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{{ infobox football club
{{Short description|Association football club based in Clydebank, Scotland}}
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| chairman = Grace McGibbon
| owner = United Clydebank Supporters
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| manager = Gordon Moffat
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'''Clydebank Football Club''' are a Scottish [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the town of [[Clydebank]], [[West Dunbartonshire]]. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]], and currently plays in [[Scottish Junior Football West Division One|Division One of the West Super League]]. They are not to be confused with either [[Clydesdale F.C.|Clydesdale]] or [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]].
'''Clydebank Football Club''' are a Scottish [[association football|football]] club based in the town of [[Clydebank]], [[West Dunbartonshire]]. Formed in 2003, they are currently a member of the [[West of Scotland Football League]].


The current Clydebank are a phoenix club formed after the previous [[Clydebank F.C. (1965)|Clydebank]] were bought out by [[Airdrieonians F.C.]] and moved to [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]]. Supporters currently fund this club.
The town has been represented by several previous incarnations in both senior and junior football. The current club can directly trace their development from '''Clydebank Juniors F.C.''', who were founded in 1899. After a short lived merger with senior club [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] during [[1964–65 in Scottish football|season 1964–65]], they were reformed as a senior club in their own right in 1965 and went on to be members of the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]] from [[1966–67 in Scottish football|1966]] until [[2001–02 in Scottish football|2002]]. Following chronic financial difficulties, The club were bought out by [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] and relocated to play in [[Airdrie]] under the new identity. A year later, supporters of the former version of the club re-established its identity, once more at junior level.


== History ==
The 1965–2002 incarnation of Clydebank F.C. were actually the third club of that name to represent the town in senior football. The first club was formed in 1888 but never competed at a high level. Of more significance was the second Clydebank F.C., formed in 1914 and a Scottish League member from then until 1931. Although these clubs are not directly connected to the present entity in a business sense, they are discussed here given their shared name and their relevance to the development of the town's footballing history and its community.


== Previous clubs ==
=== Background ===
In 1888 the first club by the name of Clydebank F.C. was formed. This team played home matches at Hamilton Park and competed in the [[Scottish Football Federation|Scottish Federation]] from 1891 to 1893. They folded in 1895, and were followed by another Clydebank F.C. in 1899 who soon became defunct in 1902.<ref name="sfh">{{cite book | last = Heaney | first = John | date = September 1983 | title = Bankies-All | publisher = Scottish Football Historian | pages = 6–7 }}</ref> In 1900, Junior Football team, Duntocher F.C., based in the neighbouring village of [[Duntocher]], moved to Clydebank and changed name to [[Clydebank Juniors F.C.|Clydebank Juniors]].<ref name="sfh" />
=== Clydebank F.C. (1888–1895, 1899–1902) ===


A third club named [[Clydebank F.C. (1914)|Clydebank F.C.]] were formed in 1914. Playing their home games at [[Clydeholm]] they immediately joined the Scottish Football League, but by 1931 they had disbanded. In 1964 the owners of [[East Stirlingshire F.C.]], Jack and Charlie Steedman, merged the [[Falkirk]]-based team with Clydebank Juniors, naming the new entity East Stirlingshire Clydebank F.C.. ES Clydebank inherited East Stirlingshire's place in [[Scottish Football League Division Two|Division Two]] and played their home games at New Kilbowie. The merge, which was opposed by fans of both clubs, lasted only one season, with East Stirlingshire [[shareholder]]s winning several court cases against it. East Stirlingshire reverted to its original legal status and moved back to [[Falkirk]], parting company with the Steedman brothers.
The first senior club to represent the town was formed in 1888, playing home matches at Hamilton Park. They entered the [[Scottish Cup]] several times, making their last appearance in the competition proper in the [[Scottish Cup 1893–94|1893–94 competition]]. In addition they were members of the [[Scottish Football Federation|Scottish Federation]] (league) from 1891 to 1893.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/br1anmccoll/clydebank1 |title=CLYDEBANK [1&#93; |publisher=Geocities.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref> This club folded in 1895, to be resurrected in 1899, with this second incarnation also based at Hamilton Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/br1anmccoll/clydebank2 |title=CLYDEBANK [2&#93; |publisher=Geocities.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref> They retained their membership of the [[Scottish Football Association]] (SFA) up until 1902, but were practically defunct by this stage.<ref name="sfh">{{ cite book | last = Heaney | first = John | date = September 1983 | title = Bankies-All | publisher = Scottish Football Historian | pages = 6–7 }}</ref>


