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Annfield Stadium was a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. The stadium was home to Stirling...

Annfield Stadium was a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. The stadium was home to Stirling Albion F.C. until 1993 when the stadium was closed down due to Stirling Albion moving to Forthbank Stadium. The stadium was sold and demolished to make way for a new housing development. Annfield Stadium was constructed on the Annfield Estate close to Stirling's town centre by local coal merchant Thomas Ferguson. Ferguson had the stadium constructed to be the home of the town's new football team Stirling Albion and replace Forthbank Park after it was destroyed by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Annfield was opened on 1 August 1945 and the first game to be played at Annfield was Stirling Albion's tie with Edinburgh City on 18 August 1945, Stirling Albion won the game 8–3. Annfield was sold to Stirling Council in 1981 after Stirling Albion were on the verge of going bankrupt. The club had only one choice of selling the ground to the council and then renting it back from the council. Shortly after Stirling Albion set a 20th century's record in the Scottish Cup, defeating Selkirk 20–0, Stirling Council had decided that Annfield was not profitable with a traditional grass playing surface