Victoria Park City Of Glasgow

Victoria Park City Of Glasgow

Founded	4 April 1930
Ground	Scotstoun Stadium
Location	Danes Drive, Glasgow G14 9HD
Coordinates	55°52′53″N 4°20′32″W / 55.881434°N 4.342146°W / 55.881434; -4.342146
Website	official website

Victoria Park City Of Glasgow full name Victoria Park City Of Glasgow Athletics Club is a Scottish athletics club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club is based primarily at the Scotstoun Stadium on Danes Drive.

History

The club was founded as the Victoria Park Amateur Athletic Club (VPAAC) on 4 April 1930 at the Unionist Rooms in Clydeview Place. The honorary president was James Crawford and the president was Peter Morrison.

Winter runs were held on Tuesdays and Thursdays and during the Summer training took place at Scotstoun Showground (the modern day site of the stadium) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The first significant athlete attached to the club was Sam Beattie who won the 1939 Scottish AAA National Championships.

During the 1950s the club was regarded as the leading club in Scotland.

The club's first Olympian was Alan Paterson in the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

In 2007, the VPAAC merged with City Of Glasgow Athletic Club to form the Victoria Park City Of Glasgow AC.

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete	Club	Events	Games	Medals/Ref
Alex Breckenridge	VPAAC	marathon	1960
Crawford Fairbrother	VPAAC	high jump	1960
Willie Jack	VPAAC	100m, 4x100m	1952
Alan Paterson	VPAAC	high jump	1948, 1952

• Scottish unless stated

Commonwealth Games

Athlete	Club	Events	Games	Medals/Ref
Andrew Forbes	VPAAC	1/3/6 miles	1950
Alan Paterson	VPAAC	High jump	1950
Ian Binnie	VPAAC	3/6 miles	1954, 1958
Jim Hamilton	VPAAC	880y	1954
Allan Dunbar	VPAAC	100y	1958
Crawford Fairbrother	VPAAC	high jump	1958, 1962
John MacIsaac	VPAAC	440y, 4x400	1958
Michael Hildrey	VPAAC	100y, 220y	1962
Susan Scott	City of Glasgow AC	800m	2002, 2006

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