Clackmannan F.C.
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Clackmannan F.C. were a Scottish football (soccer) club best known for the four seasons they spent in the Scottish League in the 1920s.
However, most of their being was in various non-league competitions. Their league history within the more senior competitions is as follows:
- 1891-92 Midland League
- 1896-97 Midland League (champions)
- 1898-1901 Central Combination
- 1908-09 Midland League
- 1912-14 Eastern League
- 1914-15 Central League
- 1915-19 Central League closed down due to World War I
- 1919-21 Central League
- 1921-22 Scottish League Division Two
- 1922-23 Eastern League
- 1923-26 Scottish League Division Three
Clackmannan inflicted Dunfermline Athletic's record defeat, 17-2 in the Midland Leadue in 1891.
Clackmannan joined the Second Division of the Scottish League for 1921-22 when the Central League clubs formed most of this division. They finished bottom, and withdrew for a year to the Eastern League.
The club attempted to rejoin the Second Division for the 1923-24 season, but an overly confident campaign for election to the division was unsuccessful. However, Clackmannan gained admission to the new Third Division which was being started.
They played for three seasons in the Third Division without distinction. In their last season of Scottish League football (1925-26) they would have finished bottom had Galston not withdrawn halfway through the season. Indeed, the whole division folded up at the end of 1925-26, having proved unsustainable due to financial difficulties.
Clackmannan have appeared in the Scottish Cup on several occasions, mostly in the 1920s with the last being in 1931-32. The club must have folded soon after this. During this period at least, they got past the first round (last 64 in those days) on only one occasion, and even this was after the withdrawal of an opponent.
Clackmannan's ground at least during the Scottish League days was Chapelhill Park.
Between 1962 and 1995, another club called Clackmannan F.C. played Junior football in the Fife League, without enjoying much success.
