ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Scottish Football Ground Guide - Central Park, Cowdenbeath, Football Club</title> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-16" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="description" content="A fans guide to Central Park. 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White<br> <strong>Official Web Site: </strong><a href="http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/" target="Official Website">www.cowdenbeathfc.com</a><br> <b>Unofficial Web Sites:</b> <br> <a href="http://www.cowdenbeath.free-online.co.uk/suppclub/" target="Supporters Club">Supporters Club</a></font><br> <a href="http://www.cowdenbeath.net/" target="Cowdenbeath.net">www.cowdenbeath.net</a><font size="2"><br> <br> </font></p> </td> <td align="center" valign="center" width="121"> <img alt="Map" src="ewdunfer.gif" border="0" height="134" width="102"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="655"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"> <p align="left"><strong><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><a name="Contents">Contents</a></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="288" valign="top"><font size="2"><a href="#Whats%20The%20Ground%20Like?">What's The Ground Like?</a><br> <a href="#Looking%20Towards%20The%20Clock%20End">Looking Towards The Main Stand</a> <font color="#ff0000">(photo)</font><br> <a href="#What%20Is%20It%20Like%20For%20Visiting%20Supporters?">What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?</a><a href="#Where%20To%20Drink?"><br> Where To Drink?</a><br> <a href="http://#East">East Terrace</a>&nbsp;<font color="#ff0000">(photo)</font><br> <a href="#How%20To%20Get%20There%20By%20Car%20&amp;%20Where%20To%20Park">How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park</a><br> <a href="#By%20Train/Tube">By Train</a><br> <a href="http://#South">South Terrace</a>&nbsp;<font color="#ff0000">(photo)</font><br> <a href="#Local%20Rivals">Local Rivals</a><br> <a href="#Admission%20Prices">Admission Prices</a><br> <a href="#Layout%20Of%20Central%20Park">Layout Of The Ground</a><br> <a href="#Programme%20Price">Programme Price</a><br> <a href="#Fixtures%202011-2012">Fixtures 2011-2012</a><br> <a href="#Record%20Attendance">Record &amp; Average Attendance</a><br> </font><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><a href="#Hotel%20Accommodation">Hotel Accommodation</a></strong><font size="2"><br> <a href="mailto:duncan@footballgrounds.net?subject=Cowdenbeath%20Feedback">Feedback</a><br> <a href="index.htm"><br> <strong>Return To The Main Menu</strong><br> </a></font><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="Whats The Ground Like?"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">What's The Ground Like?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="159"> <p align="left"><font size="2">The ground is also used from time to time for motor sport events. This means that around the oval grass football playing area, at the front of the spectator areas, there is a fair sized tarmac track, plus a meshed safety fence. It is largely an open stadium with three sides having small open terraces. Only on the North Side of the stadium is there a covered Main Stand. Or really I should say Main Stands as there are two, as an older and newer structure, sit side by side. This is because the original old Main Stand was partly destroyed by fire in 1992 and a new structure was constructed beside the remnants of the old stand. Both are covered and all seated and have a row of floodlight pylons at the front of them, which could affect your view.</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"> <p align="center"><strong><a name="Looking Towards The Clock End"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Looking Towards The Main Stands</font></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="308"> <p align="center"><font size="2"><br> <img alt="Central Park" src="Cowden20.jpg" border="0" height="254" width="605"> </font> </p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="127"> <p><font size="2">For most games there is no segregation of supporters. If segregation needs to be enforced, then the terraces at both the South &amp; East sides are allocated to away fans. </font><font size="2">The oval stock car track means that supporters using the end terrace are set</font><font size="2"> rather far back from the action. For this reason supporters tend to congregate on either side of the ground, where you are a bit closer to the pitch. As the perimeter wall surrounding the stadium is not that high, you can often see a few dotted faces, peering over it and watching the game for nothing!</font></p> <p>Derek Hall a visiting Hartlepool United fan adds; 'Not one of the better grounds that I have visited. The black markings and large tyres surrounding the pitch makes the whole site&nbsp;look quite ugly. The only saving grace for this&nbsp;place is that it sells&nbsp;the famous Killie Pie'.</p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="Where To Drink?"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Where To Drink?</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="79"><font size="2">There is a small bar at the stadium itself, which is both popular with home and away supporters, plus there is also the nearby Park Bar which is also quite popular. Otherwise there are a number of other bars located on or around the nearby High St, including the Crown Hotel which is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ffffff"><a name="East"></a>East Terrace</font><a name="Layout Of Central Park"></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="287"><font size="2"> </font> <p align="center"><font size="2"><br> &nbsp;</font><a href="#Contents"><font size="1"><img alt="East Terrace " src="cowdenbeath4.jpg" border="0" height="341" hspace="0" width="601"></font></a></p> <p align="center">Thanks to Ryan Thomson for supplying the above photo.