football
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ground in
Buckie
Buckie () is a burgh town (defined as such in List of burghs in Scotland, 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Counties of Scotland, Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was ...
in north-east
Scotland
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, which is the home ground of
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...
side Buckie Thistle. It is located at the junction of Midmar Street and South Pringle Street, from the town centre. The ground has a capacity of 3,000 with 400 seated.Buckie Thistle F.C. The Scottish Highland Football League. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
History
Buckie Thistle moved to Victoria Park in 1919 with the first opponents at the ground being
Aberdeen
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.Buckie Thistle – Club history Buckie Thistle Football Club. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
The record attendance at Victoria Park came in March 1958 when 8,168 spectators watched the club take on
Falkirk
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Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
in the
third round
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* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
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of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Scottish FA Cup 1957-1958 : Third Round ''statto.com''. Retrieved 21 May 2012. Buckie Thistle narrowly lost 2–1 to the away team.
Transport
The closest railway station to Victoria Park is
Keith railway station
Keith railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keith, Moray, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between Huntly and Elgin, measured from Aberdeen, or from Forres.
History
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Buckie
Buckie () is a burgh town (defined as such in List of burghs in Scotland, 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Counties of Scotland, Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was ...
. The ground is accessible by road via the A98, which runs to the south of Buckie between Fochabers, at the junction of the A96 in the east, to
Fraserburgh
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in the west. By taking the exit along High Street (A942), Victoria Park is on the left down Midmar Street.non-league scotland – Buckie Thistle FC ''nonleaguescotland.co.uk''. Retrieved 21 May 2012.