The fourth Clydebank F.C. were formed in 1965 by the Steedman Brothers. The club joined the Scottish Football League in 1966 and by 1978 had reached the [[Scottish Premier Division|Premier Division]], becoming the first club to play in all Scottish League divisions after league reconstruction in 1975. Clydebank spent most of the following seasons in the First Division, but their fortunes changed around 1996 when the Steedman brothers sold their New Kilbowie ground with no new stadium to replace it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2012-05-08|title=Dons and Bankies stand up against the franchises – Fitba' Focus – FourFourTwo|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fitbafocus/archive/2011/08/10/dons-and-bankies-stand-up-against-the-franchises.aspx|access-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508211725/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fitbafocus/archive/2011/08/10/dons-and-bankies-stand-up-against-the-franchises.aspx|archive-date=8 May 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2012-05-21|title=When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine – Entry to the highest bidder|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2781/29/|access-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521015243/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/2781/29/|archive-date=21 May 2012}}</ref> Following the sale of Kilbowie the club played "home" games at [[Boghead Park]] in [[Dumbarton]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-05-19|title=When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine – Breaking the bankies|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/5406/29/|access-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519122813/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/5406/29/|archive-date=19 May 2012}}</ref> then [[Cappielow Park]] in [[Greenock]].<ref name=":1" /> After the liquidation of [[Airdrieonians]], a consortium led by Jim Ballantyne put forward a bid to fill the vacancy in the SFL and build a new club in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]] from scratch. This effort failed, so instead the group bought the ailing Clydebank, renamed them Airdrie United, and moved the club to Airdrie.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2002-07-09|title=Airdrie buy Bankies|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/2118528.stm|access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref>
=== Clydebank Juniors F.C. (1899–1964) ===


=== Founding of the phoenix club ===
The junior club were formed in the village of [[Duntocher]] (now considered part of Clydebank) in 1899, under the name of '''Duntocher F.C.'''. This was as the result of a breakaway from another local junior club, Duntocher Hibernian.<ref name="sfh"/><ref>The current Clydebank F.C. initially played in Duntocher at Glenhead Park, which was previously Duntocher Hibs' ground.</ref> They changed their name to Clydebank Juniors in 1900 on moving to the town itself. They were based at the original [[Kilbowie Park]] prior to the construction of an upgraded ground (often called "New Kilbowie") in 1939. Around about this time they were one of Scotland's leading junior sides, winning the [[Scottish Junior Cup]] in 1942 as well as numerous other honours.
During the [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03 season]], the remaining Clydebank supporters were left without a team to follow as the transformation into Airdrie United happened too close to the beginning of the season to make alternative plans. In the following months, members of the UCS supporters' group met with the purpose of creating a new Clydebank F.C.<ref name=":0" /> Airdrie United Ltd agreed to voluntarily transfer their unwanted ownership of the name and insignia of Clydebank F.C. to UCS, and a venue for matches in the Clydebank area was secured following an agreement to ground share with [[Drumchapel Amateur F.C.|Drumchapel Amateurs]] at Glenhead Park, [[Duntocher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clydebankfc.co.uk/web/club_history.php|title=Clydebank FC – A History|publisher=ClydebankFC.co.uk|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716154432/http://www.clydebankfc.co.uk/web/club_history.php|archive-date=16 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03 season]], Clydebank FC was the name used by the club's supporters team in the Scottish Supporters League.


The UCS group re-established Clydebank Football Club in [[2003–04 in Scottish football|2003–04]], entering the [[Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region|West Region structure]] of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/16064861.clydebank-rise-club-cooper-coyne-calls/ | title=Clydebank rise again: The club of Cooper and Coyne calls once more | date=5 March 2018 }}</ref> The club won the league and gained promotion from [[Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two|Central League Division Two]] that season playing in front of up to 1,000 fans. In [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]] Clydebank finished third in [[Scottish Junior Football Central Division One|Division One]], missing out on a second successive promotion by one point on the last day of the season.
The club continued in junior football until 1964 when they were controversially merged with senior club East Stirlingshire, bring Scottish League football back to the town for the first time in over thirty years.They also won the West of Scotland Cup in 1949–50 season captained by centre half Joe Gallagher.


