Craigroyston F.C.
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| Full name | Craigroyston Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Craigie | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Ground | St Mark’s Park, Warriston, Edinburgh | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Manager | Graham Buckley | ||
| League | SJFA East Region South Division | ||
| 2015–16 | East of Scotland Football League, 12th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Craigroyston Football Club are a football club currently playing in the SJFA East Region South Division. They play their home matches at St Mark's Park in Edinburgh.
History
The history of Craigroyston extends back to 1976. In fact the only reason they came into being was because of the manager of Eyemouth United, Rab Melrose. Although associated with a club from the Scottish Borders, Melrose and several of his team emanated from the capital. In 1975, they decided it would be more sensible if they all came back to Edinburgh to start their own team, they did this the following year. They arranged to play their home games at the Craigroyston Community Centre in the north of the city, and decided to name themselves after their adopted home.
Having sought and obtained membership of the East of Scotland FA, the new club gained distinction by reaching the final of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in their first season. They also got to the semi-final of the City Cup. The new club moved into City Park, which they shared with Spartans until as recently as 1998, when they moved to their current home, St Mark's Park, which is in the Warriston area of the city, near the Royal Botanic Garden.
Craigroyston have not won many honours in its short history, but did taste success when the club lifted the Alex Jack Cup in 1993–94, the King Cup in 1996–97 and the First Division title in 2005–06 and 2012–13.[1] They were relegated to the First Division two more times, in 2008 and 2015.
The team have been managed since January 2016 by former Cowdenbeath striker Graham Buckley.[2]
Craigroyston joined the Scottish Junior Football Association in 2016, and moved from East of Scotland Football League to Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region for the 2016–17 season.[3]
References
- ↑ History - Craigroyston Football Club 31 August 2007, retrieved 9 June 2015
- ↑ Scrimgeour, Robert (28 January 2016). "Craigroyston appoint Graham Buckley as new manager". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Scott (4 August 2016). "Craigroyston all set for South League debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 31 August 2016.