  New Meadowbank Location within the City of Edinburgh council area | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°57′26″N3°09′31″W / 55.9571°N 3.1586°W /55.9571; -3.1586 |
| Owner | Edinburgh Corporation |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Tenants | |
| Leith Athletic | |
New Meadowbank was anathletics andfootball ground in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground ofLeith Athletic during the1946–47 season. The site was later used to build the modernMeadowbank Stadium.
The ground was opened in 1934 byEdinburgh Corporation. It had no covered spectator facilities.[1]
New Meadowbank was used for athletics, and hosted international meetings. It hosted the first post-World War II athletics meet between England, Scotland and Ireland in 1946, and another meet in 1947.[2] It also hosted the annual Scottish Amateur Athletics championship from 1952 until 1966.[1]
Prior toWorld War II Leith played atMeadowbank. However, the ground was taken over by theBritish Army during the war and used as a transport depot; this destroyed the stadium, and in 1946 Leith began rebuilding it.[3] As theScottish Football League resumed in 1946, Leith were forced to play their home matches at the neighbouring New Meadowbank during the 1946–47 season.
The original Meadowbank, now renamedOld Meadowbank was reopened at the start of the1947–48 season, and Leith returned to their previous home.[3]
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