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Crossgates Primrose F.C.
Crossgates Primrose Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer), football club based in Crossgates, Fife, Crossgates, near Dunfermline, Fife. The team plays in the , having moved from the Scottish Junior Football Association, junior leagues in 2018. They were originally formed in 1926 but folded in 1960 with the club re-forming in 1983. Due to a lack of committee members, the club withdrew from the league in November 2015 and spent the rest of the season in abeyance. Following the establishment of a new committee in April 2016, Primrose returned to playing competitively for the 2016–17 season. The team have been managed since August 2017 by Alan Campbell. Their home ground is Humbug Park, its unusual name deriving from a disused pit of the former Cuttlehill Colliery on which site the ground is located. The park was also home to greyhound racing between 1937 and 1953. Crossgates' record attendance was 7,600 for a Scottish Junior Cup sixth round tie in 1952–53 against Auch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humbug Park
Humbug Park also previously known as Crossgates Greyhound Stadium is a football ground and former greyhound racing track on Inverkeithing Road in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland. Origins The name Humbug Park derives from a disused pit of the former Cuttlehill Colliery on which the ground is located. Football The ground is the home to Crossgates Primrose, a Scottish football club who play in the East of Scotland League The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League. Fo .... Greyhound racing Plans for a greyhound track were instigated in 1936 by the secretary of the football club. The racing distance was 275 yards and the racing took place regularly between 1937 until 1953. The track was independent (unlicensed) and took place on Friday and Saturday evenings and had a large mining commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |