Old Bailey Stadium

Old Bailey Stadium
Interactive map of Old Bailey Stadium
Location503 South Broad Street
Clinton, South Carolina
Coordinates34°27′59″N 81°52′26″W / 34.4663°N 81.8738°W / 34.4663; -81.8738
OwnerPresbyterian College
OperatorPresbyterian College
Capacity3,000
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Groundbreaking1927
OpenedSeptember 28, 1928
Demolished2018
Tenant
Presbyterian Blue Hose (NCAA) (1928–2018)

Old Bailey Stadium was a 3,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. It was the former home of Presbyterian College football and, at the time of its demolition, the home for Presbyterian men's and women's lacrosse teams.[1] The stadium opened before the opening game of the 1928 season, and its first game saw the Blue Hose fall to Mercer, 6–7. It served as the home for PC football until the first two games of the 2002 season. Its last football game was the 2002 home opener, against Charleston Southern, which PC won 26–6.[2] Bailey Memorial Stadium replaced Old Bailey Stadium as the home of Presbyterian College football.

In October 1927, the campus publication The Blue Stocking held a contest to name the "PC athletic field". The winning submission was Johnson Field, after longtime head football coach Walter A. Johnson.[3]

The stadium was demolished in the spring of 2018 to make room for new senior dorms, which were completed for the 2019–20 academic year.

References

  1. ↑ "Johnson Field At Old Bailey Stadium". GoBlueHose.com. 12 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Presbyterian College Football - 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Presbyterian College Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Name field for Coach Johnson: Presbyterian College student [sic] signally honor athletic director". The Greenville News. October 26, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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