Beresford Park

Beresford Park was a former football stadium in town of Ayr in Scotland. The ground was the former home of Scottish Football League teams Ayr FC and Ayr Parkhouse before their merger to form Ayr United FC. The ground was located in the centre of the town, adjacent to Burns statue square, where the current Odeon cinema stands. Parkhouse street and Beresford Terrace now stand on the former site of the stadium named after Ayr Parkhouse FC, former tenants of the ground and the ground itself respectively.

Beresford Park
Construction
Location	Ayr, Scotland
Surface	Grass
Opened	1884
Closed	1926
Demolished	1926
Tenants

Ayr FC Ayr Parkhouse FC Ayr United FC Reserves[1]	1884 – 1888 1888 – 1910 1910 – 1926

Ayr FC

Ayr FC moved to Beresford Park from Springvale Park in 1884 where they stayed until 1888, when they moved to Somerset Park, current home of Ayr United, taking the grandstand and clubhouse with them.[1] Ayr FC moved from Beresford Park as the Annual Ayr Cattle Show, that was hosted at Beresford Park had been booked earlier than usual, clashing with the clubs clash with the FA Cup holders Aston Villa.[1]

Ayr Parkhouse FC

When Ayr FC moved to Somerset Park, Ayr Parkhouse FC moved from their home at the "Old Racecourse" in the Seafield area of the town. Ayr Parkhouse FC remained at Beresford Park until the merger with Ayr FC in 1910.[1]

References

"History of Somerset Park". Ayr United FC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

Ayr United Football Club
Players Managers
Club	History Honours Records and statistics Seasons
Stadia	Beresford Park Somerset Park
Rivalry	Ayrshire derby Ayrshire Cup
Notable matches	1990 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 1991 Scottish Challenge Cup Final 2002 Scottish League Cup Final
Related articles	Ayr F.C. (Merger of Ayr Academicals F.C. and Ayr Thistle F.C.) Ayr Parkhouse F.C.

Football venues in Scotland
National Stadium	Hampden Park
2020–21 Premiership	Almondvale Stadium Celtic Park Easter Road Fir Park Ibrox Stadium McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park St Mirren Park Tannadice Park Victoria Park (Dingwall)
2020–21 Championship	Caledonian Stadium Cappielow Dens Park East End Park Gayfield Park Palmerston Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Somerset Park Stark's Park Tynecastle Park
2020–21 League One	Balmoor Balmoral Stadium Bayview Stadium Broadwood Stadium Dumbarton Football Stadium Excelsior Stadium Falkirk Stadium Firhill Stadium Links Park Station Park (Forfar)
2020–21 League Two	Ainslie Park Borough Briggs Central Park Cliftonhill Forthbank Stadium Galabank Glebe Park Hampden Park Ochilview Park Stair Park
2020–21 Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Harmsworth Park Kynoch Park Mosset Park Princess Royal Park Victoria Park (Buckie)
2020–21 Lowland Football League	3G Arena, Netherdale Ainslie Park Broadwood Stadium Falkirk Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Raydale Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Shielfield Park
2020–21 East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Humbug Park Meggetland Sports Complex Newtown Park Pennypit Park Prestonfield Whitestone Park
2020–21 South of Scotland Football League	Galabank Palmerston Park
2020–21 West of Scotland Football League	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Dunterlie Park Lochburn Park Millburn Park Petershill Park Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park
North Caledonian Football Association	The Pickaquoy Centre
Junior football	Aberdeen Sports Village Creamery Park Hillhead Centre Lister Park Links Park Volunteer Park
Other	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 Burnbank Park Carolina Port Cathkin Park (first) Celtic Park (first) Dalziel Park Dunterlie Park (first) East Dock Street Govandale Park Hamilton Crescent Hampden Park (first) Hawkhill Hibernian Park Hyde Park Ibrox Park (first) Inchview Kinning 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 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	New Aberdeen Stadium

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