Braehead Park
Braehead Park, originally known as Hibernian Park, was a football ground in the Oatlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was the home ground of Glasgow Hibernian from 1889 until 1890, then used by Thistle from 1892 until they folded in 1895. History The ground was constructed in summer 1889 by the founders of Glasgow Hibernian, a new club formed by dissident members of Celtic who wanted a team for the Irish community of Glasgow run along similar lines to Edinburgh Hibs, and hoped to capitalise on the large fanbase Celtic had already amassed in the community, as the surrounding areas of south and eastern Glasgow had a large Irish Catholic population. Initially known as Hiberian Park, the ground was located on the southern bank of the River Clyde, east of Hutchesontown, and away from Barrowfield Park, home of the established Clyde, on the opposite bank of the river. A stand was built on the southern side of the pitch, and embankments raised around the other three sides. However, poor results and attendances were recorded (4,000 attended a Glasgow Cup defeat to Queen's Park in September 1889, but this was only about 20% of the crowd when Celtic faced the same