List of East Stirlingshire F.C. records and statistics

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East Stirlingshire F.C. is a Scottish association football club from Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 joined the Scottish Football League in 1900.

This list encompasses the major honours won by East Stirlingshire, records set by the club, its managers and its players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by East Stirlingshire players in international tournaments, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Firs Park, the club's home ground between 1921 and 2008, are also included in the list.

Honours[]

League

Player records[]

Most appearances[]

Scottish Football League appearances from 1948 to 2013 only.
# Name Nationality Position[note 1] East Stirlingshire
career
League
appearances
League goals Notes
1 Gordon Russell  Scotland DF 1986–2002 445 9 [1]
2  Scotland MF 2002-2011, 2016-2018 400 33
3 Gordon Simpson  Scotland DF 1967-1981 376 23
4  Scotland MF 1969–1985 272 32 [2]
5  Scotland DF 1978–1988 272 24 [3]
6 Bobby McCulley  Scotland MF 1972–1991 268 30 [4]
7  Scotland MF 1962–1971 266 39
8 Tom Craig  Scotland DF 1960–1968 259 0
9  Scotland GK 1978–1990 222 1 [5]
10 Tom Donnelly  Scotland MF 1971–1978 216 26

Goalscorers[]

  • Most league goals in one season: 41, Andy Rodgers in the 2016-17 Lowland Football League.

International caps[]

  • First capped player: Humphrey Jones for Wales against England on 23 February 1889.
  • First capped player for Scotland: Archibald Ritchie against Wales on 21 March 1891.
  • Most capped player: Humphrey Jones with 5 caps for Wales as an East Stirlingshire player.
  • Most capped player for Scotland: David Alexander, 2 caps as an East Stirlingshire player.

Transfers[]

  • Record transfer fee paid: £6,000 for Colin McKinnon from Falkirk, 1991.[citation needed]
  • Record transfer fee received: £35,000 for Jim Docherty to Chelsea, 1978.

Club records[]

Goals[]

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 111 (in 38 matches in the 1931–32 season, Division Two).
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 21 (in 22 matches in the 1911–12 season, Division Two).
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 121 (in 36 matches in the 1956–57 season, Division Two).
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 26 (in 22 matches in the 1947–48 season, Division C).

Points[]

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 55 (in 38 matches in the 1931–32 season, Division Two).
    • Three points for a win: 67 (in 30 matches in the 2016-17 season, Scottish Lowland Football League).
  • Fewest points in a season:

Matches[]

Firsts[]

  • First match as Britannia: Britannia 0–7 Falkirk 2nd XI, 4 December 1880.
  • First match as East Stirlingshire: Falkirk 5–0 East Stirlingshire, 27 August 1881.
  • First league match: East Stirlingshire 2–3 Airdrieonians, 18 August 1900.
  • First Lowland Football League match: East Stirlingshire 2-2 Vale of Leithen, 6 August 2016.
  • First Scottish Cup match: Milngavie Thistle 2–1 East Stirlingshire, September 1882.
  • First Scottish League Cup match: East Stirlingshire 2–1 Kilmarnock, 11 September 1948.
  • First Scottish Challenge Cup match: Queen of the South 5–0 East Stirlingshire, 16 October 1990.

Record wins[]

Record defeats[]

  • Record Scottish Football League defeat: 1–12 (against Dundee United, 13 April 1936).
  • Record Scottish Cup defeat: 2–10 (against Renton, 4 April 1884).
  • Record Scottish League Cup defeat: 2–9 (against Albion Rovers, 18 August 1956).
  • Record Scottish Challenge Cup defeat: 0–7 (against St Mirren, 6 August 2002).

Record consecutive results[]

  • Record consecutive league wins: 8 (from 14 November 2009 to 10 February 2010).
  • Record consecutive league defeats: 24 (from 8 November 2003 to 8 May 2004).
  • Record consecutive league games without a defeat: 17 (from 19 November 2017 to 31 March 2018).
  • Record consecutive league games without a win: 26 (from 8 February 2003 to 25 October 2003).

Attendances[]

  • Highest attendance at Firs Park:
    • Scottish Cup game: 12,000 (against Partick Thistle, 19 February 1921).
    • League game: 10,000 (against St Mirren, 16 November 1935).

Notes[]

  1. ^ For a full description of positions see: Association football positions.

References[]

  1. ^ "GORDON RUSSELL". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ "JIM MEAKIN". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ "IAN RENNIE". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. ^ "BOB McCULLEY". Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  5. ^ "CHARLIE KELLY". Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
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