{"id":407,"date":"2016-11-09T17:13:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/new-douglas-park\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:09:06","slug":"new-douglas-park","status":"publish","type":"grounds","link":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/grounds\/scotland\/new-douglas-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Douglas Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hamilton Academical Football Club was formed in 1874. For the first 14 years of the club\u2019s existence they led a somewhat nomadic lifestyle, bumming around from place to place, looking for a home. In 1888 Douglas Park opened up and allowed the South Lanarkshire based club a permanent home to call their own. They stayed there until 1994 when they were forced to sell up in leave for the funding of a new stadium.<\/p>\n

From 1994 until 2001 Hamilton played their home games either at Cliftonhill, Albion Rovers\u2019 stadium, or Firhill Stadium where Patrick Thistle play their games. During this period Douglas Park was sold to the supermarket chain Sainsbury\u2019s and a new ground was built just down the road. Ever an imaginative bunch, the Hamilton Academical board decided to name the new stadium\u2026New Douglas Park. Although it is currently known as the Hope CBD Stadium thanks to a sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

Stats<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
New Douglas Park Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Opened<\/td>\r\n 2001<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Capacity<\/td>\r\n 6018<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Average Attendance<\/td>\r\n 3199<\/td> \r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Attendance<\/td>\r\n 6007 (Hamilton v Celtic (2015))<\/td>\r\n <\/tr> \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pitch Size<\/td>\r\n 105 x 68 (7140)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n The Academy<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Former Name<\/td>\r\n Ballast Stadium<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Owner<\/td>\r\n Hamilton Academical Football Club<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Clubs Hosted<\/td>\r\n Hamilton Academical Football Club<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
First Fixture<\/td>\r\n Sunderland (28\/07\/2001)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Hamilton Academical Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Founded<\/td>\r\n 1874<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n The Accies<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Club Mascot<\/td>\r\n Hammy the Hamster<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Rivals<\/td>\r\n Motherwell, Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Previous Stadiums<\/td>\r\n Douglas Park<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Kit<\/td>\r\n Red & White Hoops (Home) \/ Blue & Black Stripes (Away)\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Training Ground<\/td>\r\n New Douglas Park<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Shirt Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Cullen Packaging<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Team Owner<\/td>\r\n Hamilton Academical Football Club Ltd.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Goalscorer<\/td>\r\n David Wilson (254)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Appearances<\/td>\r\n Rikki Ferguson (452)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n\r\n\n

New Douglas Park Photos<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"New\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n New Douglas Park\r\n \r\n
\r\n Stephen Sweeney [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"North\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n North stand looking towards Main Stand\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Stephenh-9287 (Own work) [Public domain]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"West\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n West Stand\r\n \r\n
\r\n Paul McIlroy [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\r\n

New Douglas Park Seating Plan and Where to Sit<\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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From 3D Warehouse<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n

There are two permanent stands at New Douglas Stadium, with The North Stand being the first of them. It is behind one of the goals and the seats are slightly raised from the level of the pitch. The other is The West Stand, which runs along the length of the pitch and houses the main facilities such as the changing rooms and the players\u2019 tunnel. There is no stand to the South of the ground and The East Stand is a temporary structure where the away fans are housed.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

Hamilton Academical Ticket Prices<\/h2>\r\n

The ticket pricing scheme at New Douglas Park is blessedly easy to understand. The club do not categorise their matches, nor do they charge different amounts of money to sit in different parts of the stadium. There is a flat fee for Hamilton matches, perhaps because the club only averages just over 3,000 supporters in a ground built for double that amount.<\/p>\n