Celebrity Supporters !

Former Celtic star Aiden McGeady has pledged his support for our bid for Cathkin Park. He said, " Just to let you know that I'm totally behind Third Lanark's bid for Cathkin Park and wish you every success in your endeavour to secure what is rightfully yours and I will be following your progress here in Moscow."
Aiden McGeady

OUR PETITION

Please sign our online petition to help The Third Lanark Athletic Club to win back Cathkin Park ! We will soon be submitting our proposal to Glasgow City Council for the long term lease of our old ground and really need the public's support if we are to bring back Senior football to Cathkin. Our plan is to reinstate the missing terracing, remove the trees and rebuild the old Players Pavilion and erect a new main stand. We truly believe that "there can be no Third Lanark without Cathkin Park and there can be no Cathkin Park without Third Lanark." If you feel the same way, please check out http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/3rdlanarkcathkinpark

and join the ever growing band of 3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers !!

Cathkin Park On Film

Check out this link for a wonderful view of Cathkin in it's heyday. C/O The National Library Of Scotland and Scottish Screen. (1960).

http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=1166

September 2010 Update

The restoration work continues apace! We have now cleared over 300 feet of the surrounding pitch wall and are well on the way to completing Phase One of the refurbishment of Cathkin Park. A start has been made on the terracing but this will require a major clear up before serious restoration can begin. 46 years of undergrowth, rubbish and broken bottles to be removed first!! I have now worn away two knives and 7 wire brushes but the difference is now like night and day. We have cleared a lot of weeds from the running track and will begin painting the walls in the next two weeks. I found this wonderful 'then & now' photo from a magazine article on Cathkin. This is the very section of wall and terrace that I am concentrating on at present. Quite an eerie shot actually, as when I am working on this part I can't help but imagine all of these faces watching me. Weird to actually see it !! Unfortunately I don't have the photographer's name to credit him/her. Great work though! Really gives an idea of how this ground will look again once I have finished this phase. All we need now are the crowds...

James Murray Estate Photos

James Murray - Director

Whilst trawling through the archives I stumbled upon this auction sale of former director, Mr James Murray's estate, which included some fascinating artefacts. These were all broken up a few years ago into separate lots and I am trying to trace their whereabouts now. These are really priceless pieces of Scottish football history and should be on display in a museum. Will update you all on my hunt! If anybody knows the whereabouts of these items, please email the club at thirdlanarkrv@hotmail.co.uk

Enjoy.Photos courtesy of McTears Auction House.

Third Lanark Athletic Club Limited

On Monday the 9th of August 2010 we successfully registered THIRD LANARK ATHLETIC CLUB LIMITED at Companies House. Following years of confusion over the ownership of Third Lanark we are delighted to report that we are all now united in one organization with one common goal...the future of 3rds as a senior football club and the return to our spiritual home of Cathkin Park, Crosshill, Glasgow.