Dunterlie Park was a
football
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ground in
Barrhead
Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.
History
Barrhead was formed when ...
,
Scotland. It was the home ground of
Arthurlie
Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.
History of Arthurlie
The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...
between 1882 and 1906, and was the first of three grounds to bear the same name.
History
Arthurlie moved to Dunterlie Park in 1882 from their Cross Arthurlie ground.
[Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p172 ] The club was elected to Division Two of the
Scottish Football League
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in 1901, and the first SFL match was played at the ground on 24 August 1901 when
Port Glasgow Athletic
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were beaten 3–1.
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Although the ground had no spectator facilities (the sole structure being a pavilion behind the southern end of the pitch), its probable record attendance was 6,000, set for a Scottish Cup first round against ]Rangers
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on 27 January 1906, a game which Arthurlie lost 7–1.[ Arthurlie left the ground later in the year to move to a new stadium, also named Dunterlie Park. Their final league match at the first Dunterlie Park was played on 7 April 1906, a 3–1 defeat to Hamilton Academical. The site was later used for housing,][ with Ruffles Avenue built through the middle of where the pitch had been.
]
References
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Defunct football venues in Scotland
Arthurlie F.C.
Scottish Football League venues
Sports venues in East Renfrewshire