Third Lanark AC

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partick thistle lad · Senior Member

Its still there mate, less than 5 minutes from Hampden. You can access it by either Cathcart Road or even Aikenhead Road and there are car parks at both those sides. It is also right next to Holyrood Secondary school. Much of the old terracing is still there round the football pitch.

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Cheers.

Pulchy Pilgrim · Member

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Originally posted by: partick thistle lad
"Much of the old terracing is still there round the football pitch."

Hi everyone.

I've just discovered a few photos of Cathkin Park on the net, which are said to date from December 2001 (see this link)

http://home.wanadoo.nl/v.r.l.ruzette/scotland/cathkinpark.htm

From p.t.l.'s description, I'd imagine that the ground today must remain very similar to what it was when these pictures were taken.

GroundsKeeper Willie · Member

Thanks Pulchy Pilgrim,

I must say I felt quite sad looking at the pictures of what was once renowned as the best playing surface in Scotland. Just one thing though, when were those crowd barriers erected? My childhood recollections are of square-sided concrete crush barriers which my dad would sit me on when my little legs got tired or the crowd was so big that I couldn't see the game (probably only at games against the old firm).

Cheers,

Willie.

partick thistle lad · Senior Member

I couldnt tell you when the concrete barriers were erected, though at Firhill I notice with the terrace we still have that it seems to be a mixture of both concrete and metal barriers.

I am lucky enough to stay only 5 mins walk from Cathkin Park and frequently like to stop and take a stand at the old terracing, and to imagine how great it was with the crowds of 40,000 there. I enjoyed watching the new Thirds team play there recently, with a great view from the terracing and the one Saving Grace for Thirds fans is that the guy running the team is determined to turn them Junior in a few years time and upgrade parts of Cathkin Park to meet the Junior ground criteria. So there is definitely hope

Pulchy Pilgrim · Member

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bigeye · Senior Member

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The Famous Five · Member

There is also a great picture of the old crush barriers in the book "The Football Grounds of Great Britian by Simon Inglis (First Edition), on page 359.
Looks like it might have been taken quite a while back as there is a definate shadow in the back ground which is most likely from the cover that stood on the terrace.