  Meadowside Location within Glasgow council area | |
| Location | Glasgow,Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°52′06″N4°18′56″W / 55.8682°N 4.3156°W /55.8682; -4.3156 |
| Owner | Clyde Navigation Trust |
| Record attendance | 16,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Closed | 1908 |
| Construction cost | £2000[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Partick Thistle | |
Meadowside was afootball ground in thePartick area ofGlasgow,Scotland. It was the home ground ofPartick Thistle from 1897 until 1908.
Partick Thistle moved to Meadowside fromInchview Park (Whiteinch)[2] in 1897, the year they were first promoted toScottish Football League Division One.[3] The ground was slowly developed and eventually included of a 750-seat grandstand on the northern side of the pitch and a running track around it.[4] On 16 December 1899 the ground was used byRangers for a home match againstSt Mirren as their newIbrox Stadium was not ready.[4]
The ground's probable record attendance of 16,000 was set for aScottish Cup first round replay againstHibernian on 4 February 1905, with Thistle winning 4–2. Another crowd of 16,000 attended aGlasgow Cup first round match againstCeltic on 8 September 1906. The highest league attendance at Meadowside was 11,000 for a 4–1 loss to Rangers on 3 January 1905.[4]
In 1908 theClyde Navigation Trust, which owned the land, opted to expand the neighbouring shipyard onto the site and Thistle were forced to move out (theMeadowside Granary was soon constructed there, and in the 21st century this was redeveloped again as theGlasgow Harbour apartment complex). Their final league match at the ground was played on 30 April 1908, a 1–1 draw with Hibernian.[4] However, their newFirhill Park ground was not ready and Thistle spent the1908–09 season and the first few matches of the1909–10 season playing at other grounds, includingCeltic Park,Hampden Park and Ibrox in Glasgow,Rugby Park inKilmarnock,Shawfield inRutherglen,Pittodrie inAberdeen,Clune Park inPort Glasgow,Easter Road inEdinburgh andCappielow inGreenock.[4] The first match at Firhill was played on 18 September 1909.[5]