Greenock Juniors F.C.
Full name | Greenock Juniors Football Club | |
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Founded | 1956 | |
Ground | Ravenscraig Stadium Auchmead Road Greenock | |
Chairman | Tommy Sutherland | |
Manager | Thomas Molloy | |
League | West of Scotland League Conference B | |
2020–21 | West of Scotland League Conference B (season abandoned) | |
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Greenock Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Greenock, Inverclyde. They compete in West of Scotland League Conference B and play home matches at Ravenscraig Stadium, on Auchmead Road - a five-minute walk from Branchton railway station. The club were recently decanted as the venue was upgraded in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]
History[]
In season 1959–60 Greenock made their only appearance in the final of the Scottish Junior Cup. They were beaten 3–1 by St Andrews United at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 34,603. Their quarter-final tie against Johnstone Burgh earlier in the competition attracted a record attendance of 8,000 to Ravenscraig Stadium.[2]
Former player Thomas Molloy was appointed as manager in June 2017, he is assisted by Shaun Dillon, Owen Archdeacon and goalkeeping coach Gavin Pick.[3]
The actor Martin Compston played briefly for the club following his release from Greenock Morton.[4]
Honours[]
- Central League Championship winners: 1960–61, 1965–66
- Central League Division Two winners: 1997–98
- Central League Cup winners: 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67
- Pompey Cup winners: 1965–66
- Renfrewshire Junior Cup winners: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67
- Erskine Hospital Charity Cup winners: 1959–60
- West Central League First Division winners: 2013
References[]
- ^ Greenock stadium to get £17 million upgrade stv.tv 14 March 2009
- ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 295. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ^ McNab, Ken (21 June 2017). "Juniors: New Greenock boss Thomas Molloy sets sights higher than just Central First Division survival". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ MacLaren, Lorna (15 November 2002). "Life doesn't come any sweeter". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Scotland
- Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
- Football in Inverclyde
- Association football clubs established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in Scotland
- Greenock
- West of Scotland Football League teams