"Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nicknamed ""The Terrors"" or ""The Tangerines"" and the supporters are known as ""Arabs"". The club has played in tangerine kits since the 1960s and have played at the present ground, Tannadice Park, since their foundation in 1909. United were founder members of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in 1998 and were ever-present in the competition until it was abolished in 2013 to make"
"Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is a professional football club in Bristol, England, which plays in League One, the third tier of English football. The team play home matches at Memorial Stadium in Horfield. The club was founded in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C., and were also known as Eastville Rovers and Bristol Eastville Rovers before finally changing its name to Bristol Rovers in 1899. The club's official nickname is The Pirates, reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to their former home, Eastville Stadium, which"
"positions were in 1956 and 1959, on both occasions ending the season in 6th place in Division Two, then the second tier of English football. Rovers were Football League Trophy finalists in 1990 and 2007. The club was formed following a meeting at the Eastville Restaurant in Bristol in September 1883. It was initially called Black Arabs F.C., after the Arabs rugby team and the predominantly black kits in which they played. This name only lasted for the 1883–84 season, and in a bid to draw more fans from the local area the club was renamed Eastville Rovers in 1884."
"reached the semi-finals of the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, while Dundee United were runners-up in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. St Johnstone have never made a major impact in European football. All three clubs have endured spells in the lower divisions. Between them, they have won the second tier championship 14 times, and have lifted the minor Scottish Challenge Cup on four occasions up to 2017–18. ""Up to and including season 2017–18."" Perhaps the most famous meeting between the ""Arabs"" and the ""Saints"" was the 2014 Scottish Cup Final at Celtic Park, won 2–0 by St Johnstone to secure the"
"Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed ""the Loons"" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the ""Sky Blues"" (which the club stopped using in the early 1990s). One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger"
"team was selected by match committee. Twitter.com/Beithjuniorsfc Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously"
"Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were promoted in 1905, despite twice finishing within the relegation zone. Aberdeen have won four Scottish league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. They are also the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies, having won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983. Formed in 1903 as"
"Leeds United player) Sir Alex Ferguson (Former Manchester United manager) Alfred Geake (The driving force behind the building of both the second and third Hampden Parks) Malcolm Mackay (Scottish professional football manager and former player) Mustafa Mansour (Played as a goalkeeper for Egypt at the 1934 FIFA World Cup) James B McAlpine (Record goalscorer) R.S.McColl (Scottish Football Hall of Fame) Andrew Robertson (Current Liverpool player) Andrew Watson (First black person to play association football at international level) Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. The club is currently the only fully amateur"
"to the football club being known as Black Arabs F.C. A gold sash was later added to the black shirts, and the black and gold colour scheme went on to become a recurrent theme in the team's away kits in the 21st century. The Black Arabs played their home games on Purdown in Bristol, but found fixtures hard to come by in their early days due to a dearth of association football teams in the Bristol area. A total of ten fixtures were eventually arranged for the inaugural season: two against Wotton-under-Edge, two against Warmley, four against Bristol Wagon Works"
"the same name in Australia (currently using the name Cairnlea but has changed to and from Albion Rovers several times over their 40-year history) and the Republic of Ireland. Albion Rovers F.C. Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and, as of the 2018–19 season, play in League Two, the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in 1882 as the result of an amalgamation of two other teams, the club joined the Scottish Football League initially in 1903 before returning"
"to reflect the increased investment from the Bristol Academy of Sport. Though sometimes still referred to by their former nickname, the Gas Girls, Bristol Academy W.F.C. are no longer affiliated to Bristol Rovers. Bristol Rovers Football Club has won the following honours: Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is a professional football club in Bristol, England, which plays in League One, the third tier of English football. The team play home matches at Memorial Stadium in Horfield. The club was founded in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C., and were also known as Eastville Rovers and Bristol Eastville Rovers before"
"Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ""The Rabs"" or ""The Roy"", they were formed in 1878. The team currently play their home games at Guy's Meadow, home of Cumbernauld United, whilst they wait for a new home to be built in 2016–17. They previously played at Adamslie Park for over 100 years. They are named after the Scottish warrior Rob Roy. They wear red and black strips (uniforms) and currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association where their"
"Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, that plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, from a line in the Robert Burns poem ""Tam o' Shanter"". They play at Somerset Park. The club have spent 34 seasons in Scotland's top division, the last being 1977–78, and have been the champions of the second tier of Scottish football on six occasions, and of the third tier on three occasions."
