cowlairs railway works. The first league game at the stadium was played on 23 August 1890, with Cowlairs beating Vale of Leven 3–2. The highest league attendance at the ground was probably the 2,500 who watched Cowlairs lose 5–0 to Celtic on 29 April 1891, with the likely record attendance being 6,000 for a Glasgow Cup semi-final game against Celtic on 27 October 1894. By then the stadium had an open seated stand on the northern side of the pitch, a pavilion c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowlairs
Cowlairs is an area in the Scottish city of Glasgow, part of the wider Springburn district of the city. It is situated north of the River Clyde, between central Springburn to the east and Possilpark to the west. Administratively, in the 21st century Cowlairs is divided by the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line railway tracks (which played a crucial role in its history), with streets to the west of the lines falling under Glasgow City Council's Canal ward, and those to the east within the Springburn/Robroyston ward. History Until the 19th century, the area was a country estate centred around Cowlairs House,Cowlairs Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry, 1878 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic F
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia ** Celts (modern) * Celtic languages ** Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music * Celtic nations Sports Football clubs * Celtic F.C., a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow **Celtic F.C. Women *Bangor Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Belfast Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct * Blantyre Celtic F.C., Scottish, defunct * Bloemfontein Celtic F.C., South African * Castlebar Celtic F.C., Irish * Celtic F.C. (Jersey City), United States, defunct *Celtic FC America, from Houston, Texas *Celtic Nation F.C., English, defunct * Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., English * Cork Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Cwmbran Celtic F.C., Welsh *Derry Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Donegal Celtic F.C., Northern Irish * Dungiven Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Farsley Celtic F.C., English * Leicester Celtic A.F.C., Irish * Lurgan Celtic F.C., Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springburn
Springburn ( gd, Allt an Fhuairainn) is an inner-city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, made up of generally working-class households. Springburn developed from a rural hamlet at the beginning of the 19th century. Its industrial expansion began with the establishment of a chemical works by Charles Tennant on the newly opened Monkland Canal at nearby St. Rollox in 1799, which later became part of the United Alkali Company. Later in the 19th century, the construction of railway lines through the area led to the establishment of railway works and the village became a parish in its own right. The Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway first opened in 1831 to supply the St. Rollox Chemical Works and the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway was opened in 1842. Later, the City Union Line was extended to Springburn in 1871, and the Hamiltonhill Branch Line opened in 1894. Initially located outside the Glasgow boundary, the core area was eventually absorbed by the city in 1872 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Football Venues In Scotland
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springburn Railway Station
Springburn railway station serves the Springburn district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is north of Glasgow Queen Street (High level) station on the Cumbernauld Line and is a terminus of the Springburn branch, a spur from Bellgrove station, on the North Clyde Line. The station was first built by the City of Glasgow Union Railway, whose branch line from opened to goods traffic in 1875. A station building was designed by the engineer James Carswell in 1875 and was opened in 1887, when passenger traffic then began operating.Railscot Chronology - City of Glasgow Union Railway ''Railscot''; Retrieved 2014-01-27 Initially built as a terminus, two through platforms were added shortly afterwards by the company when they gained running powers over the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Queen Street railway station (geograph 6687389).jpg , caption = Main entrance in 2020 , borough = Glasgow , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 9 (2 on low level) , code = GLQ , zone = G1 , transit_authority = SPT , original = Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (High Level)Glasgow City and District Railway (Low Level) , pregroup = North British Railway , postgroup = LNER , years = , events = High Level Station openedButt (1995), page 103 , years1 = 15 March 1886 , events1 = Low Level Station opened , years2 = 2017 (Refurbished station) , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road. Station usage figures saw a large decrease in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , mapframe = yes , mapframe-zoom = 14 Glasgow Queen Street ( gd, Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee Wanderers F
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries, gave Dundee its epithet as the city of "jute, jam and journalism". Today, Dundee is promoted as "One City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894–95 Scottish Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1894–95. Overview Hearts won the Scottish Division One. Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game. Scottish League Division One Scottish League Division Two See also *1894–95 in Scottish football The 1894–95 season in Scottish football was the 22nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the fifth season of the Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-profession ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Scottish Football League 1894-95 1894-95 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Cup
The Glasgow Cup is a football tournament open to teams from Glasgow, Scotland. Operated by the Glasgow Football Association, it was competed for annually by senior Glasgow clubs from 1887 until 1989. It is now (since the 2019–20 amended rules) competed for between the senior teams of Clyde, Partick Thistle and Queen's Park and the youth teams of Celtic and Rangers, and has used both knockout and round robin formats to determine the finalists. The cup was dominated by the city's Old Firm rivals, Rangers and Celtic, who won the competition 44 times and 29 times respectively (including one shared win) while it was a senior competition. Only five times did the final not feature either Rangers or Celtic (1889, 1915, 1946, 1947, and 1989). The advent of European football led to the Glasgow Cup becoming less valued, and the tournament did not take place at all or was not finished several times in its later years. Since it was reinstated for youth teams, Rangers have won a fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Of Leven F
A vale is a type of valley. Vale may also refer to: Places Georgia * Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region Norway * Våle, a historic municipality Portugal * Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira Romania * Vale, a village in Aluniş Commune, Cluj County * Vale, a village in Toplița city, Harghita County * Vale ( hu, Vále, link=no), a village in Săliște town, Sibiu County United Kingdom * Vale, Guernsey, a parish in Guernsey * Vale of Glamorgan, a county borough in South Wales, commonly referred to as "The Vale" * Vale of Leven, an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, also knownas "The Vale" United States * Vale, Avery County, North Carolina * Vail, Colorado * Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina * Vale, Oregon * Vale, South Dakota * Vale, West Virginia * Vale Summit, Maryland * Vale Township, Butte County, South Dakota * Vale Tunnel, Raytown, Missouri * Lyman Estate, known as "The Vale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland (NLS) ( gd, Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba, sco, Naitional Leebrar o Scotland) is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. As one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom, it is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). There are over 24 million items held at the Library in various formats including books, annotated manuscripts and first-drafts, postcards, photographs, and newspapers. The library is also home to Scotland's Moving Image Archive, a collection of over 46,000 videos and films. Notable items amongst the collection include copies of the Gutenberg Bible, Charles Darwin's letter with which he submitted the manuscript of ''On the Origin of Species,'' the First Folio of Shakespeare, the Glenriddell Manuscripts, and the last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots. It has the largest collection of Scottish Gaelic material o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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