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Recreation Park was a football ground in Lochgelly, Scotland. It was the home ground of Lochgelly United from 1910 until the club folded in 1928.

Recreation Park

Location	Lochgelly, Scotland
Coordinates	56.1277°N 3.3151°W / 56.1277; -3.3151
Owner	Lochgelly Recreation Company
Capacity	15,000
Record attendance	10,000
Field size	120 x 80 yards
Surface	Grass
Opened	1910
Closed	1934
Tenants
Lochgelly United (1910–1928)

History

Lochgelly United moved to Recreation Park from Reids Park in 1894, leasing it from the Lochgelly Recreation Company.[1] A grandstand (possibly brought from Reids Park) was erected on the northern side of the pitch and there was an embankment in the south-western corner of the ground.[1] The club were elected to Division Two of the Scottish Football League in 1914, and their first SFL match at Recreation Park was played on 15 August 1914, a 4–0 defeat by local rivals Cowdenbeath.[1]

The ground's record attendance of 10,000 was set for a Scottish Cup third-round game against Third Lanark on 21 February 1920.[1] The club left the SFL at the end of the 1925–26 season when Division Three was disbanded; the last SFL match at Recreation Park was on 24 April 1926, a 1–1 draw with Solway Star.[1]

Lochgelly United folded in 1928, but the ground continued to be used for football until 1934, when the site was used for housing.[1]

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