Beechwood Park, Leith

Beechwood Park
Tenants
Former names	Bank Park
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates	55°57′50″N 3°09′46″W / 55.9639°N 3.1629°W / 55.9639; -3.1629Coordinates: 55°57′50″N 3°09′46″W / 55.9639°N 3.1629°W / 55.9639; -3.1629
Record attendance	7,000
Surface	Grass
Closed	1899
Leith Athletic

Beechwood Park, initially known as Bank Park, was a football ground in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Leith Athletic during their first seven seasons in the Scottish Football League (SFL).

History

Leith Athletic played at Bank Park when they joined the SFL in 1891. The first league match was played at the ground on 22 August 1891, with Leith beaten 3–2 by Renton; Renton's Alex McColl scored the first-ever penalty kick in SFL history during the game.^[1] The ground's record attendance was set later in the season when 7,000 saw Leith draw 3–3 with Dumbarton in a Scottish Cup second round replay on 13 February 1892.^[1] The highest league attendance was set a few weeks later on 18 April, with 6,000 watching a 2–1 win over Celtic.^[1]

In 1895 the ground was renamed Beechwood Park. Leith left in 1899, with the final league match played on 15 April 1899, a 3–3 draw with Kilmarnock. The club briefly groundshared with St Bernard's at New Logie Green at the start of the 1899–1900 season, and played the remainder of their matches at Hawkhill. The following season they moved to Chancelot Park. After the club left Beechwood Park the North British Railway built the line into Leith Central across the site.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p151 ISBN 0954783042

Leith Athletic Football Club
Club	Players Managers
Grounds	Beechwood Park New Logie Green Hawkhill Chancelot Park Old Logie Green New Powderhall Marine Gardens Old Meadowbank New Meadowbank Meadowbank Stadium

Football venues in Scotland
National Stadium	Hampden Park
2017–18 Premiership	Celtic Park Dens Park Easter Road Firhill Stadium Fir Park Ibrox Stadium McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park Tynecastle Park Victoria Park (Dingwall)
2017–18 Championship	Almondvale Stadium Caledonian Stadium Cappielow Dumbarton Football Stadium East End Park Falkirk Stadium Glebe Park Palmerston Park St Mirren Park Tannadice Park
2017–18 League One	Bayview Stadium Cliftonhill Excelsior Stadium Gayfield Park Hampden Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Somerset Park Stair Park Stark's Park Station Park (Forfar)
2017–18 League Two	Ainslie Park Balmoor Borough Briggs Broadwood Stadium Central Park Forthbank Stadium Galabank Links Park Ochilview Park Shielfield Park
Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Grant Park Grant Street Park Harlaw Park Harmsworth Park The Haughs Kynoch Park Mackessack Park Mosset Park North Lodge Park Princess Royal Park Seafield Park Station Park (Nairn) Victoria Park (Buckie)
Lowland Football League	Ainslie Park Albert Park Broadwood Stadium Falkirk Stadium Galabank Islecroft Stadium K-Park Netherdale Ochilview Park Raydale Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Yarrow Park
East of Scotland Football League	Whitestone Park Pennypit Park
South of Scotland Football League	Galabank Palmerston Park
North Caledonian Football League	The Pickaquoy Centre
Junior football	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Creamery Park Guy's Meadow Dunterlie Park Hannah Park Hillhead Centre Lister Park Lochburn Park Millburn Park New Pebble Park Newtown Park Petershill Park Prestonfield Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park Spain Park Valefield Park Volunteer Park
Other	Aberdeen Sports Village Cathkin Park (second) Lesser Hampden Oriam Parkside Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Toryglen Regional Football Centre
Defunct stadiums, closed before 1914	Barrowfield Park Beechwood Park Braehead Park Carolina Port Cathkin Park (first) Celtic Park (first) Dalziel Park Dunterlie Park (first) East Dock Street Hamilton Crescent Hampden Park (first) Hawkhill Hibernian Park Hyde Park Ibrox Park (first) Langlands Park Meadowside New Logie Green Old Ralston Park Springvale Park Underwood Park Titwood West Craigie Park Westmarch Whitefield Park
Defunct stadiums, closed 1914–1945	Ardencaple Park Beresford Park Chancelot Park Clune Park Clydeholm Dunterlie Park (second) Forthbank Park Kimmeter Park Green Kintail Park Marine Gardens Meadow Park (Coatbridge) Merchiston Park Mill Park North End Park New Powderhall New Ralston Park Newfield Park Old Logie Green Portland Park Recreation Grounds Recreation Park (Lochgelly) Royal Gymnasium Ground Sports Park Tontine Park
Defunct stadiums, closed since 1945	Adamslie Park Allan Park Annfield Stadium Bayview Park Boghead Park Brockville Park Broomfield Park Chapelhill Park City Park Crawick Holm Douglas Park Duckburn Park Everholm Stadium Firs Park Kilbowie Park Kingsmills Park Love Street Meadow Park (Dumbarton) Meadowbank Stadium Muirton Park New Meadowbank Old Meadowbank Raploch Park Rosebery Park Shawfield Stadium Telford Street Park Voluntary Park
Proposed stadiums	Calder Park New Aberdeen Stadium

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