Inchview was a

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ground in the

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area of

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, Scotland. It was the home ground of

Partick F.C. Partick Football Club was a football club based in the burgh of Partick (now part of the city of Glasgow), Scotland. The club was founded in 1875 and played their home games at Inchview on Dumbarton Road in the Whiteinch neighbourhood until they ...

from the 1870s until 1885, and of

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from 1885 until 1897.

History

Partick FC

were formed in 1875, with their ground listed as 'Whiteinch' which they were still in the process of developing – it appears this was the same place as Inchview, which was located in that districtOrdnance Survey 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1905
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) (the ground name, taken from a neighbouring villa off Dumbarton Road, would have derived from the former status of 'Whyt Inch' as an island on the

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prior to the river being artificially widened, with the removed soil used to connect the island to the mainland). By 1877, when Partick played English club

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, the venue for the games in Glasgow was given as 'Inchview', and it can be assumed it was their regular home from then on. The

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had yet to be formed, but Partick entered the

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, who initially played on public grounds at Overnewton Park (near to

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at Kelvinhaugh/

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) after their foundation in 1876,Partick Thistle Early Grounds
Glasgow Punter, 20 April 2013 followed by tenancies at Jordanvale (in Whiteinch) from 1880 to 1883, and Muir Park in the heart of the

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Partick Partick ( sco, Pairtick, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to t ...

, which was separate from

at the time, from 1883 to 1885.Muir Park
Partick Thistle - The Early Years Muir Park was also very close to close to

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, cricket ground and venue for most of the important early fixtures in Scottish football including the first-ever international match in 1872. Thistle had been growing in stature, entering the Scottish Cup (along with Partick) for the first time in 1880–81 and consistently beating their neighbours whenever they met. In summer 1885, it was announced that Partick F.C. had gone defunct and Partick Thistle would be moving in as tenants at Inchview (although not stated as a

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or takeover, effectively this is what occurred).1884-85 Takeover
Partick Thistle - The Early Years The Muir Park grounds were sold for housebuilding; Gardner Street and Muirpark Street occupy the site today.

Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle's first match as residents of Inchview was a friendly against

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on 22 August 1885 which finished 4–4. The ground hosted one tie in the English

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which at that time included entrants from the other

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– Thistle routed Fleetwood Rangers 7–0 in the 1886–87 edition. The record attendance at the ground was set in 1887, when 8,000 attended a 2–1 Scottish Cup victory for Partick Thistle over Rangers. Inchview was also the club's home during their two seasons in the

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competition (1891 to 1983), and for their first four years in

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(1893 to 1897). The first SFL fixture at the ground was a 3–0 defeat to Abercorn on 26 August 1893.1893-94 Members of the Scottish League
Partick Thistle - The Early Years On 10 March 1894, the record margin of victory in the Scottish League was recorded at Inchview when Partick Thistle defeated lasgowThistle 13–1; the record only stood for a year, exceeded by Dundee Wanderers' 15–1 loss to

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the following season, but these two results still stand alone as the biggest wins in the competition. In April 1894, Inchview was the venue for a Glasgow

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Cup final between two local teams ( Ashfield and

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, both based in

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and still active in the 21st century). In October 1894, Partick Thistle appeared to have secured a famous win at the ground with a 1–0 win over Rangers in the semi-final of the

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; however, Rangers successfully protested that Partick had used ineligible players, and a replay was ordered, with the

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club winning 5–3.

Plans to move

By 1896, the condition of the pitch and facilities at Inchview was coming in for heavy criticism, and the club were habitually recording better results away than at home, while there was no stand for spectators and points around the peripheries of the ground where matches could be watched without entry fees being paid.1896-97 Second Division Champions
Partick Thistle - The Early Years As the lease on the land was only short-term, Thistle could be asked to vacate at short notice, and to this end they sought a new ground with more stability which they could improve, finding a suitable site at

Meadowside Meadowside was a association football, football ground in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was the home ground of Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle from 1897 until 1908. History Partick Thistle moved to Meadowside from Inchview Park ...

on the banks of the river closer to the centre of Partick. Despite having to be conservative with finances to fund the move, the plans coincided with a strong period on the field, as the team won the 1896–97 Scottish Division Two title. Automatic promotion had not yet been introduced, but Partick were elected to the top division for the first time. The final SFL match at Inchview was a 2–0 win over

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, but more important had been the 5–0 victory over closest challengers Leith Athletic a few weeks earlier, with 4,000 attending that decisive match, a decent attendance on the same day as the

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was taking place. Additional friendly matches played at Inchview before the completion of the switch to Meadowside included a 4–3 win over

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Later use of site

Tenements were later built over the site of Inchview, as well as a road (Ferryden Street) leading down to the launching point for the Whichinch-

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ferry across the river.Ordnance Survey 1:2,500, 1944-1967
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) In turn, this became the route of the

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(completed 1963), with its northern entry building occupying almost the same point as the ground.

References

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