Clyde F.C.

The FC Clyde ( officially: Clyde Football Club ) - founded in 1877 - is a professional Scottish football club that originally came from the Glasgow South East, but is now based in Cumbernauld. The club is named after the Scottish River Clyde, at the their first stadium, the Barrow Field Park, was home.

History

The club was founded in 1877 and first played on the banks of the Clyde. 1896 moved to a new stadium, the Shawfield stage in the then independent Rutherglen, which is a district of Glasgow's today. Always in the shadow of neighboring Glasgow clubs Celtic and Rangers had been struggling with financial problems that led to 1935 that FC Clyde had to sell his stadium to the Greyhound Racing Association. Nevertheless, the club get some titles. So they managed in 1939 by a clear 4-0 win against FC Motherwell victory in the Scottish FA Cup. 1955 and 1958 should again succeed in two Cup successes. Even if get top rankings in the league, the club never managed to qualify for the European Cup as Celtic and Rangers were dominant.

After going to 1986, yet was allowed to play as a tenant in the former own stadium, you had to leave the place and divided until 1994 successively with Partick Thistle and Hamilton Accies the venues. Since you play in Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. In the following years, the FC Clyde was in the top half of the Scottish First Division establish, but without reaching the promotion place. Greatest success in the recent club history was a 2-1 victory in a cup match against Celtic Glasgow in January 2006 and reaching the finals of the Scottish League Challenge Cup 2006/ 07, which, however, was lost in a penalty shoot-out against Ross County.

The season 2008/ 09 ended the Clyde FC on the bottom of the table, an increase from directly into the Second Division.

The 2009/10 season had the Clyde FC do with a low budget and do not manage to hold the class. The team was last in the Second Division, an increase just a year after relegation from the First to the Second Division in the Third Division from.

Based on the years of " homelessness " of the club, the fans Gypsy Army call.

Achievements

Players and coaches

Coach Chronicle

  • Scotland Frank Thomson ( 193? -1937 )
  • Scotland Paddy Travers (1938-1954)
  • Scotland Johnny Haddow (1954-1963)
  • Scotland John Prentice (1963-1966)
  • Scotland David White (1966-1967)
  • Scotland Archie Wright ( 1967)
  • Scotland Archie Robertson (1968-1973)
  • Scotland Stan Anderson (1973-1976)
  • Scotland Mike Clinton ( 1976-77 )
  • Scotland Billy McNeill (1977 )
  • Scotland Craig Brown (1977-1987)
  • Scotland John Clark (1987-1992)
  • Scotland Alex Smith (1992-1996)
  • Scotland Gardner Speirs (1996-1998)
  • Scotland Ronnie McDonald ( 1998)
  • Scotland Allan Maitland (1998-2002)
  • Ireland Alan Kernaghan (2002-2004)
  • Scotland Billy Reid (2004-2005)
  • England Graham Roberts (2005-2006)
  • Scotland Joe Miller (2006-2007)
  • Scotland Colin Hendry (2007-2008)
  • Scotland John Brown (2008-2009)
  • Scotland John McCormack (2009-2010)
  • Scotland Stuart Millar (2010-2011)
  • Scotland Jim Duffy (2011 -present)

Known player

Scottish Football League Third Division Motherwell F.C. Partick Thistle F.C. Hamilton Academical F.C. Scottish Football League Second Division Annan Athletic F.C. Berwick Rangers F.C. Elgin City F.C. Montrose F.C. Peterhead F.C. Stirling Albion F.C.
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