Renfrew F.C.
| Full name | Renfrew Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Frew |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Ground | New Western Park |
| President | John Gilmour |
| Co-managers | Colin Clark & Martin Ferry |
| League | West of Scotland Super League First Division |
| 2015–16 | SJFA Central District First Division, 1st (promoted) |
Renfrew Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Renfrew. Formed on 6 May 1912, they play in the Western Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.
Formed in 1912, the previous Junior club in the town, Renfrew Victoria, went defunct in 1910. They also played at Western Park. The early years of the club saw the semi-finals of the national competition, the Scottish Junior Cup, reached several times – in 1914, 1918, 1933, 1936, 1947 and more latterly 1978. The final has been reached three times, in 1917, 1962 and 2001. The first occasion saw no goals conceded on the way to the final, and it was only by a single goal that the final itself was lost, and this after a replay. Similarly, it was after a replay in 1962 when Rob Roy were the victors. However May 2001 saw Renfrew win their first "Scottish" after defeating Carnoustie Panmure in the final at Firhill Park in Glasgow. After a tense 90 minutes of regulation time and 30 minutes of extra time, Renfrew won the match on penalties with captain Neil Shearer scoring the winner. The Frew wear blue and white strips.
On Saturday 8 August New Western Park opened its doors with a 2–0 home win for Renfrew against Johnstone Burgh.
A "senior" club based in Renfrew also operated in the 19th century, and competed in the early years of the Scottish Cup.
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 2000–01
- Runners-up: 1916–17, 1961–62
SJFA West Super League Premier Division
Runners-Up: 2005–06
Other Honours
- Central League A Division winners: 1969–70
- Central Division One winners: 1991–92
- Scottish Junior League Division One winners: 1914–15, 1915–16
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1945–46, 1963–64
- Central League Cup: 1971–72, 1981–82
- War Fund Cup: 1917–18
- Victory Cup: 1918–19
- Renfrewshire Cup: 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1965–66
- Renfrewshire Consolidation Cup: 1923–24, 1932–33, 1949–50, 1951–52
- Kirkwood Shield: 1919–20 (shared), 1924–25, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1962–63
- Renfrewshire Dunbartonshire Cup: 1930–31, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1957–58, 1958–59
- Elder Cottage Hospital Cup: 1945–46
- Erskine Hospital Charity Cup: 1955–56, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1974–75