  Saracen Park Location in Glasgow | |
| Full name | Ashfield Stadium |
|---|---|
| Address | Hawthorn Street,Possilpark |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′10″N4°14′38″W / 55.886036°N 4.243898°W /55.886036; -4.243898 |
| Public transit | Ashfield railway station |
| Type | Stadium |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Tenants | |
| 1937–2022 1949–1953 1999–present | |
Saracen Park orAshfield Stadium, also known asPeugeot Ashfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is astadium inGlasgow, Scotland. It is currently home toGlasgow Tigers forspeedway. It has also previously been a venue forgreyhound racing and forAshfield F.C. forfootball. The ground was originally opened for football in 1937.
Ashfield F.C. opened Saracen Park forjunior football in 1937, and played at the ground until 2022.[1] Located in thePossilpark area of Glasgow, it was named after the adjacentSaracen Foundry.[2]
The first speedway team to race at Ashfield Stadium – as it is known for racing purposes – were theAshfield Giants between 1949 and 1953. After the Giants went out of business, the track was adapted forgreyhound racing, which was staged at Ashfield from 1956 until 1998. Speedway returned to the stadium in 1999 when theGlasgow Tigers relocated fromShawfield Stadium.[2]
Promoter Jimmy Donald Sr. opened the greyhound track on 21 April 1956. It was known as Ashfield Stadium and was regarded as one of the premier independent (unlicensed) tracks in Scotland with major events called the Ashfield St Leger, Scottish Cup and Anniversary Stakes in addition to the Ashfield Derby which offered substantial prize money.[3] The circumference was 400 yards consisting of distances of 270, 450, 640 and 930 yards. The management declined an invite from theNational Greyhound Racing Club in 1989.[4]
The track was laid upon the old speedway track before reverting to speedway in 1999 with the Glasgow Tigers.[5][6][7]