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Glasgow United F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

Glasgow United F.C.
Summary

Association football club in Scotland

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nicknameThe Town
founded1903 (as Shettleston Juniors)
groundGreenfield Park, Glasgow
capacity1,800 (10 seated)
managerHugh Kelly
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websitehttps://glasgowunitedfootballclub.co.uk/

Glasgow United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Town, they were formed in 1903 as Shettleston Juniors Football & Athletic Club and renamed prior to the 2021–22 season. The club continues to play at Greenfield Park and currently competes in the West of Scotland League.

Shettleston reached the final of the 1958–59 Scottish Junior Cup, losing 2–1 to Irvine Meadow in front of a crowd of 65,211 fans at Hampden Park. Their fortunes have been mixed in recent years, flitting between the various divisions of the league they have been based in, although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup in 2000–01, and the quarter-finals of the same competition in 2001–02 and 2014–15.

The team have been led jointly since January 2017 by club owner Hugh Kelly and Bernard ‘Bernie’ Beacom. Kelly and Beacom replaced the previous management team of Peter Weatherson and Ryan McStay.

The current squad includes rapist David Goodwillie, and the surrounding controversy has led to threats of eviction from their facilities by Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken. The club have declared that they 'are supporting David with his mental health and will continue to do so'.

Ground

Image of Greenfield Park from the centre spot

Glasgow United play their games in Greenfield Park, situated in Old Shettleston Road, eastern Glasgow. The ground has a capacity of 1,800 and can seat 10 people. The pitch is made of natural grass. The ground's capacity is made up of 2 main stands. The largest being the stand situated on the west of the pitch, which is sheltered and has the few seats available in the ground. The goal opposite is an empty grassed standing area. The second stand, located on the south of the pitch, has limited shelter but larger space for standing. The north of the pitch is empty space which holds no lasting spectating facilities, though this space has the opportunity to be closed off for an expanded capacity. The ground is also connected to a social club on the west of the park.

Players

Current squad

As of 1st January 2024:

Other squads

Glasgow United also have a Under-20s team and a 2004's team.

Honours

(as Shettleston)

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1958–59
  • West Region Super First Division: runners-up (promoted): 2014–15
  • West Region League One: champions: 2019–20
  • West of Scotland Cup winners: 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Glasgow Junior League winners: 1923–24, 1926–27
  • Central League A Division winners: 1976–77
  • Central Division One winners: 1985–86, 1998–99, 2001–02
  • Glasgow Junior Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68
  • Central League Cup: 1954–55, 1972–73, 2001–02
  • Central Sectional League Cup: 1969–70, 1976–77, 1979–80
  • Glasgow Junior Consolation Cup: 1925–26, 1937–38
  • Glasgow North-Eastern Cup: 1936–37, 1959–60, 1960–61
  • Erskine Hospital Charity Cup: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
  • Glasgow Junior Charity Cup: 1929–30, 1937–38, 1956–57
  • Glasgow Eastern Charity Cup: 1926–27, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60

Notable former players

  • Bob Connelly
  • Tommy Docherty
  • A. Scott Duncan
  • Campbell Forsyth
  • Bill Gorman
  • Ernie Merrick
  • Keigan Parker
  • Brian McEwan
  • Bobby Russell
  • John Wheatley
  • David Goodwillie

Notable assistant coach

  • Tommy Coyne

References

References

  1. (19 June 2021). "Best of the West: Murdie McKinnon can't wait for Pollok v Auchinleck".
  2. [https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00840&t=2 Shettleston Juniors FC], The Glasgow Story
  3. (17 December 2010). "Memories of Irvine Meadow's first cup win". [[Daily Record (Scotland).
  4. (19 January 2017). "Fallon ready for the challenge at depleted Shettleston". Evening Times.
  5. (15 August 2016). "All change at Shettleston as player-manager Peter Weatherston takes centre stage". Evening Times.
  6. (17 January 2017). "Footballers Goodwillie and Robertson ruled as rapists". BBC News.
  7. "DC Against (First) Dg and (Second) Dr".
  8. "x.com".
  9. (24 July 2023). "Glasgow club threatened with eviction over pursuit of convicted rapist".
  10. "David Goodwillie: Glasgow United 'won't walk away' from rapist footballer".
  11. Holley, Duncan. (2003). "In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC". Hagiology Publishing.
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