Chapelhill Park was a

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ground in

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. It was the home ground of Clackmannan F.C. from 1886 until the club folded in 1931.

History

Clackmannan F.C. moved to Chapelhill Park in 1886, and built a pavilion in the south-west corner of the ground in 1892.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p164 In 1921 the club were elected to Division Two of the

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, and subsequently erected a 400-seat stand. The first SFL match at Chapelhill Park was played on 27 August 1921, with Clackmannan beaten 2–1 by

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in front of 3,500 spectators, which remained the club's highest recorded home attendance during their time in the league. After dropping out of the SFL at the end of the 1921–22 season, the club returned to the SFL when they joined Division Three in 1923. In 1925 Chapelhill Park was closed by the authorities following crowd trouble at a

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match between Clackmannan and

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, which had been played at

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. As a result, Clackmannan's home match against

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on 15 November was played at Recreation Park in nearby

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where ...

. When the division was disbanded at the end of the 1925–26 season the club left the league for a second time. The final SFL match at Chapelhill Park was played on 24 April 1926, a 3–3 draw with

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. Clackmannan folded in 1931, but the ground remained in use until after

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, before the site was used for housing. A road through the estate was named Chapelhill.

References

{{Football venues in Scotland Defunct football venues in Scotland Clackmannan F.C. Scottish Football League venues Sports venues in Clackmannanshire