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Boghead Park is a former football ground in the town of Dumbarton, Scotland.

It was formerly owned by Dumbarton Football Club, who had played there since 1879, making it one of the oldest sporting venues in the United Kingdom. It was used by the club until the end of November 2000, when they moved to their new 2,000 capacity all-seated Strathclyde Homes Stadium.

Boghead Park’s record attendance was 18,001 for a Scottish Cup match against Raith Rovers F.C. on March 2, 1957. Despite the local enthusiasm for the tie, Dumbarton were comprehensively defeated 4-1 in the game.

Also in 1957 the club bought the platform roof from Turnberry railway station for use as a terrace cover.

In 1979 part of the ground was redeveloped. The old main stand (nicknamed the “Hen House”), which had a mere capacity of 100 was replaced by a modern facility that held around 300 people. The opening of this stand was undertaken by Alan Hardaker, one time secretary of the English Football League.

Having played host to a crowd of almost 20,000, Boghead Park was latterly a sad sight. The ground fell into a level of disrepair and its capacity, which was around 10,000 when Dumbarton played in the Scottish

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