Burnbank Park
Burnbank Park was a sports ground in Glasgow, Scotland. It was situated in the city's Woodlands area, found at Barrington Drive. No trace of the ground remains, having been built on by sandstone tenement housing in the late 19th century, which survives into the 21st century. The name endures locally with the Burnbank Bowling Club a few blocks to the south, founded in 1866, around the same time the sports grounds were coming into use for team sports.
History
Burnbank Park was originally owned by the 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, who used the area for practising their drills. The regiment leased out the ground for use by various sports clubs.The venue was used for the first rugby union provincial representative match in the world; the 'Inter-City' match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District on 23 November 1872. The current professional district teams Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby play for the 1872 Cup to celebrate their first derby match.
The ground was also used as a venue for cricket matches an All-England eleven took on Scottish club sides there.