Hamilton Accies and Clyde confirm groundshare but Bully Wee see long-term future in Glasgow

Clyde Football Club say they intend to return to Glasgow in the coming years after confirming they will ground share with Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton Accies next season.

Lanarkshire Live exclusively revealed on Thursday night that the clubs had struck a deal to share Hamilton's New Douglas Park, in a move that will come into force from the start of next season in July.

It's the second time in the clubs' history that they will have shared premises.

Earlier this year North Lanarkshire Council - who own Clyde's current home ground at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld - told the club they would not be renewing their lease when it expired in May 2023, amid the well-documented public row regarding the David Goodwillie transfer to Raith Rovers.

Goodwillie - who was ruled a rapist in a civil court case in 2017 - was banned from entering Broadwood Stadium by NLC after Clyde re-signed the player on loan from Raith just days after he had left the Bully Wee. Goodwillie has not played for either club since.

But Clyde have now stated their intention to vacate their lease at the end of this season in favour of a move across Lanarkshire, whilst planning to "secure a site and new stadium back in Glasgow" - 36 years on from leaving their spirtiual home at Shawfield.

Between 1991-1994, Accies shared the old Douglas Park with Clyde while they waited for work to be completed at Broadwood.

While their short-term future lies in South Lanarkshire, the club announced in their statement that they looking for a return to Glasgow eventually, although no timescale has been given.

Clyde's statement read: "Clyde Football Club will, imminently, be issuing a notice to North Lanarkshire Council terminating its lease at Broadwood.

"Consequently, the