Humbug Park

Sports venue in Fife, Scotland, UK

Humbug Park
Crossgates Greyhound Stadium
Tenants

Location	Inverkeithing Road Crossgates Fife
Owner	Fife Council
Operator	Crossgates Primrose
Capacity	2,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1911
Crossgates Thistle (1911–1916) Crossgates Primrose (1926–1960, 1983–present) Greyhound racing (1937–1953)

Humbug Park also previously known as Crossgates Greyhound Stadium is a football ground and former greyhound racing track on Inverkeithing Road in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.^[1]

Origins

The name Humbug Park derives from a disused pit of the former Cuttlehill Colliery on which the ground is located.^[2]

Football

The ground is the home to Crossgates Primrose, a Scottish football club who play in the East of Scotland League.

Greyhound racing

Plans for a greyhound track were instigated in 1936 by the secretary of the football club. The racing distance was 275 yards and the racing took place regularly between 1937 until 1953. The track was independent (unlicensed) and took place on Friday and Saturday evenings and had a large mining community following.^[3]

References

^ "OS County Series Fifeshire 1915". old-maps.co.uk.
^ Humbug Pits (Cuttlehill/Fordell) Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Fife Pits and Memorial Book, by Michael Martin
^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 413. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.

56°04′54″N 3°22′36″W / 56.081722°N 3.376694°W / 56.081722; -3.376694

Scottish greyhound tracks

Licensed tracks
Aberdeen (Holburn) Dundee (Dens Park) Edinburgh (Marine Gardens) Edinburgh (Powderhall) Edinburgh (Stenhouse) Falkirk (Brockville Park) Falkirk (Diamond) Glasgow (Albion) Glasgow (Carntyne) Glasgow (Firhill) Glasgow (Shawfield) Glasgow (White City)

Unlicensed tracks (independent/flapping)

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2021–22 East of Scotland Football League	Albert Park Creamery Park Humbug Park Meggetland Sports Complex Pennypit Park Prestonfield Volunteer Park Whitestone Park
2021–22 South of Scotland Football League	Stair Park
2021–22 West of Scotland Football League	Bellsdale Park Beltane Park Dunterlie Park Excelsior Stadium Lochburn Park Millburn Park Newlandsfield Park Petershill Park Ravenscraig Stadium Saracen Park
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SPFL teams	Championship: Raith Rovers League One: Dunfermline Athletic Kelty Hearts League Two: East Fife
Lowland League teams	Cowdenbeath
East of Scotland League teams	Premier Division: Crossgates Primrose Dundonald Bluebell Hill of Beath Hawthorn Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts Oakley United First Division: Burntisland Shipyard Glenrothes Kennoway Star Hearts Kirkcaldy & Dysart Lochore Welfare Rosyth Second Division: Lochgelly Albert Newburgh St Andrews United Thornton Hibs
Junior teams	Midlands League: Tayport
Amateur teams	See: Kingdom of Fife AFA
Women's teams	East Fife
Defunct clubs	Senior: Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy United Lassodie Lochgelly Amateurs Lochgelly United Rosyth Dockyard Recreation Townhill Junior: Ballingry Rovers Hearts of Beath Inverkeithing United Steelend Victoria
Venues	Bayview Stadium Central Park East End Park Humbug Park Stark's Park Current Bayview Park North End Park Recreation Park, Lochgelly Historic
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