[[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]] saw record crowds since the rebirth of the club, with up to 1,600 watching Clydebank come within [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty kicks]] of reaching the last four of the [[Scottish Junior Cup]] – beaten after two 1–1 draws against [[Tayport F.C.|Tayport]]. In [[2006–07 in Scottish football|2006–07]] the club were promoted to [[Scottish Junior Football West Division One|Super League Division One]].
; Honours:
*'''[[Scottish Junior Cup]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' 1941–42


In June 2008, Clydebank and Drumchapel agreed to terminate their groundsharing agreement, with ''the Bankies'' moving across the town to share Holm Park with [[Yoker Athletic F.C.|Yoker Athletic]]. Many ground improvements have already taken place at the long time established Junior ground.
* West of Scotland Cup: 1929–30, 1949–50
* Intermediate League: 1929–1930
* Central League: 1934–1935, 1940–1941, 1941–1942, 1944–1945, 1949–1950
* Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1929–1930, 1932–1933, 1934–1935
* Pompey Cup: 1951–52, 1960–61
* Evening Times Cup: 1934–35, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1949–50<ref>[http://www.clydebankfc.co.uk/history.html History] Clydebank F.C. official website. Retrieved on 8 October 2006</ref>


[[2008–09 in Scottish football|2008–09]] proved to be the most successful Clydebank season since reformation in 2003. A successful run to the final of the [[2008–09 Scottish Junior Cup]] saw Clydebank defeat Petershill and [[Pollok FC|Pollok]], before falling at the final hurdle by two goals to one against [[Auchinleck Talbot FC|Auchinleck Talbot]]. Around 3,700 Clydebank fans travelled to [[Rugby Park]] for the final, contributing to the total crowd of 8,122.<ref>{{cite news|title=Auchinleck defy spirited Bankies to claim eighth Junior Cup final triumph|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/auchinleck-defy-spirited-bankies-to-claim-eighth-junior-cup-final-triumph-1-1040504|access-date=25 January 2017|work=The Scotsman|date=31 May 2009|location=Edinburgh}}</ref>
=== Clydebank F.C. (1914–1931) ===


In 2011, the club won promotion to the [[Scottish Junior Football West Premier League|West Super League Premier Division]].<ref name="DonsBankies">[http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fitbafocus/archive/2011/08/10/dons-and-bankies-stand-up-against-the-franchises.aspx Dons and Bankies stand up against the franchises] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508211725/http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fitbafocus/archive/2011/08/10/dons-and-bankies-stand-up-against-the-franchises.aspx|date=8 May 2012}} FourFourTwo, 10 August 2011</ref> In [[2014–15 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division|2015]], they were relegated to the Super League Division One. In 2017, the club won promotion back to the Super League Premier Division, where they remained until leaving Junior football.
The first club to represent Clydebank&nbsp;— which was a rapidly developing industrial "boom town" at this time&nbsp;— in the [[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]], the second senior Clydebank F.C. were newly formed when elected to [[Scottish Football League Division Two|Division Two]] in 1914. Unfortunately for them, the lower division closed down a year later due to the impact of the [[World War I|First World War]], but after two years playing in the Western League they had better fortune when they were elevated directly to the top flight, three clubs from the north and east of the country having been forced to stand down for the duration of the war due to travel difficulties.<ref>Crampsey, p.293–294</ref> The economic boost the war had given to Clydebank's shipyards and factories was probably a contributory factor to the local team being chosen to fill the vacancy.<ref>Crampsey, p.63</ref>


The team were managed from their return to the Junior grade in 2003 until December 2016 by former Clydebank player [[Billy McGhie (footballer, born 1961)|Billy McGhie]]. Following McGhie's thirteen-year tenure, the club appointed former [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] player [[Kieran McAnespie]] as their new manager in January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNab|first1=Ken|title=Budgie McGhie reveals reason behind decision to quit Clydebank after 14 years as rumour mill cranks up over his successor|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14996941.Juniors__Budgie_McGhie_reveals_reason_behind_decision_to_quit_Clydebank_after_14_years_as_rumour_mill_cranks_up_over_his_successor/|access-date=19 January 2017|work=Evening Times|date=2 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Fraser|title=Clydebank appoint ex-St Johnstone ace Kieran McAnespie as new manager|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/clydebank-appoint-ex-st-johnstone-9654891|access-date=19 January 2017|work=Daily Record|date=19 January 2017}}</ref>
The club lasted five seasons before being relegated in 1922. They were immediately promoted back to [[Scottish Football League First Division|Division One]] but relegated again after one season. The economic downturn in the latter half of the 1920s affected the town and the club badly, to the extent that the club considered resigning from league football in 1929.<ref>Crampsey, p.83</ref> They chose to continue at that time but it proved to be only a stay of execution, with financial difficulties forcing the club to drop out of the League, and subsequently disband, in July 1931.<ref>Crampsey, p.88–90</ref>


