Caledonian played at the eponymous Caledonian Park until the mid-1920s, when Telford Street Park was built. A fire destroyed the original stand in 1950, and a new one was built.[4]
A merger between the three Inverness clubs (Caledonian, Clachnacuddin and Thistle), who all played in the Highland Football League, had long been mooted.[2] The proposal gained momentum in 1993, when the Scottish Football League (SFL) announced it would expand its membership by two clubs and would look more favourably on a joint Inverness bid than if each individual club applied.[2] At the same time, Caledonian had received an offer of £750,000 from Texas Homecare for Telford Street Park.[2] The club wanted to replace their ground with a new all-seater stadium that would require government funding, but the authorities indicated their preference for a facility to be used by a merged club.[2]
Despite clear opposition from most of the supporters, the directors of Caledonian and Thistle pressed ahead with a merger proposal.[2] The new club, which was initially called Caledonian Thistle, gained SFL membership in 1994 and played its home games at Telford Street Park.[2] As part of its SFL membership bid, Caledonian Thistle had pledged to find a new ground by August 1995.[2] The league granted an extension to August 1996, as the proposed new site required £900,000 of funding from Inverness District Council.[2] The club threatened to resign from the SFL if the funding was not provided, but it was authorised by a 14-12 majority in December 1995.[2] The new Caledonian Stadium was opened in 1996 and Telford Street Park was demolished to make way for a retail park.
telford, street, park, football, ground, inverness, scotland, home, ground, caledonian, latterly, caledonian, thistle, location, within, inverness, areafull, namelocationinvernessscotlandcoordinates57, 4819, 2468, 4819, 2468ownercaledonian, capacity5000, seate. Telford Street Park was a football ground in Inverness Scotland 2 It was the home ground of Caledonian F C and latterly Caledonian Thistle F C 2 3 Telford Street ParkTelford Street ParkLocation within Inverness areaFull nameTelford Street ParkLocationInvernessScotlandCoordinates57 28 55 N 4 14 48 W 57 4819 N 4 2468 W 57 4819 4 2468OwnerCaledonian F C Capacity5000 550 seated 1 SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1926 1926 Demolished1996 1996 TenantsCaledonian 1926 1994Caledonian Thistle 1994 1996History editCaledonian played at the eponymous Caledonian Park until the mid 1920s when Telford Street Park was built A fire destroyed the original stand in 1950 and a new one was built 4 A merger between the three Inverness clubs Caledonian Clachnacuddin and Thistle who all played in the Highland Football League had long been mooted 2 The proposal gained momentum in 1993 when the Scottish Football League SFL announced it would expand its membership by two clubs and would look more favourably on a joint Inverness bid than if each individual club applied 2 At the same time Caledonian had received an offer of 750 000 from Texas Homecare for Telford Street Park 2 The club wanted to replace their ground with a new all seater stadium that would require government funding but the authorities indicated their preference for a facility to be used by a merged club 2 Despite clear opposition from most of the supporters the directors of Caledonian and Thistle pressed ahead with a merger proposal 2 The new club which was initially called Caledonian Thistle gained SFL membership in 1994 and played its home games at Telford Street Park 2 As part of its SFL membership bid Caledonian Thistle had pledged to find a new ground by August 1995 2 The league granted an extension to August 1996 as the proposed new site required 900 000 of funding from Inverness District Council 2 The club threatened to resign from the SFL if the funding was not provided but it was authorised by a 14 12 majority in December 1995 2 The new Caledonian Stadium was opened in 1996 and Telford Street Park was demolished to make way for a retail park See also editStadium relocations in Scottish footballReferences edit Blair John 9 November 2008 Telford Street Park Caley Nostalgia Page a b c d e f g h i j k Inglis 1996 p 431 McColl Brian 26 August 2012 All time Scottish Football Club Directory Scottish Football Historical Archive Archived from the original on 3 February 2013 Main Alex 1986 Caley All The Way Caledonian F C The First Hundred Years Inverness Caledonian F C Sources Inglis Simon 1996 Football Grounds of Britain Collins Willow ISBN 0 00 218426 5 nbsp nbsp This article about a Scottish sports venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telford Street Park amp oldid 1194601609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
