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New Logie Green was a
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ground in the Powderhall area of
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, Scotland. It was the home ground of St Bernard's from 1889 until 1899, and was also used to host the 1896 Scottish Cup final, the only time the
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.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p202 Logie Green: the final Edinburgh didn't want
''The Scotsman'', 27 March 2006
The ground was named after a nearby
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.Nine bygone Scottish football grounds
''The Scotsman,'' 19 November 2013


History

St Bernard's moved to New Logie Green in 1889 from Powderhall. An uncovered seated stand was built on the western side of the pitch and a pavilion in the north-east corner, with banking around the rest of the pitch. St Bernard's were elected into Division One of the
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in 1893, and the first SFL match was played at New Logie Green on 26 August 1893, when 5,000 watched a 0–0 draw with
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. A grandstand was erected in 1894, and the highest league attendance was set on 10 November that year when a crowd of 8,000 saw a 2–0 defeat to
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. This was equalled on 19 September 1898 for a 2–0 defeat to Rangers. The ground was selected by the
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to host that 1896 cup final between Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibernian, as the usual venue,
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, was being used for an international
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match. Although a temporary stand was erected at the northern end of the pitch especially for the game, there were warnings that New Logie Green, which had an estimated capacity of 23,000, was not large enough to host a cup final. Supporters called for the match to be moved to Hampden Park or Ibrox in
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, and Hearts even suggested playing the game at their own Tynecastle ground, but the game was not moved. The match was played on 14 March, with Hearts winning 3–1. Although the attendance of 16,034 was a ground record, it was well below capacity. The ground was also used by another Edinburgh club, Leith Athletic for two matches at the start of the 1899–1900 season. St Bernard's' lease on the ground expired on 31 December 1899, and their final match at New Logie Green was on 30 December, a 3–3 draw with St Mirren. Their only remaining home league match of the season was played at Ibrox. After starting the 1900–01 season at New Powderhall, the club moved back to the Royal Gymnasium Ground, which they had originally played at in the 1880s. The site of New Logie Green was subsequently used as a car park for New Powderhall,Historians up for cup memorial at derby final site
''Edinburgh Evening News'', 12 April 2012
and eventually for housing. In 1904 Leith Athletic moved to Old Logie Green (the original Powderhall stadium), which was located directly to the north-east of New Logie Green and to the south-east of New Powderhall.


References

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