St Mel's Park, named for Mél of Ardagh., is the former home of

Athlone Town F.C. Athlone Town Association Football Club () is an Irish football club from Athlone who are playing in the League of Ireland. The club is the oldest in the League as it was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they pl ...

, who played in the ground until 2007 when they moved into the Athlone Town Stadium. The stadium was built in 1929 and hosted the famous

1975–76 UEFA Cup The 1975–76 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool over Club Brugge on aggregate. The third club was revoked from the Netherlands and Austria, and it was assigned to the Soviet Union and Sweden. First round First leg ...

tie between Athlone and AC Milan.

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