Due to ground improvements taking place at Holm Park, Clydebank agreed a short-term groundshare with [[Maryhill F.C.]] at [[Lochburn Park]] in [[Maryhill]], Glasgow, for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brockett |first1=David |title=Bankies to groundshare at Maryhill |url=https://www.clydebankfc.com/bankies-to-groundshare-at-maryhill/ |access-date=8 July 2018 |publisher=Clydebank F.C. |date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
Throughout their existence, they played at Clydeholm Park, which continued to exist after their demise as a venue for [[greyhound racing]] up to the 1960s.<ref>[http://www.theclydebankstory.com/image.php?inum=TCSA00358 Clydebank Greyhound Stadium, 1963] ''The Clydebank Story''. Retrieved on 8 October 2006</ref> The most famous player to appear for the club was [[Jimmy McGrory]], the Scottish League's all-time record goalscorer, who spent the [[1923–24 in Scottish football|1923–24 season]] on loan to Clydebank from [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], scoring 13 of his 397 career league goals while at Clydeholm.
In the [[2019–20 in Scottish football|2019–20 season]] they returned to the newly refurbished and renamed Holm Park Community Football Academy for the foreseeable future.<ref>[https://www.clydebankfc.com/clydebank-v-yoker-supporter-information/ Clydebank v Yoker – Supporter Information], Clydebank FC, 12 July 2019</ref>


[[File:Holm Park pitch.jpg|thumb|The pitch at Holm Park during a Clydebank match]]
; Honours:


In June 2020, Clydebank opted not to retain their [[Scottish Junior Football Association|SJFA]] membership after all [[SJFA West Region]] teams moved to the newly formed [[West of Scotland Football League|West of Scotland League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bankies opt not to retain SJFA membership as Moffat starts making plans|url=https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/sport/18510607.bankies-opt-not-retain-sjfa-membership-moffat-starts-making-plans/|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Clydebank Post|date=11 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Scottish Football League Division Two|Scottish League Division Two]]:'''
**'''Runners-up (2):''' [[1922–23 in Scottish football|1922–23]], [[1924–25 in Scottish football|1924–25]]


==Current squad==
=== East Stirlingshire Clydebank F.C. (1964–1965) ===
{{updated|14 August 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clydebankfc.com/squad/ |title=2022–23 Clydebank FC squad |publisher=Clydebank FC |access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>}}
{{main|East Stirlingshire F.C.}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Andrew Leishman|no=1}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Adam Hodge|no=2}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Danny Mackenzie|no=3}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Matt Niven|no=4}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Jamie Darroch|no=5|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Frazer Johnstone|no=6}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Lee Gallacher|no=7}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Dean Cairns|no=8}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Callum Graham|no=9}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Nicky Little|no=10|other=[[captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Liam McGonigle|no=11}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Thomas Collins|no=14}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Oisin McHugh|no=15}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Craig Truesdale|no=16}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Ciaran Mulcahy|no=19}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Connor Keaney|no=20}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Alan Kelly|no=21}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[David Syme (footballer)|David Syme]]|no=22}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Nicky Low]]|no=23|}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=James Grant|no=24}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Lucas Ross|no=TBC|other=out on loan at [[Kilsyth Athletic F.C.|Kilsyth Athletic]]}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Chris McGowan|no=}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Keir Samson|no=TBC}}
{{fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Tiwi Daramola|other=on loan from [[East Kilbride F.C.|East Kilbride]]|no=TBC}}
{{fs end}}


==Management team==
In 1964 the Steedman brothers, owners of East Stirlingshire, controversially merged their club with Clydebank Juniors. The new club (whose name was usually abbreviated to E.S. Clydebank) inherited East Stirlingshire's place in [[Scottish Football League Division Two|Division Two]], playing home matches at Kilbowie. After a year, a legal challenge by East Stirlingshire supporters led to them resuming their former identity back in [[Falkirk]]. The Steedmans elected to remain at Clydebank, establishing a new club at senior level.<ref>Crampsey, pp.170–171</ref>
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Role
!Name
|-
|Manager||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Gordon Moffat
|-
|Assistant Manager||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Gary McMenamin
|-
|First Team Coach||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Drew Marshall
|-
|First Team Coach||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Kirk Forbes
|-
|Player/Coach||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Jamie Darroch
|-
|Goalkeeping Coach||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Phil Bannister
|-
|Sports Therapists||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Ashley Barr / Iain McKinlay
|-
|Kitman||{{Flag icon|SCO}} Ross Donaldson
|}


==Honours==
E.S. Clydebank's single season is generally considered by historians and statisticians as a contiguous part of East Stirlingshire's record, as the merged club was never elected to the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] or League in its own right.
*[[Scottish Junior Football West Division One|West Super League First Division]] Runners-up: 2010–11, 2016–17

=== Clydebank F.C. (1965–2002) ===

The second Clydebank F.C. to play Scottish League football was formed in 1965 by the Steedman brothers, who were still convinced of the potential for senior football in the town despite the abortive merger. Although in many senses a resumption of Clydebank Juniors, albeit at a different level, they were technically a brand new club. Clydebank had to wait a year in the [[Combined Reserve League]] competing against [[Jordanhill Training College]], [[Glasgow Corporation Transport]], and the Third XI's of the [[Old Firm]] before being elected to the Scottish League in 1966.

