Olivebank Arena

History

Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Officially formed in 1934, they have played under different names prior to this year including Musselburgh Comrades, Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern since 1898. Nicknamed "the Burgh" or "Mussy", they play their home games at the Olivebank Arena in the Fisherrow area of the town. Olivebank was opened as a football ground on 2 August 1910 when a crowd of 2,000 supporters saw Scottish Junior Cup holders, Ashfield, record a 2-1 win over the Burgh that afternoon.