Saracen Park or Ashfield Stadium, also known as Peugeot Ashfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, Scotland. It is currently shared by

Ashfield F.C. Ashfield Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Possilpark area of north Glasgow. The club compete in the and wear black and white hooped strips. Formed in 1886, they are based at Saracen Park, which they share with the G ...

for football and the Glasgow Tigers for

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. It has also previously been a venue for greyhound racing. The ground was originally opened for football in 1937.

History

opened Saracen Park for junior football in 1937, and have played at the ground since. Located in the Possilpark area of Glasgow, it was named after the adjacent Saracen Foundry.

Speedway

The first speedway team to race at Ashfield Stadium – as it is known for racing purposes – were the Ashfield Giants between 1949 and 1953. After the Giants went out of business, the track was adapted for greyhound racing, which was staged at Ashfield from 1956 until 1998. Speedway returned to the stadium in 1999 when the Glasgow Tigers relocated from

Shawfield Stadium Shawfield Stadium is a closed greyhound racing, football and speedway venue in the Shawfield district of the town of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located close to the boundary with Glasgow. Originally a football ground, Shawfie ...

Greyhound racing

Promoter Jimmy Donald Sr. opened the greyhound track on 21 April 1956. It was known as Ashfield Stadium and was regarded as one of the premier independent (unlicensed) tracks in Scotland with major events called the Ashfield St Leger, Scottish Cup and Anniversary Stakes in addition to the Ashfield Derby which offered substantial prize money. The circumference was 400 yards consisting of distances of 270, 450, 640 and 930 yards. The management declined an invite from the

National Greyhound Racing Club The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom. History The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) was formed in 1928 and this body would be responsible for regulation, licensing and the ...

in 1989. The track was laid upon the old speedway track before reverting to speedway in 1999.

References

{{Motorcycle speedway tracks Sports venues in Glasgow Football venues in Glasgow Speedway venues in Scotland Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom Ashfield F.C. Sports venues completed in 1937 Greyhound racing in Scotland 1937 establishments in Scotland