Rosebery Park facts for kids
| Location | Oatlands, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°50′17″N 4°14′10″W / 55.838°N 4.236°W |
| Owner | Glasgow City Council (after 1961) |
| Type | Stadium |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1918 |
| Closed | 1990s |
| Demolished | 2000s |
| Tenants | |
| Shawfield F.C. 1918–1960 Pollok F.C. 1926–1928 Glasgow schools' football 1963–1990s |
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Rosebery Park was a football field in the Oatlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was the home ground for a football team called Shawfield F.C. from 1918 to 1960. Later, the city council bought it to host football matches for schools. Sadly, the land became polluted, which led to the ground being closed in the 1990s. It was later taken down completely.
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The Story of Rosebery Park
Rosebery Park was named after a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the 5th Earl of Rosebery. It was located in Glasgow, near Toryglen Street.
Early Football Days
From 1918 to 1960, Rosebery Park was the home field for Shawfield F.C.. Another team, Pollok F.C., also used the ground sometimes in the late 1920s. This happened when Pollok F.C. did not have their own permanent field to play on.
A Place for School Sports
After Shawfield F.C. stopped using the ground, the Glasgow Corporation Education Committee decided to buy it in 1961. This committee was like the city's school board. They wanted a place for the many school football competitions they organized.
The ground was fixed up and cost about £14,000. It reopened in April 1963 for school matches. There were ideas to use the park for speedway racing in the late 1980s, but these plans never happened.
Why Rosebery Park Closed
Rosebery Park stopped being used after a big problem was found. The land had become polluted with something called chrome waste. This waste came from factories in nearby areas like Shawfield and Rutherglen.
The ground had not hosted football games for several years before it was cleared away. The area was then redeveloped to make space for a new part of the M74 motorway. This is a major road that helps people travel around Scotland.
