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Clydebank Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in Division One of the Central District League. They are not to be confused with either Clydesdale F.C. or Clyde F.C.. Duntocher (DÃ¹n TÃ²chair in Gaelic) is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Football Central Division One is a third-tier division of the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_blacksides. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Football Central Division One is a third-tier division of the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. ... Clydesdale F. C. were a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based soccer club, who were attached to Clydesdale Cricket Club during the 1870s. ... Clyde Football Club is a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. ...

The town has been represented by several previous incarnations in both senior and junior football. The current club can directly trace their development from Clydebank Juniors F.C., who were founded in 1899. After a short lived merger with senior club East Stirlingshire during season 1964-65, they were reformed as a senior club in their own right in 1965 and went on to be members of the Scottish League from 1966 until 2002. Following chronic financial difficulties, the club was bought out by Airdrie United and relocated to play in Airdrie under the new identity, effectively as a continuation of the defunct Airdrieonians club. A year later, supporters of the former version of the club re-established its identity, once more at junior level. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Falkirk. ... Season 1964-1965 was the sixty-seventh season of Scottish league football. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Season 1965-1966 was the sixty-ninth season of Scottish league football. ... The 2001-02 season was the 105th season of competetive football in Scotland. ... Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional association football team based in the town of Airdrie . ... Airdrie can refer to: Places Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, in Scotland Airdrie, Alberta, in Canada Football (Soccer) Clubs Airdrieonians the defunct team from North Lanarkshire (Scotland) Airdrie United their re-incarnation Category: ... Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire. ...

The 1965-2002 incarnation of Clydebank F.C. was actually the third club of that name to represent the town in senior football. The first club was formed in 1888 but never competed at a high level. Of more significance was the second Clydebank F.C., formed in 1914 and a Scottish League member from then until 1931. Although these clubs are not directly connected to the present entity in a business sense, they are discussed here given their shared name and their relevance to the development of the town's footballing history and its community.

Previous clubs

Clydebank F.C. (1888-1902)

The first senior club to represent the town was formed in 1888, playing home matches at Hamilton Park. They entered the Scottish Cup several times, making their last appearance in the competition proper in 1893-94. In addition they were members of the Scottish Federation (league) from 1891 to 1893. Although they retained their membership of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) as late as 1902, they were practically defunct by this stage.^[1] The team competed in the Glasgow Cup for these four years. The Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... 1893-1894 was the fourth season of Scottish league football. ... Formed in 1891 this body had a brief two seasons before it was absorbed by the Scottish Football Alliance in 1893 when that league lost all but one of its members to the Scottish Football Leagues new Second Division. ... The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. ... The Glasgow Cup was a football tournament open to teams fom Glasgow. ...

Clydebank Juniors F.C. (1899-1964)

The junior club were formed in the village of Duntocher (now considered part of Clydebank) in 1899, under the name of Duntocher F.C.. This was as the result of a breakaway from another local junior club, Duntocher Hibernian.^[1] ^[2] They changed their name to Clydebank Juniors in 1900 on moving to the town itself. They were based at the original Kilbowie Park prior to the construction of an upgraded ground (often called "New Kilbowie") in 1939. Around about this time they were one of Scotland's leading junior sides, winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 1942 as well as numerous other honours. Duntocher (DÃ¹n TÃ²chair in Gaelic) is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Kilbowie Park or sometimes known as New Kilbowie, was home to the former football team Clydebank FC before the club was bought out and renamed Airdrie United. A singular piece of rubble of the old stadium is now on view at the Scottish Football Museum in Hampden Park. ... The Scottish Junior Cup, also known as the OVD Cup, is a competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. ...

The club continued in junior football until 1964 when they were controversially merged with senior club East Stirlingshire, bring Scottish League football back to the town for the first time in over thirty years.

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

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Other Honours

Clydebank F.C. (1914-32)

The first club to represent Clydebank — which was a rapidly developing industrial "boom town" at this time — in the Scottish League, the second senior Clydebank F.C. were newly formed when elected to Division Two in 1914. Unfortunately for them, the lower division closed down a year later due to the impact of the First World War, but after two years playing in the Western League they had better fortune when they were elevated directly to the top flight, three clubs from the north and east of the country having been forced to stand down for the duration of the war due to travel difficulties.^[4] The economic boost the war had given to Clydebank's shipyards and factories was probably a contributary factor to the local team being chosen to fill the vacancy.^[5] The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ...

The club lasted five seasons before being relegated in 1922. They were immediately promoted back to Division One but relegated again after one season. The economic downturn in the latter half of the 1920s affected the town and the club badly, to the extent that the club considered resigning from league football in 1929.^[6] They chose to continue at that time but it proved to be only a stay of execution, with financial diffciulties forcing the club to drop out of the League in July 1931.^[7] The club was out of football completely within a year. Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ...