</p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">How To Get There By Car &amp; Where To Park</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="191"> <p><font size="2">The ground is located in the centre of the town, beside the High Street, however it is not easily visible when driving along the High Street itself.<br> <br> Leave the M90 at Junction 3 and take the A92 towards Kirkcaldy. Then take the A909 into Cowdenbeath, which then leads into the High Street. After a short distance along the High Street there is a small parking sign entitled 'Central Park' which points left down a small road for the ground. If you miss the sign (as I did), continue further up the High Street and turn left into Stenhouse Street where there is an overflow car park used on matchdays. There is also a fair sized car park at the ground as well, which is free to use. <br> <br> For a map showing the location of the ground <a href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=316316&amp;Y=691552&amp;A=Y&amp;Z=1" target="Street Map">click here</a> </font><font color="#000000" size="2"><span lang="en-gb">(to take you to the Street Map website)</span>.</font></p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="By Train/Tube"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">By Train</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="63"><font size="2">Cowdenbeath station is only five minutes walk from the ground and is served by trains from Edinburgh.</font> Exit the station walking down the slope towards the main High Street and bear left at the bottom. Walk down the High Street towards a set of traffic lights and turn right there into Hall Street. You will pass under a railway bridge and the ground will become visible slightly to your left not long afterwards.&nbsp;Thanks to Iain Badger for providing the directions. <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#ffffff"><a name="South"></a>South Terrace</font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16"> <p align="center"><br> <img alt="South Terrace " src="cowdenbeath3.jpg" border="0" height="375" hspace="0" width="601"></p> <p align="center">Thanks to Ryan Thomson for supplying the above photo.</p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="Local Rivals"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Local Rivals</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="47"><font size="2">East Fife.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><font size="2"><a name="Admission Prices"><font color="#ffffff">Admission Prices</font></a><font color="#ffffff" size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="left"><font size="2">All areas of the ground:<br> Adults £12<br> OAP's/Child £6<br> 1 Adult + 1 Child £15.</font> </p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"> <p align="center"><strong><a name="Layout Of Central Park"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Ground Layout</font></a></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16"> <p align="center"><br> <img alt="Layout" src="pitcowd.jpg" border="0" height="233" width="328"></p> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="Programme Price"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Programme Price</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="47"><font size="2">Official Programme £1.</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16" width="730"><strong><a name="Fixtures 2011-2012"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Fixtures 2011-2012</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="47" width="730"><font size="2"> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/fixtures/default.stm">Cowdenbeath FC fixture list</a> (takes you to the <span lang="en-gb">BBC Sports</span> Website).</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><a name="Record Attendance"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Record &amp; Average Attendance</font></a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="159"><font size="2">Record Attendance:<br> 25,586 v Glasgow Rangers,<br> League Cup Quarter Final, September 21st 1949. <br> <br> Average Attendance:<br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="2">2010-2011: 892 (Division One)</font><br> <font face="Verdana" size="2">2009-2010: 430 (Division Two)</font><font size="2"><br> 2008-2009: 421 (Division Three)</font> <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="16"><strong><font color="#ffffff"><a name="Hotel Accommodation">Hotel Accommodation</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong style="font-weight: 400">If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Late Rooms. They offer all types of accommodation to suit all tastes and pockets from; Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed &amp; Breakfast establishments to Five Star Hotels and Serviced Apartments. Plus their booking system is straightforward and easy to use. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going.</strong> Access their <a href="http://www.laterooms.com/en/p11333/k16284659_cowdenbeath-hotels.aspx"> Cowdenbeath Hotels and Guest Houses</a> page. <p align="right"><a href="#Contents"><font size="1">Top Of Page</font></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000080" height="17"><strong><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Feedback</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="2">If anything is incorrect or you have something to add, please <a href="mailto:duncan@footballgrounds.net?subject=Cowdenbeath%20Feedback">e-mail me</a> and I'll update the guide.<br> <br> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16"> <p align="center"></p> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16"><font size="2"> </font> <p align="center"><font size="2"><br> </font><strong><font size="2"><a href="index.htm">Return To The Main Menu</a></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="16"> <p align="center"><br> &nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> <p><font face="Verdana"><br> </font></p> </body> </html>