Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.
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| Full name | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rabs | ||
| Founded | 1878 | ||
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Guy's Meadow, Cumbernauld | ||
| Chairman | Charlie O'Brien | ||
| Manager | Stewart Maxwell [1] | ||
| League | West of Scotland Super League First Division | ||
| 2013–14 | West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, 10th (relegated) | ||
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Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed The Rabs or The Roy, they were formed in 1878. The team currently play their home games at Guy's Meadow, home of Cumbernauld United, whilst they wait for a new home to be built in 2015. They previously played at Adamslie Park for over 100 years. They are named after the Scottish warrior Rob Roy.
Uniform and rivalries
They wear red and black strips (uniforms) and currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association where their biggest rivals are Kilsyth Rangers. In recent years 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, e.g. Joe McBride, Stevie Chalmers, George Young, Andy Lynch and Andy Ritchie.
The Rabs also featured in the very 1st Scottish Junior Cup Final on TV (STV) when they played Kilbirnie Ladeside in the 1977 final at Hampden Park, Glasgow. In front of a crowd of 11,476.
On May 17, 1963, Chelsea came to Adamslie Park to play Rob Roy in what was billed as a "Freedom from Hunger" charity match. Chelsea won 3-2 with their goals coming from Mulholland (2 goals) and Peter Houseman. Cooper and Reid (penalty) had pulled Chelsea back to 2-2 before Houseman's winner.
Divisional status
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. Local derbies v Kilsyth Rangers are few and far between as Kilsyth are currently in the league below the Rabs . Season 2013-14 will be Rob Roy 6th season in the Super Premier Division of the West Region under the management of Former Player Stewart Maxwell and Paul Ronald. With Ex Talbot Star Billy Thompson as a coach.
Closure of Adamslie Park and new stadium
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 Rangers on Sunday May 18, the ground having been sold to a house builder for £1.8 million. The last competitive match to be played at Adamslie Park was a league relegation playoff match on Tuesday June 3, 2014 against Shotts. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.[2]
The club also announced that, during the 2014-2015 season, they would groundshare with Cumbernauld United at Guy's Meadow before moving to a new stadium in the Southbank area of Kirkintilloch. The new stadium will have capacity for 490 spectators and have one of the few artificial playing surfaces in Scottish Junior football.[3]
Current squad
- As of 2 July 2014[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Stewart Maxwell |
| Assistant | Paul Ronald |
| Player / Coach | Gordon Moffatt |
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1920–21, 1942–43, 1961–62
- Runners-up: 1905–06, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1968–69, 1976–77
- Semi Finalists on 11 Occasions
SJFA West Super League First Division
- Winners: 2007–08
SJFA Central Division One
- Winners: 2006–07
Other Trophies
- West of Scotland Cup winners: 1960–61, 1962–63
- Central League champions: 1961–62, 1962–63
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1923–24, 1927–28, 1931–32
- Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1971–72, 1973–74
- Jubilee Cup Winners 1977
- Central League Cup Winners 1923-24, 1927–28, 1931–32
- 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 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.
References
- ↑ McGarry, Graeme (2014-01-03). "The Juniors Interview: Stewart Maxwell, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy". www.eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times/NewsQuest. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ http://www.robroy.org.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&it=627
- ↑ "End of an era at Adamslie Park for famous Rob Roy". www.thescotsman.com. The Scotsman. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ "Player list". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC. Retrieved 2 July 2014.