Throughout their existence, they played at Clydeholm Park, which continued to exist after their demise as a venue for greyhound racing up to the 1960s.^[8] The most famous player to appear for the club was Jimmy McGrory, the Scottish League's all-time record goalscorer, who spent the 1923-24 season on loan to Clydebank from Celtic, scoring 13 of his 397 career league goals while at Clydeholm. Several greyhounds before a race. ... James Edward McGrory (April 26, 1904 - October 20, 1982) was a football player for Celtic F.C., more commonly known as Jimmy McGrory and widely regarded as the greatest Celtic player of all-time. ... Season 1923-1924 was the thirty-fourth season of Scottish league football. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP)[1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ...

Honours

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East Stirlingshire Clydebank F.C. (1964-65)

Main article: East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Falkirk. ...

In 1964 the Steedman brothers, owners of East Stirlingshire, controversially merged their club with Clydebank Juniors. The new club (whose name was usually abbreviated to E.S. Clydebank) inherited Shire's place in Division Two, playing home matches at Kilbowie. After a year, a legal challenge by East Stirlingshire supporters led to them resuming their former identity back in Falkirk. The Steedmans elected to remain at Clydebank, establishing a new club at senior level.^[9] Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, respectively. ...

E.S. Clydebank's single season is generally considered by historians and statisticians as a contiguous part of East Stirlingshire's record, as the merged club was never elected to the SFA or League in its own right. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. ...

Clydebank F.C. (1965-2002)

The second Clydebank F.C. to play Scottish League football was formed in 1965 by the Steedman brothers, who were still convinced of the potential for senior football in the town despite the abortive merger. Although in many senses a resumption of Clydebank Juniors, albeit at a different level, they were technically a brand new club. Clydebank had to wait a year in the Combined Reserve League competing against Jordanhill Training College, Glasgow Transport, and the Third XI's of the Old Firm before being elected to the Scottish League in 1966. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Vale of Clyde Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club based in Tollcross, in the East End of Glasgow. ... Jordanhill College Jordanhill Campus, in Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, is now home to the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde. ... Crowd at football match between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park. ...

Clydebank achieved comparative success in their 35 years as a Scottish League club. They spent three seasons in the Premier Division, becoming the first club to play in all three Scottish League divisions after league reconstruction in 1975. Clydebank also reached the Scottish Cup semi-final in 1990 while playing in the First Division. The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from the mid-1970s until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system. ... Season 1975-1976 was the seventy-eighth season of Scottish league football. ... The Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ...

They were also the first (and last) senior club of the Scottish international Davie Cooper, who went on to play for Rangers and Motherwell. More recently, former Bankie Gary Teale who went on to play for Ayr United and, currently, Derby County has featured for Scotland. Other famous names to have played for the club at some point in their careers include Republic of Ireland international striker Tommy Coyne and Partick Thistle cult hero Chic Charnley. Most recently, former player Alan Gow was subject to a 6 figure bid from Rangers, he is currently at Falkirk but has signed a pre contract agreement with the Ibrox club. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... David (Davie) Cooper (February 25, 1956 - March 23, 1995) was a professional football player. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. ... Skillfull winger although not consistent on his day he is as good as any winger in any division in the world. ... Ayr United F.C. is a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... Tommy Coyne (born November 14, 1962 in Govan, Scotland) is a former Irish footballer. ... Partick Thistle Football Club is a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. ... James Callaghan Charnley (more commonly known as Chic Charnley), born June 6, 1963 is a former Scottish footballer. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Falkirk Football Club are a Scottish football team playing in the Scottish Premier League after winning promotion from the Scottish First Division in season 2004/05. ...

New Kilbowie was notable in this era as one of the first all-seater stadiums in British football, albeit largely due to the installation of wooden benches on the terracing. The club's fortunes bean to decline after New Kilbowie was sold by the Steedmans in 1996 and a promised new stadium in the town failed to materialise. Clydebank spent six years playing "home" games at first Boghead Park, Dumbarton, followed by Cappielow Park, Greenock, with the inevitable decline in support. This latter part of the club's existence also saw them embroiled in a number of schemes by investors keen to relocate them, franchise-style, to various locations inside and even outside of Scotland, including Dublin, Galashiels and Carlisle. All-seater is a terminology applied to sports stadiums in which every spectator must be seated. ... Look up terrace on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the former football ground of Dumbarton F.C., for the village in Lanarkshire see Boghead. ... Dumbarton (DÃ¹n Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... Cappielow Park Stadium Cappielow is a district of Greenock in Inverclyde, west central Scotland. ... View west over Greenock with the Golden Princess at Clydeport Ocean Terminal. ... Relocation of professional sports teams, is a common practice in North America but not at all common in Europe. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Bank Street Gardens, Galashiels â€¹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. ...

