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Portland Park is a football ground in Troon, South Ayrshire. It is home to Troon F.C., the local semi-professional football team who compete in the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division. ==History== Troon Athletic were the first team to call Portland Park their home, and they began playing their Western league matches from Portland in 1923. Troon F.C. have called Portland Park home since their formation ahead of the 1946–47 season. The stadium has a capacity of 2,000 (200 covered), and consists largely of terraced spectator areas. When Portland Park was first opened, players changing areas and toilets were located within the old wooden clubhouse which was destroyed by an accidental fire in the late 1970s. The current clubhouse was built in 1980, along with new turnstiles and a toilet block, although the dressing room area of the pavilion was extended in the mid-2000s. Floodlights were installed at Portland Park during February 1997 but were removed after storm damage during 2007. The clubhouse faced a dramatic re-vamp in 2010 after the involvement in Troon F.C. by the Kirkwood family. A renovated and expanded social club became a real asset to the club, and investment on the playing surface itself (overseen by new groundsman Gus Hollas) allowed an immediate improvement in the style of play encouraged by the new coaching staff. Portland Park is famous for one big claim to fame - it is the only park in Scotland which Pelé and Eusébio have both graced, and Johan Cruyff is also alleged to have played here as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portland Park, Troon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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