Clydebank achieved considerable success in their 35 years as a Scottish League club. They spent three seasons in the [[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Premier Division]], becoming the first club to play in all three Scottish League divisions after league reconstruction in [[1975–76 in Scottish football|1975]]. Clydebank also reached the [[Scottish Cup]] semi-final in [[1989–90 in Scottish football|1990]] while playing in the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]].

They were also the first (and last) senior club of the [[Scotland national football team|Scottish international]] [[Davie Cooper]], who went on to play for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. Cooper was still a Clydebank player when he died in March 1995, aged 39, after suffering a [[brain hemorrhage]]. He was due to retire at the end of [[1994–95 in Scottish football|that season]] and become the club's first-team coach.

More recently, former Bankie [[Gary Teale]] who went on to play for [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]] and, currently, [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] has featured for Scotland. Other famous names to have played for the club at some point in their careers include [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] international striker [[Tommy Coyne]] and [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] cult hero [[Chic Charnley]]. Most recently, former player [[Alan Gow]] joined Rangers in the summer of 2007, where he has yet to establish himself.

New Kilbowie was notable in this era as one of the first [[All-seater|all-seater stadiums]] in British football, albeit largely due to the installation of wooden benches on the [[Terrace (stadium)|terracing]].

==== Decline and fall ====

The club's fortunes began to decline after New Kilbowie was sold by the Steedmans in 1996 and a promised new stadium in the town failed to materialise. Clydebank spent six years playing "home" games at first [[Boghead Park]], [[Dumbarton]], followed by [[Cappielow Park]], [[Greenock]], with the inevitable decline in support. During their time at Boghead Park, the Steedman family sold the club to Dr John Hall, a Bermudan based businessman. The proceeds from Kilbowie Park were used to set up schools for the sport in America.

When the combined efforts of United Clydebank Supporters, the Football Association of Ireland, the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Football League brought about the rejection of a move to Dublin, the owners made a number of attempts to relocate the club as a franchise to a number of alternative towns&nbsp;— including Galashiels and Carlisle. During this period, The club were reduced to operating from a single cramped portable cabin.

The club's SFL and SFA identity finally disappeared in 2002. After the liquidation of [[Airdrieonians F.C.]], a consortium led by [[Jim Ballantyne]] put forward a bid to fill the vacancy in the SFL and build a new club in Airdrie from scratch. That bid was unsuccessful, but the new club then turned their attention to buying out Clydebank's few assets from their administrators, and with UCS unable to match their offer [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] took over their place in the League for the 2002-03 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2118528.stm|title=Airdrie buy Bankies|publisher=BBC Sport Online|date=2002-07-09|accessdate=2009-03-19}}</ref>

; Honours:
*'''[[Scottish Football League First Division]]:'''
**'''Runners-up (2):''' [[1976–77 in Scottish football|1976–77]], [[1984–85 in Scottish football|1984–85]]
*'''[[Scottish Football League Second Division]]:'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[1975–76 in Scottish football|1975–76]]
**'''Runners-up (1):''' [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]]
*'''[[Spring Cup]]:'''
**'''Runners-up (1):''' [[1975–76 in Scottish football|1975–76]]
*'''Stirlingshire Cup:'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1978–79, 1979–80

== Rebirth: the present Clydebank F.C. (2003– ) ==

During the [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03 season]], the remaining Clydebank supporters were left without a team to follow, the transformation into Airdrie United having happened too close to the beginning of the season to make alternative plans. In the following months, members of the UCS supporters' group met with the purpose of creating a new Clydebank F.C. Airdrie United Ltd agreed to voluntarily transfer their unwanted ownership of the name and insignia of Clydebank F.C. to UCS, and a venue for matches in the Clydebank area was secured following an agreement to ground share with [[Drumchapel Amateur F.C.|Drumchapel Amateurs]] at Glenhead Park, [[Duntocher]].