The club's identity finally disappeared in 2002, indirectly as a result of the demise of another Scottish League club, Airdrieonians. When a new club set up to replace the latter, Airdrie United, failed to win the subsequent election for the vacant league place, its backers instead bought financial control of Clydebank and relocated them to Airdire under the new name. The football authorities decided to authorise this move, given Clydebank's lack of support and financial unviability following a lengthy period in administration, as well as the lack of progress to date in securing a return to their home town.^[10] This was despite the United Clydebank Supporters group allegedly raising a substantial 'six-figure sum' and developing a business plan aimed at increased supporter engagement in the club and working towards a return to Clydebank.^[11] Airdire United is therefore technically a continuation of Clydebank F.C.,^[12] albeit sharing none of the former club's identity and being popularly considered as successor to the tradition of Airdrieonians. Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire. ... Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional association football team based in the town of Airdrie . ... Administration is a procedure under the insolvency laws of a number of common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies and allows them to carry on running their business. ... A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. ...

Honours

Scottish Division One is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system. ... Season 1976â€“1977 was the 80th season of Scottish league football. ... The 1984-1985 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system since 1975. ... Season 1975-1976 was the seventy-eighth season of Scottish league football. ... Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890. ... The Spring Cup was a Scottish football tournament played in 1976. ... Season 1975-1976 was the seventy-eighth season of Scottish league football. ...

Current Squad

Notable players

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Rebirth: the present Clydebank F.C. (2003- )

During the 2002-03 football season, the remaining Clydebank supporters were left without a team to follow, the transformation into Airdrie United having happened too close to the beginning of the season to make alternative plans. In the following months, members of the UCS supporters' group met with the purpose of creating a new Clydebank F.C. Airdrie United Ltd agreed to voluntarily transfer their unwanted ownership of the name and insignia of Clydebank FC to UCS, and venue for matches in the Clydebank area was secured with a ground sharing deal agreed with Drumchapel Amateurs at Glenhead Park in Duntocher. The 2002-03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... Drumchapel Amateur F.C. is a football team playing in the Caledonian Premier League. ... Duntocher (DÃ¹n TÃ²chair in Gaelic) is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ...

The UCS group re-established Clydebank Football Club in 2003, entering the Central District League (Second Division) of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Since rejoining the Junior level the club has gained one promotion in the Central league Second Division in 2003-2004. In 2004-2005, Bankies were third in the Central League First Division, missing out on a second successive promotion by one point. The 2003-04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic F.C. with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers F.C.. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two Champions League places and Hearts F.C. got the UEFA Cup place having finished third. ... The 2004-05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland. ...

2005-06 saw record crowds since the re-birth of the club, with up to 1150 watching Clydebank come within penalty kicks of reaching the last 4 of the Scottish Junior Cup - beaten after two 1-1 draws against Tayport. Clydebank fans took great heart in demonstrating that in just three short seasons, their club can compete against the very best Junior sides in Scotland, and can also attract a support which easily rivals any achieved in the Scottish League Second or Third Divisions. Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890 The 2005-06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Cup, also known as the OVD Cup, is a competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. ... Tayport Football Club are a football (soccer) club from Tayport in Fife, Scotland. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system. ... The Scottish Football League Third Division is the third highest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth highest overall in the Scottish football league system. ...

2006-2007 saw Clydebank promoted to the Super League Division 1 after beating Lanark United, 2-0

Honours

Central League Division 2 Champions 2003-04
Sectional League Cup Runners Up 2006-07

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b Heaney, John (September 1983). "Bankies-All". Scottish Football Historian 10: pp.6–7
^ The current Clydebank F.C. play in Duntocher at Glenhead Park, which was previously Duntocher Hibs' ground.
^ History Clydebank F.C. official website. Retrieved on 8 October 2006
^ Crampsey, Bob (1990). The First 100 Years. Scottish Football League, Glasgow, pp.293–294. ISBN 0-9516433-0-4
^ Crampsey, p.63
^ Crampsey, p.83
^ Crampsey, p.88–90
^ Clydebank Greyhound Stadium, 1963 The Clydebank Story. Retrieved on 8 October 2006
^ Crampsey, pp.170–171
^ Airdrie United given green light BBC Sport website, 1 July 2002. Retrieved on 8 October 2006
^ Bankies accept their demise BBC Sport website, 11 July 2002. Retrieved on 8 October 2006
^ The Scottish Football League gives Airdire United's date of formation as 1965 and officially include Clydebank's statistics as part of the former's record, for example: (2004) The Scottish Football Review 2004/05. CRE8, Burford, Oxfordshire, pp.42–43 ISBN 0-9548556-0-4

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Contents

Previous clubs

Clydebank F.C. (1888-1902)

Clydebank Juniors F.C. (1899-1964)

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Other Honours

Clydebank F.C. (1914-32)

Honours

East Stirlingshire Clydebank F.C. (1964-65)

Clydebank F.C. (1965-2002)

Honours

Current Squad

Notable players

Rebirth: the present Clydebank F.C. (2003- )

Honours

Notes and references

External links