 View from the terracing c.2008 | |
  Shawfield Stadium Location in South Lanarkshire | |
| Location | Rutherglen, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°50′18″N 4°13′44″W / 55.83833°N 4.22889°W |
| Owner | The late Billy King[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Tenants | |
| Clyde F.C. (1898–1986) Bridgeton Waverley F.C. (1923–1927) Glasgow Tigers (1988–1995, 1997–1998) Scottish Monarchs (1996) | |
Shawfield Stadium is a venue in the Shawfield district of the town of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located close to the boundary with Glasgow.[2]
Originally a football ground, Shawfield was home to Clyde F.C. from 1898 to 1986. Greyhound racing was introduced in 1932, and the stadium hosted the Scottish Greyhound Derby from 1970 to 1985 and from 1989 to 2019. The Glasgow Tigers speedway team were also based there, from 1988 to 1995 and 1997 to 1998, with the Scottish Monarchs also racing there in 1996. Other sports including boxing and athletics were also staged at Shawfield.
On 19 March 2020, an announcement was made to suspend racing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following two years the majority of trainers moved their greyhounds to other venues as the track became derelict.[3] During October 2022, the stadium's owner Billy King died, ending the likelihood of it ever reopening.[1]
- ^ a b "KING OF SCOTTISH RACING". Greyhound Star. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Track Search". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Lanarkshire stadium labelled an 'eyesore' as shocking new pictures show decrepit state, Jonathan Geddes, Daily Record, 27 July 2022