The UCS group re-established Clydebank Football Club in [[2003–04 in Scottish football|2003–04]], entering the [[Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region|West Region structure]] of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]]. The club won the league and gained promotion from [[Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two|Central League Division Two]] that season playing in front of up to 1000 fans, and in [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]] were third in [[Scottish Junior Football Central Division One|Division One]], missing out on a second successive promotion by one point on the last day of the season.

[[Image:Vocversusbankies.jpg|right|thumb| A [[Vale of Clyde F.C.|Vale of Clyde]] versus Clydebank match on May 7, 2005 at Fullerton Park, which Clydebank won 2–1.]]
[[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]] saw record crowds since the re-birth of the club, with up to 1,150 watching Clydebank come within [[Penalty shootout|penalty kicks]] of reaching the last four of the [[Scottish Junior Cup]] - beaten after two 1–1 draws against [[Tayport F.C.|Tayport]]. In [[2006–07 in Scottish football|2006–07]] the club were promoted to [[Scottish Junior Football West Division One|Super League Division One]].

In June 2008, Clydebank and Drumchapel agreed to terminate their ground sharing agreement, with the Bankies moving across the town to share Holm Park with [[Yoker Athletic F.C.|Yoker Athletic]]. Many ground improvements have already taken place at the long time established Junior ground.

2008/09 proved to be the most successful Clydebank season since reformation in 2003. A successful run to the final of the Scottish Junior Cup saw Clydebank defeat Petershill and Pollok FC, before falling at the final hurdle by two goals to one against Auchinleck Talbot FC. Around 4000 Clydebank fans travelled to Rugby Park for the final. The final crowd of 8,122 represents the second largest Junior Cup Final gate of the last decade.

; Honours:
*[[Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two|Central League Division Two]]: 2003–04
*[[Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two|Central League Division Two]]: 2003–04
*[[Scottish Junior Football Central Division One|Division One]] Runners-up: 2006–07
* Division One Runners Up 2006-07
* Sectional League Cup Runners-up: 2006–07
*[[Scottish Junior Cup]] Runners-up: 2008–09
*Central League Cup Winners: 2009–10, 2011–12
* Scottish Junior Cup Runners-up: 2008–09
*Sectional League Cup Winners: 2013–14, 2017–18

**Runners-up: 2006–07
== Current squad ==

*Stefan Gonet
*Robert Tiropoulos
*Gary Lynn
*Ross Campbell
*Martin McInnes
*Sinky Soutar
*Paul Allum
*Alan Vezza
*Bob Pigeon
*Sean Molloy
*Stevie Blair
*Brian Smith
*John Jack
*Mark Hailstones
*Charlie Hobbs
*Andy Selkirk
*Stevie Dallas
*Stevie Dymock
*Nikki Cairney

== Notable players ==
{{Famous players}}
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Scott (footballer)|Colin Scott]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary Teale]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Davie Cooper]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy McGrory]]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tommy Coyne]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chic Charnley]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ken Eadie]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Fanning (footballer)|Jim Fanning]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Gow]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dennis Ruddy]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tom Currie]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stevie Woods]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Caskie]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Fallon]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Roxburgh]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mike Larnach]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gerry McCabe]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Williamson]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gerry O'Brian]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mike McDonald]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Terry Butcher]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Nicholls]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy Callaghan]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy McKinlay]]
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Owen Coyle]]

== See also ==

* [[List of fan-owned sports teams]]

== Notes ==


==See also==
{{reflist}}
*[[List of fan-owned sports teams]]
*[[History of football in Clydebank]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Bibliography==
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{{Refbegin}}
* {{ cite book | authorlink = Bob Crampsey | last = Crampsey | first = Bob | year = 1990 | title = The First 100 Years | publisher = [[Scottish Football League]] | location = Glasgow, ISBN = 0-9516433-0-4 }}
* {{ cite book | title = Clubs in Crisis | volume = Volume Three | first = David | last = Munro | ISBN = 0-9544369-2-X }}
*{{cite book | author-link = Bob Crampsey | last = Crampsey | first = Bob | year = 1990 | title = The First 100 Years | publisher = [[Scottish Football League]] | location = Glasgow| isbn= 0-9516433-0-4 }}
*{{cite book | title = Clubs in Crisis | volume = Three | first = David | last = Munro | year = 2003 | publisher = Hurrah | isbn = 0-9544369-2-X }}
{{refend}}
{{Refend}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.clydebankfc.co.uk/ Official Web site]
*[https://www.clydebankfc.com Official Website]
*{{Facebook|ClydebankFootballClub}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2079740.stm Demise of the Bankies], BBC News, 01 July 2002
*{{Twitter|clydebankfc}}
* [http://www.clydebankthroughalens.co.uk/ Clydebank Through A Lens — a documentary about '''Clydebank''', Scotland from the 1960s to '80s], featuring former Clydebank F.C. player, Thomas McGorm
* [http://www.footballcrests.com/clydebankfc.htm footballcrests.com]
*[https://www.clydebankfc.co.uk The Bankies Archive]
*[http://www.fitbastats.com/clydebank/index.php Results and statistics for SFL entity 1966-2002] at ''Fitbastats''


