football
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ground in
Lochgelly
Lochgelly ( ; gd, Loch Gheallaidh, IPA: ˆÉ«ÌªÉ”xˈÊaɫ̪ai is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Loch Ore, Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of ...
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Scotland
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. It was the home ground of Lochgelly United from 1910 until the club folded in 1928.
History
Lochgelly United moved to Recreation Park from Reids Park in 1894, leasing it from the Lochgelly Recreation Company.Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) ''The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005'', Yore Publications, p211 A grandstand (possibly brought from Reids Park) was erected on the northern side of the pitch and there was an embankment in the south-western corner of the ground. The club were elected to Division Two of the
Scottish Football League
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in 1914, and their first SFL match at Recreation Park was played on 15 August 1914, a 4–0 defeat by local rivals Cowdenbeath.
The ground's record attendance of 10,000 was set for a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Third Lanark on 21 February 1920. The club left the SFL at the end of the 1925–26 season when Division Three was disbanded; the last SFL match at Recreation Park was on 24 April 1926, a 1–1 draw with Solway Star.
Lochgelly United folded in 1928, but the ground continued to be used for football until 1934, when the site was used for housing.