Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.
Full name | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Rabs , The Roy | ||
Founded | 1878 | ||
Ground | Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex, Kirkintilloch | ||
President | Neil Anderson | ||
Manager | John Gibson[1] | ||
League | West of Scotland League First Division | ||
2023–24 | West of Scotland League Premier Division, 15th of 16 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish
History
They are named after a defunct curling club which bore the same name, formed in 1855.[2]
The well-known footballer Chic Charnley had a spell playing for The Rabs as did ex-Rangers defender Marvin Andrews. The Rabs have had many famous names playing for them – Joe McBride, Stevie Chalmers, George Young, Andy Lynch and Andy Ritchie.
The Rabs also featured in the very first televised Scottish Junior Cup Final on STV when they played Kilbirnie Ladeside in the 1977 final at Hampden Park, Glasgow, in front of a crowd of 11,476.
On 15 May 1963,
After season 2007–08, Rob Roy were promoted to the Super Premier Division of the West Region. In season 2008–09 they finished a respectable sixth in the top division and also reached, for the first time in nearly 30 years, the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup; they narrowly lost 1–0 on aggregate to the subsequent winners, Auchinleck Talbot. Season 2016–17 was Rob Roy's eighth season in the Super Premier Division of the West Region, a season where the club achieved a record high finish of 2nd and a record high points total of 43 as well as adding the Central League Cup to the trophy cabinet.
Stadium
From
After several years of unsuccessful attempts to sell the ground to keep Kirkintilloch Rob Roy financially viable (the club's social club having closed with debts of around £30,000), it was announced in April 2014 that the last match to be played at Adamslie Park would be a friendly against
The club also announced that, during the 2014–15 season, they would groundshare with Cumbernauld United at Guy's Meadow before moving to a new stadium in the Southbank area of Kirkintilloch. Aspirations for the new stadium were that it would have a modern stand with a capacity for 500 spectators as well as other modern facilities including FIFA's approved 4G pitch.[5] However it was another 10 years before they returned to Kirkintilloch.
In May 2024, it was announced that Kirkintilloch Community Sports Club (the charitable wing of the football club set up in 2013) have successfully leased Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex in the Southbank area of the town for 25 years, and it is anticipated that the club will play at this ground from the 2024–25 season. The Stadium includes a full-size, artificial 3G sports pitch with floodlighting, which can divide into three seven-a-side pitches; a covered Main Stand and VIP Stand spectator seating for 302; standing areas for spectating and wheelchair friendly viewing areas; a pavilion building including changing facilities (4 changing rooms); reception area, café snack space, and toilets; and car/bus parking including electric car charging points and bike stands.[6]
Management team
Position | Name |
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Head of Football Operations | Kevin McGoldrick |
Manager | John Gibson |
Assistant | |
First Team Coach | |
Goalkeeper Coach |
Honours
- Winners: 1920–21, 1942–43, 1961–62
- Runners-up: 1905–06, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1968–69, 1976–77
- Semi Finalists on 11 Occasions
- Runners-up: 2023–24
- Winners: 1960–61, 1962–63
- Winners:1961–62, 1962–63
SJFA West Super League First Division
- Winners: 2007–08
- Winners: 2006–07
Central Sectional League Cup
- Winners : 1971–72, 1973–74, 2016–17
Central Cup
- Winners : 1923–24, 1927–28, 1931–32
Other Trophies
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1923–24, 1927–28, 1931–32
- Jubilee Cup Winners 1977
- Coronation Cup Winners 1954–55, 1957–58, 1960–61
- Evening Times Trophy 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Scottish Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.
- Marvin Andrews
- Phil Cannie
- Stevie Chalmers
- Chic Charnley
- Adam Coakley
- Joe Fascione
- Kevin Finlayson
- Dean Keenan
- Andy Lynch
- Joe McBride
- Danny O'Donnell
- Andy Ritchie
- George Young
- Sammy Black
References
- ^ "New Manager for The Rabs..." www.robroy.org.uk. 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Club History". www.robroy.org.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Club History". www.robroy.org.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Rob Roy 1-1 Shotts Bon Accord - All matches (1st Team) - KIRKINTILLOCH ROB ROY". www.robroy.org.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "End of an era at Adamslie Park for famous Rob Roy". www.thescotsman.com. The Scotsman. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "New complex offers sporting chance to train and play in Kirkintilloch". 15 May 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Article about closure of Adamslie Park, Evening Times