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East Stirlingshire F.C.

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East Stirlingshire Football Club, also known as East Stirling, are members of the Scottish Football League, where they play in the Third Division.

Club History

The club was originally called "Bainsford Brittania" (Bainsford is an area of Falkirk) and formed in 1881. They joined the league in 1900, but have rested in lower regions of the league for most of their existence, although they won the Second Division in season 1931-32, and Division C in 1947-48. The club's nickname is "The Shire". Their home town is home to two other teams Falkirk F.C. and Stenhousemuir.

In the 1960's the club was moved to Clydebank under the name ES/Clydebank but legal moves led to the club returning to Falkirk and it's original name.

The current chairman and major shareholder Alan Mackin has stated his intention to sell their ramshackle Firs Park home and move the club, possibly to nearby town Grangemouth. To the chagrin of the fans he allegedly wishes to pay 80% of the proceeds for the land to shareholders (i.e. largely to himself) leaving the club with hardly any money to pay rental, wages etc.

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