Location | Motherwell, North Lanarkshire |
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Coordinates | 55°47′8.42″N 3°59′11.33″W / 55.7856722°N 3.9864806°W |
Owner | The Motherwell Football & Athletic Club Ltd. |
Capacity | unknown |
Construction | |
Opened | 1889 |
Closed | 1895 |
Demolished | 1895 |
Tenants | |
Motherwell F.C.(1889–1895) |
Dalziel Park Stadium was a football stadium located at Airbles Street and Glencairn Street in Motherwell, [1] North Lanarkshire, that hosted the home matches of Motherwell, formed after a merger between Alpha and Glencairn. [1] The first official match at the stadium was a 3–3 draw against Rangers. [2] [3] The exact capacity is unknown.
After three years playing at a site on Roman Road, [2] [4] Motherwell played at Dalziel Park until 1895. [2] [4] The club had turned professional the previous year, and the ground was considered unsuitable for professional football, with the surface being described as small and muddy. [5] The ground had only one stand, a pavilion based on the west side. [3] Baron Hamilton of Dalzell granted a lease of land in the northern part of his Dalzell Estate, half-a-mile away, where Motherwell built a new stadium, Fir Park, where they are based to this day. [4] The last match at Dalziel Park was against Royal Albert on 31 May 1895, [1] with income raised from the match used to fund the new stadium. [6]
The old stadium was demolished and replaced by residential housing.