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For the club founded in 1874, see Clydebank F.C. (Rutherglen). For the first senior club in Clydebank, see Clydebank F.C. (1888). For the clubs that played in the Scottish Football League, see Clydebank F.C. (1914) and Clydebank F.C. (1965).

Clydebank
Full nameClydebank Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bankies
Founded2003; 22 years ago (2003)
GroundHolm Park, Clydebank
Capacity1,200
OwnerUnited Clydebank Supporters
ChairmanGrace McGibbon
ManagerGordon Moffat
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24West of Scotland League Premier Division, 4th of 16
Websitehttps://www.clydebankfc.com

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. Formed in 2003, they are currently a member of the West of Scotland Football League.

The current Clydebank are a phoenix club formed after the previous Clydebank were bought out by Airdrieonians F.C. and moved to Airdrie. Supporters currently fund this club.

History

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Background

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In 1888 the first club by the name of Clydebank F.C. was formed. This team played home matches at Hamilton Park and competed in the Scottish Federation from 1891 to 1893. They folded in 1895, and were followed by another Clydebank F.C. in 1899 who soon became defunct in 1902.[1] In 1900, Junior Football team, Duntocher F.C., based in the neighbouring village of Duntocher, moved to Clydebank and changed name to Clydebank Juniors.[1]

A third club named Clydebank F.C. were formed in 1914. Playing their home games at Clydeholm they immediately joined the Scottish Football League, but by 1931 they had disbanded. In 1964 the owners of East Stirlingshire F.C., Jack and Charlie Steedman, merged the Falkirk-based team with Clydebank Juniors, naming the new entity East Stirlingshire Clydebank F.C.. ES Clydebank inherited East Stirlingshire's place in Division Two and played their home games at New Kilbowie. The merge, which was opposed by fans of both clubs, lasted only one season, with East Stirlingshire shareholders winning several court cases against it. East Stirlingshire reverted to its original legal status and moved back to Falkirk, parting company with the Steedman brothers.

The fourth Clydebank F.C. were formed in 1965 by the Steedman Brothers. The club joined the Scottish Football League in 1966 and by 1978 had reached the Premier Division, becoming the first club to play in all Scottish League divisions after league reconstruction in 1975. Clydebank spent most of the following seasons in the First Division, but their fortunes changed around 1996 when the Steedman brothers sold their New Kilbowie ground with no new stadium to replace it.[2][3] Following the sale of Kilbowie the club played "home" games at Boghead Park in Dumbarton,[4] then Cappielow Park in Greenock.[3] After the liquidation of Airdrieonians, a consortium led by Jim Ballantyne put forward a bid to fill the vacancy in the SFL and build a new club in Airdrie from scratch. This effort failed, so instead the group bought the ailing Clydebank, renamed them Airdrie United, and moved the club to Airdrie.[5]

Founding of the phoenix club

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During the 2002–03 season, the remaining Clydebank supporters were left without a team to follow as the transformation into Airdrie United happened too close to the beginning of the season to make alternative plans. In the following months, members of the UCS supporters' group met with the purpose of creating a new Clydebank F.C.[2] Airdrie United Ltd agreed to voluntarily transfer their unwanted ownership of the name and insignia of Clydebank F.C. to UCS, and a venue for matches in the Clydebank area was secured following an agreement to ground share with Drumchapel Amateurs at Glenhead Park, Duntocher.[6] For the 2002–03 season, Clydebank FC was the name used by the club's supporters team in the Scottish Supporters League.

The UCS group re-established Clydebank Football Club in 2003–04, entering the West Region structure of the Scottish Junior Football Association.[7] The club won the league and gained promotion from Central League Division Two that season playing in front of up to 1,000 fans. In 2004–05 Clydebank finished third in Division One, missing out on a second successive promotion by one point on the last day of the season.

2005–06 saw record crowds since the rebirth of the club, with up to 1,600 watching Clydebank come within penalty kicks of reaching the last four of the Scottish Junior Cup – beaten after two 1–1 draws against Tayport. In 2006–07 the club were promoted to Super League Division One.

