Hyde Park was a
football
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ground in the
Springburn
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area of
Glasgow,
Scotland. It was the home ground of
Northern
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throughout their existence.
History
Northern were established in 1874 and started playing at Hyde Park. The ground was located opposite the
Neilson and Company Locomotive Works, and had few spectator facilities;
a pavilion in the south-west corner of the ground and some embankments along the southern side of the pitch.
[Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p187 ] The record attendance at the ground was probably 6,000, which was set for a
Glasgow Cup second round match against
Rangers
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on 12 October 1889, with the visitors winning 6–3. This was matched for another Glasgow Cup game against
Celtic
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on 7 October 1893, with Celtic winning 3–2.
[
In 1893 the club became a founder member of Scottish Football League Division Two, and the first SFL match was played at Hyde Park on 26 August 1893, with Clyde winning 3–1. However, Northern were not re-elected to the league at the end of the season, and their final SFL match at Hyde Park was played on 28 April 1894, with ]Greenock Morton
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winning 7–2.[
Northern remained at the ground until folding in 1897, after which the site was converted to housing and office buildings for the Locomotive Works.][
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References
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