Allan Park, Aberdeen

This article is about the football stadium. For the park near Cults, see Allan Park, Cults.

Allan Park
Tenants

Allan Park Location in Aberdeen
Location	Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates	57°06′09.72″N 2°04′46.92″W / 57.1027000°N 2.0797000°W / 57.1027000; -2.0797000
Capacity	2500 (200 seated)
Field size	104 × 65 yards
Surface	Grass
Opened	1948
Closed	2015
Cove Rangers F.C. (1948-2015) Vacant (2015-present)

Allan Park was a football ground located in Cove, a suburb of Aberdeen. It was the home to Highland Football League club Cove Rangers. The ground had a capacity of 2300 spectators, with 200 on seats or benches. Its largest attendance was 2,100, in the league playoff 2008–09 vs Deveronvale which they won 3-1 to lift the league title for the third year running.

Allan Park was named after a local farmer, who gifted the club the land on which they built the ground in 1948.^[1]

In September 2011, Cove Rangers were planning to sell Allan Park for housing and share in part of the New Aberdeen Stadium project with Aberdeen FC.^[1]^[2] This scheme was thrown into doubt, however, when Aberdeen City Council rejected an application by the two clubs to build a new ground for Cove Rangers that Aberdeen FC would also have used as a training ground.^[3]^[4] On 19 April 2015 Cove Rangers said goodbye to Allan Park as they played their final game before moving to a new stadium being constructed just outside the Cove area in Aberdeen. Allan Park had been bought by housing developers for a figure believed to be around the £3m mark. The sale also included a social club, also owned by the football club, which closed its doors the following day.

References

1 2 Crighton, Ryan (30 July 2010). "Cove Rangers and Dons strike deal". Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
↑ Gilfeather, Frank (22 September 2011). "Aberdeen ignominy now par for the course". The Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
↑ "New Aberdeen FC stadium sites 'offered by landowners'". BBC News. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
↑ "New Aberdeen FC park 'killed off', says Stewart Milne". BBC News. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

Football venues in Scotland

National Stadium	Hampden Park

Premiership	Caledonian Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Firhill Stadium Fir Park Ibrox Stadium McDiarmid Park New Douglas Park Pittodrie Stadium Rugby Park Tynecastle Stadium Victoria Park (Dingwall)

Championship	Cappielow Dumbarton Football Stadium East End Park Easter Road Falkirk Stadium Palmerston Park Somerset Park St Mirren Park Stark's Park Tannadice Park

League One	Almondvale Stadium Balmoor Bayview Stadium Cliftonhill Excelsior Stadium Glebe Park Hampden Park Ochilview Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Stair Park

League Two	Borough Briggs Broadwood Stadium Central Park Forthbank Stadium Galabank Gayfield Park Links Park Meadowbank Stadium Shielfield Park Station Park (Forfar)

Highland Football League	Bellslea Park Christie Park Claggan Park Dudgeon 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 Forthbank Stadium Islecroft Stadium K-Park Netherdale Ochilview Park Pennypit Park Raydale Park Recreation Park (Alloa) Yarrow Park

East of Scotland Football League	Whitestone 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 Newlandsfield 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) Muirton Park New Meadowbank Old Meadowbank Raploch Park Rosebery Park Shawfield Stadium Telford Street Park

Proposed stadiums	Calder Park New Aberdeen Stadium

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