In June 2008, Clydebank and Drumchapel agreed to terminate their groundsharing agreement, with the Bankies moving across the town to share Holm Park with Yoker Athletic. Many ground improvements have already taken place at the long time established Junior ground.

2008–09 proved to be the most successful Clydebank season since reformation in 2003. A successful run to the final of the 2008–09 Scottish Junior Cup saw Clydebank defeat Petershill and Pollok, before falling at the final hurdle by two goals to one against Auchinleck Talbot. Around 3,700 Clydebank fans travelled to Rugby Park for the final, contributing to the total crowd of 8,122.[8]

In 2011, the club won promotion to the West Super League Premier Division.[9] In 2015, they were relegated to the Super League Division One. In 2017, the club won promotion back to the Super League Premier Division, where they remained until leaving Junior football.

The team were managed from their return to the Junior grade in 2003 until December 2016 by former Clydebank player Billy McGhie. Following McGhie's thirteen-year tenure, the club appointed former St Johnstone player Kieran McAnespie as their new manager in January 2017.[10][11]

Due to ground improvements taking place at Holm Park, Clydebank agreed a short-term groundshare with Maryhill F.C. at Lochburn Park in Maryhill, Glasgow, for the 2018–19 season.[12] In the 2019–20 season they returned to the newly refurbished and renamed Holm Park Community Football Academy for the foreseeable future.[13]

The pitch at Holm Park during a Clydebank match

In June 2020, Clydebank opted not to retain their SJFA membership after all SJFA West Region teams moved to the newly formed West of Scotland League.[14]

Current squad

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As of 14 August 2024[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Andrew Leishman
2 DF Scotland SCO Adam Hodge
3 DF Scotland SCO Danny Mackenzie
4 DF Scotland SCO Matt Niven
5 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Darroch (vice-captain)
6 MF Scotland SCO Frazer Johnstone
7 MF Scotland SCO Lee Gallacher
8 MF Scotland SCO Dean Cairns
9 FW Scotland SCO Callum Graham
10 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Little (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Scotland SCO Liam McGonigle
14 FW Scotland SCO Thomas Collins
15 DF Scotland SCO Oisin McHugh
16 MF Scotland SCO Craig Truesdale
19 FW Scotland SCO Ciaran Mulcahy
20 GK Scotland SCO Connor Keaney
21 MF Scotland SCO Alan Kelly
22 DF Scotland SCO David Syme
23 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Low
24 DF Scotland SCO James Grant
TBC GK Scotland SCO Lucas Ross (out on loan at Kilsyth Athletic)
— DF Scotland SCO Chris McGowan
TBC FW Scotland SCO Keir Samson
TBC FW Scotland SCO Tiwi Daramola (on loan from East Kilbride)

Management team

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Role Name
Manager Scotland Gordon Moffat
Assistant Manager Scotland Gary McMenamin
First Team Coach Scotland Drew Marshall
First Team Coach Scotland Kirk Forbes
Player/Coach Scotland Jamie Darroch
Goalkeeping Coach Scotland Phil Bannister
Sports Therapists Scotland Ashley Barr / Iain McKinlay
Kitman Scotland Ross Donaldson

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Heaney, John (September 1983). Bankies-All. Scottish Football Historian. pp. 6–7.
  2. ^ a b "Dons and Bankies stand up against the franchises – Fitba' Focus – FourFourTwo". 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine – Entry to the highest bidder". 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "When Saturday Comes – The Half Decent Football Magazine – Breaking the bankies". 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Airdrie buy Bankies". 9 July 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Clydebank FC – A History". ClydebankFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Clydebank rise again: The club of Cooper and Coyne calls once more". 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Auchinleck defy spirited Bankies to claim eighth Junior Cup final triumph". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. ^ Dons and Bankies stand up against the franchises Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine FourFourTwo, 10 August 2011
  10. ^ McNab, Ken (2 January 2017). "Budgie McGhie reveals reason behind decision to quit Clydebank after 14 years as rumour mill cranks up over his successor". Evening Times. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ^ Wilson, Fraser (19 January 2017). "Clydebank appoint ex-St Johnstone ace Kieran McAnespie as new manager". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  12. ^ Brockett, David (28 June 2018). "Bankies to groundshare at Maryhill". Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. ^ Clydebank v Yoker – Supporter Information, Clydebank FC, 12 July 2019
  14. ^ "Bankies opt not to retain SJFA membership as Moffat starts making plans". Clydebank Post. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  15. ^ "2022–23 Clydebank FC squad". Clydebank FC. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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