If you are travelling to watch your side take on Clyde, New Douglas Park is a compact all-seater ground on Cadzow Avenue in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, postcode ML3 0FT. It opened in 2001 as the successor to the old Douglas Park, a short walk from Hamilton West station and about ten miles from central Glasgow. Clyde, the Bully Wee, have been the tenants since 2022, after 28 years at Broadwood in Cumbernauld. Hamilton Academical built the ground and left in 2025. It has carried several sponsorship names, lately the Hamilton Community Stadium, but New Douglas Park is the name supporters use. Capacity is 6,018.
The pitch runs north to south and is an artificial Greenfields surface, about 105 metres by 68. The Main Stand, also called the West Stand, runs the full length of the west side and holds the dressing rooms, the tunnel near halfway, the club shop and the Fanzone. Behind the north goal is the North Stand, a covered end with a slightly raised view and the goal right in front of it. The east side is a lower temporary stand, shorter than the Main Stand, and the south end is open. The south goal backs onto a wall and open ground, not a stand. Wind cuts across that open side in winter, so bring a coat.
Visiting supporters are usually seated at the north end of the Main Stand, in sections A and B, sometimes stretching into C. Come in through gates 4 to 6 at the north-west corner, on the left as you face the front of the stand. Home supporters use gates 1 to 3 at the south-west corner and sit in sections C to J. For a bigger travelling support the club can move away fans into the North Stand, directly behind the northern goal. Check the section letter on your ticket. Padded seats in the centre are kept for hospitality. Views from the Main Stand and the North Stand are clear. The East Stand has supporting pillars, so it is the poorer seat if it is used.
The stadium car park is not for general use. It is reserved for staff, officials, hospitality and blue-badge holders, who should contact the club in advance. Everyone else can use the free parks on Caird Street and Beckford Street, or the car park under Morrisons on Auchinraith Avenue. By train, Hamilton West is under ten minutes on foot. Services from Glasgow Central low level run about four times an hour and take under half an hour. From the station, follow the path beside the line to the ground. The 263 and 267 buses from Buchanan Street are the usual Saturday options, and the ride can take over an hour.
Buy a ticket online before you travel if you can. Clyde sell through the club ticket store and the TicketCo app, and a small discount has applied to advance league tickets. Turnstiles usually sell on the day, but allocations tighten for local derbies. The Fanzone inside the Main Stand opens to both sets of supporters before the match, typically from midday on a Saturday, for a drink, a screen and the club shop. Food kiosks sit at pitch level under the Main Stand, with the toilets on the same concourse. It is a plain, friendly lower-league ground: the pitch plays true, and both ends can be heard, because there is nothing much on the south side to swallow the noise.