Yoker Athletic F.C.

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Yoker Athletic

Full name	Yoker Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	Whe Ho
Founded	1886
Ground	Holm Park, Clydebank
Capacity	1200
Manager	Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery
League	West of Scotland League Conference C
2020–21	West of Scotland League Conference C (season abandoned)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Yoker Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Whe Ho, the club was formed in 1886 and is based at Holm Park. The club currently operates in the West of Scotland League Conference C and plays in royal blue or orange strips.^[1]

Local rivals Clydebank entered the Junior grade in 2003–04 and ground shared with Yoker at Holm Park from 2008 until 2018 after leaving its ground in Duntocher. Yoker was promoted to Central Division One on 23 April 2011 after an 8–0 victory over Newmains United.

The team has been co-managed since January 2019 by Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery

Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish literature and film; James Kelman's novel, A Disaffection, has the main character attending a match at Holm Park, while the club is also mentioned briefly in an episode of Scottish cult classic Limmy's Show.

Ground[]

The exterior of Holm Park showing Clydebank and Yoker badges

The club play at Holm Park which they share with Clydebank. It is a council-owned ground with floodlights and a synthetic pitch.^[2]

Honours[]

Scottish Junior Cup

• Winners: 1932–33
• Runners-up: 1935–36

Central League Division 1

• Runners-up (Promoted to Super First): 2011–12

Central League Second Division

• Winners: 2010–11

Central League Division Two

• Winners: 1988–89

Other honours[]

• West of Scotland Cup winners: 1930–31
• Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1947–48
• Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1985–86
• Central League Cup - Runners-up 2016–17

References[]

External links[]

• Website Archived 15 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 55°53′34″N 4°23′30″W / 55.89269°N 4.391720°W / 55.89269; -4.391720