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Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

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groundWinton Park, Ardrossan
capacity3500
chairmanPat Breen
managerGavin Friels
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Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club from Ardrossan in North Ayrshire. Formed in 1900 as a Juvenile club before joining the Junior ranks in 1903 they are based at Winton Park and are nicknamed "The Winton". The club colours are Black and White, currently and historically hoops, but all white shirts and black and white stripes have also been used. The change colour is all sky blue. They compete in the . They won the Ayrshire District League in 2014–15 and were promoted to the SJFA Super League First Division for the 2015–16 season. One of their ex-players, Bobby Watson, went on to play professionally for Rangers and later semi-professionally for Fleetwood Town and Blackpool.

Winton Park

Main stand, Winton Park, Ardrossan, 10 Aug 2013

Winton Park has been the home of Winton Rovers for most of their existence and was bought from Lord Eglinton in 1923 for £160. The park originally ran in an East West direction, the park was turned to its current North South direction prior to Bells Nursery selling a strip of land to them for £50. The grandstand was built around 1956.

The pitch is approx 115 yards long by 68 wide and the ground capacity is approx 3000. There are four separate areas of covered terracing and the stand seats approximately 100 people. There are also floodlights but these are not used for matches, except midweek friendlies. On match days there is the opportunity to get refreshments and a regular match programme is also produced.

Honours

HonourYear
West of Scotland Football League – Second Division2023-24
SJFA West Region – Ayrshire District League2010–11, 2014–15
North Ayrshire Cup2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
West of Scotland Cup1934–35
West of Scotland Consolation Cup1935–36
Western League1919–20, 1933–34
Western League Div II1978–79, 1988–89, 1997–98
Western League Cup1935–36
Kilmarnock and District League1907–08
Irvine and District League1909–10, 1911–12
Ayrshire Cup1926–27, 1933–34, 1950–51, 1951–52
Ayrshire District Cup1911–12, 1919–20, 1926–27, 1935–36, 1978–79
Cunningham Cup1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93
Supercup1990–91
Ayrshire Consolation Cup1912–13, 1919–20, 1922–23, 1948–49
Vernon Trophy1948–49
Moore Trophy1930–31, 1931–32
Land O’Burns Cup1951–52, 1956–57
Irvine Herald Cup1911–12, 1931–32
St Vincent de Paul Cup1935–36
Scottish Junior Cup Semi-finalists1911–12, 1933–34, 1969–70

References

References

  1. Club website, http://www.wintonroversfc.org.uk/content.php?pg=clubinfo&pd=1025
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