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| Cambuslang Rangers FC Somervell Park, Somervell Street, Cambuslang Nickname:
The Lang |
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Tony Collins sends in a Somervell gallery The turnstiles at Somervell Park are located behind the social club in one corner of the ground, and a teabar can be located on one side of the social club. Somervell has a tidy and spacious covered enclosure (decked out in blue) with concrete steps. There isterracing behind the goal nearest to the social club, and a more tatty section down the side opposite the enclosure. The other end of the ground (by the Hoover factory) is nothing more than an undeveloped, overgrown and tatty grass bank. Social Club: Yes |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Glasgow 629501 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
1st Central Division 1, 42pts from 26 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: Nearest
Railway Station: Cambuslang (250 yards) Bus routes: |
| Web Link: Cambuslang Rangers online |
| Carluke Rovers FC Loch Park Stadium, Shieldhill Road, Carluke Nickname:
Rovers/Jam Town |
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The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and big floodlights that the club don't use. The playing area is a bit distant, but there's a great viewing area above the pavilion. No one bothers with walking round to the stand. The two sides are concrete step terraced while behind both goals is grass banking. Social Club: Yes |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Carluke 13454 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
11th Central Division 2, 8pts from 20 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: Nearest
Railway Station: Carluke (½ mile) Bus routes: |
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Forth Wanderers
FC Kingshill Park, Main
Street, Forth |
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A fairly undeveloped ground that has proved problematic to Wanderers in recent years, leading to the club living up to their name. A season at Carluke preceded by stints at Carnwath public park were forced upon the club when Kingshill Park proved unusable a few years back. They recently built a new clubhouse, which also houses a tea bar. Social Club: |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Forth 2220 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
4th
Central Division 2, 24pts from 20 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: Kingshill Park is on the Main Road through Forth at the northern edge
of the town. If travelling from the South it's on the right hand side. Nearest Railway Station: Bus routes: |
| Web Links: no website |
| Greenock JFC Ravenscraig Stadium, Auchmead Road, Greenock Nickname:
none |
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Ravenscraig Stadium is located at the back of the town of Greenock and is part of a council-owned complex. Although the bench-seated main stand ia a little tatty, it does provide a decent - if not a little distant - vantage point to watch the game. Entry is via a gate to the right of the stand. Supporters can stand around the edge though the view from there is quite remote. Social Club: The Masonic Association on Auchmead Road is treated by the club as such, with players and officials hospitality held here. |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Greenock 45467 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
6th Central Division 2, 21pts from 20 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: Nearest
Railway Station: Branchton
(500 yards) Bus routes: |
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Royal Albert FC Gasworks Park, Raploch Street, Larkhall Nickname:
The Albert |
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The Albert used to play at Robert Smellie Momorial Park in the two but are now in the first year of a four-year groundshare with Larkhall Thistle. Entry is at either end of the ground, with the home fans tending to come in at the clubhouse end. A covered enclosure runs down just under two thirds of one side and provides cover for a good couple of hundred. All other parts of the ground are pretty much flat grassed areas. Social Club: Yes (Larkhall Thistle JFC) |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Larkhall 15549 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
10th
Central Division 2, 13pts from 20 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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Getting There Directions
by road: Alternative Directions By Car: From Glasgow, take the M74 to Junction 7 (Larkhall/Lanark), from the motorway carry straight on for two miles and the park is on the left just after the lights at Larkhall Cross. By Train/Bus: Take the train to Hamilton (not Motherwell) and from there get a bus to Larkhall. The bus will drop you on the main street near to the park. Nearest Railway Station: Larkhall (5 min walk) |
| Web Link: none |
| Shettleston FC Greenfield Park, Old Shettleston Road, Shettleston, Glasgow Nickname:
The Town |
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The ground is right on the street and has turnstiles at either end of the pitch. Two covered stands (in differing levels of disrepair) are separated by the half way line changing rooms. A tea bar can be found on the west wall of the changing rooms. There is some neat concrete stepped terracing that surrounds the remainder of the ground and surprisingly isn't in as much disrepair as the two enclosures. One thing that should be noted is that Greenfield Park sits at the top of a hill. Opposite the two stands the terracing is wide open and is prone to getting a freezing wind blowing up from the Campsie fells and the railway line. Social Club: Unknown |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Glasgow 629501 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
4th Central Division 1, 31pts from 26 games (2pts per win) Honours: |
| Getting There: Directions by road: Nearest Railway Station: Carntyne (400 yards) Bus routes: |
| Web Link: Shettleston website |
| Stonehouse Violet FC Tilework Park, Union Street, Stonehouse Nickname:
Violet |
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Social Club: yes |
| Club Information: 2001 population: Stonehouse 5056 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
9th
Central Division 1, 24pts from 26 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: From north-east (A71): Follow road (Lockhart Street) into Stonehouse
until small square is reached (called The Cross). At this point turn left down
Union Street as if going out of town. Beyond the last house, on the right hand
side is Tilework Park, set back a little from the road itself. Nearest Railway Station: Bus
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| Web Link: none |
| Thorniewood United FC Robertson Park, Old Edinburgh Road, Viewpark, Uddingston Nickname:
The Wood |
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Social Club: There is a social club. |
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Information: 2001 population: Uddingston 5576 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
13th
Central Division 1, 12pts from 26 games (2pts per win) Honours: Programme
Information: A 16 page (virtually ad free) programme is produced for every home
game. |
| Getting There: Directions by road: From Glasgow (A74): Leave thr A74 (Hamilton Road) at A721 heading towards Uddingston. Stay on the A721 for around half a mile unil a turnoff to the left is reached that takes you up Holmbrae Road (A752). At the top of this turn right along Old Edinburgh Road. The 4th turnoff to the right along here takes you into the Robertson Park car park. Nearest Railway Station: Uddingston (2 miles) Bus routes: Buses to Coltness pass the ground. |
| Web Link: Thorniewood United official website |
| Vale of Leven FC Millburn Park, Leven Street, Alexandria Nickname:
The Vale |
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A relic from a previous time, Millburn Park is 'a bit of a dump'. There is a pie stand at the pavilion (which looks like a blockhouse in Kosovo), but the pitch however is superb. There once was a huge covered enclosure, but half of the roof has since gone missing - and therefore doesn't provide much sanctuary in a gale. All four sides are concrete step terraced. Social Club: unknown |
| Club
Information: 2001 population: Alexandria 13444 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
9th Central Premier, 23pts from 26 games (2pts per win) Honours
(Vale of Leven mk1939): Programme
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| Getting There Directions by road: Nearest Railway Station: Alexandria (300 yards) Bus routes: |
| Web Link: Vale of Leven website |
| Wishaw FC Wishaw Sports Centre, Wishaw Nickname:
none |
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The ground has an athletics track around it. Social Club: |
| Club Information: After vacating their original Recreation Field ground in 1991 to cover debts, Wishaw moved in with Coltness United (now Newmains United) and remained at Victoria Park until 1999 when they moved to Wishaw Sports Centre, but after many problems with the pitch, double-bookings and the club folding briefly as a result of these issues, they were back at Victoria Park in 2002. For 2006-07, the club however have returned to Wishaw Sports Centre. The club now is on a more stable footing and hopes to win promotion out of the bottom division in time. 2001
population: Wishaw 28565 League Record from 1990: 1990-91:
7th
Central Division 2, 21pts from 20 games (2pts per win) Programme
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| Getting There Directions
by road: to follow Nearest Railway Station: Wishaw Bus routes: |
| Web Link: Wishaw FC official website |