"Football Times Cup Chic Allan Cup Jock Mackay Cup Morris Newton / SWL Cup Thurso F.C. Thurso Football Club are a senior football club from Thurso in Caithness, Scotland. They play in the North Caledonian Football League and are based at Sir George's Park. The current club was formed in 1998, although there was a previous club playing under the same name formed in the 19th century which later folded. The club are nicknamed ""the Vikings"" or ""the Scab"" or sometimes even ""the Crabs"". The club have won a number of honours in their short history, including the North Caledonian"
"at Easter Road Stadium, which has been in use since 1893 when the club joined the Scottish Football League. Their local rivals are Heart of Midlothian, with whom they contest the Edinburgh derby. The name of the club is regularly shortened to ""Hibs"", with the team also being known as ""The Hibees"" (pronounced ) and supporters known as ""Hibbies"". A less frequently used nickname is ""The Cabbage"", derived from the shortened rhyming slang for Hibs, which is ""Cabbage and Ribs"". Hibernian have won the Scottish league championship four times, most recently in 1952. Three of those four championships were won"
"Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously competed in the Scottish Football League. During"
"incorporate a third division. They remained a Football League club for 94 years, surviving re-election on one occasion prior to the Second World War, until their relegation to the Football Conference in 2014. In September 1883, in a meeting organised by school teacher Bill Somerton at the Eastville Restaurant on Stapleton Road in Bristol, the foundation was laid for the team that would go on to be known as Bristol Rovers. The area was at the time a rugby stronghold, and this led the fledgling club to be named after local rugby side The Arabs – their all-black kits leading"
"and Two against Right & Might. The club's first fixture was played on 1 December 1883 when the Black Arabs took to the field in a friendly match against Wotton-under-Edge, a team based in Gloucestershire. The game ended in a 6–0 defeat for the Bristolians, and although no team line-ups or detailed match reports have survived, a brief paragraph describing the game appeared in the Dursley Gazette two days later. During that first season the team came to be known by the nickname ""The Purdown Poachers"", after the location of their home pitch, and despite the fact they only played"
"Carnoustie Panmure F.C. Carnoustie Panmure Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club from the town of Carnoustie, Angus. Formed in 1936, they are nicknamed ""the Gowfers"" due to the town's well-established links to the sport of golf (""gowf"" in Scots). They play at Laing Park, to which they moved in 2004, having previously played at Westfield Park. The club received significant investment in the late 1990s, which has allowed them to emerge as one of the stronger Tayside clubs participating in the East Region. The pinnacle of their achievements was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 2004. The club"
"Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs won the match in front of 8,000 spectators and claimed their first Scottish Junior"
"the final, he joined Celtic the following season. The team are managed since June 2014 by Andy Cameron. Provanmill Park was renamed in McGrory's honour in 2013. St Roch's F.C. St Roch's Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Royston Road, Glasgow. Nicknamed """"the Candy Rock"""", they were formed in 1920 and play at James McGrory Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. They wear green and white strips (uniforms). St Roch's was the first club of Jimmy McGrory, the British record goalscorer with 550 goals. McGrory, who grew up in"
"Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the 2013–14 Scottish Championship. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy and remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team. Hamilton have won the Scottish Challenge Cup twice and have finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup twice. The club currently play their home games at New Douglas Park. Hamilton Academical F.C."
"Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club, commonly known as Hearts, is a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie in the west of Edinburgh. Hearts are the oldest football club in the Scottish capital, as they were formed in 1874 by a group of friends from the Heart of Midlothian Quadrille Assembly (a dancing club), whose name was influenced by Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Midlothian. The modern club crest is based on the Heart of Midlothian mosaic on the city's Royal Mile and the team's colours are predominantly maroon and white. Hearts play at Tynecastle"
"1930 Record home attendance: 10,780 v Rangers (7 February 1970) Record goal scorer: John Clark (127, 1978–1991) Most goals in a season: Dave Kilgour, 45, Division II, 1929–30 Most appearances: Ian McPhee (534, 1979–1998) Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed ""the Loons"" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although"
"ex-Ayr United defender Mark Campbell. Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. Kilbirnie Ladeside Football Club are a Scottish football club, from Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire. Based at Valefield Park, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently play in the West Super League Premier Division. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors. The club nickname, ""The Blasties"", derives from a Robert Burns poem, ""The Inventory"", written in 1786. ""My furr-ahin 's a wordy beast, ""As e'er in tug or tow was traced. ""The fourth's a Highland Donald hastle, ""A damn'd red-wud Kilburnie blastie!"" Kilwinning Rangers midfielder Liam McGuinness took over as manager"
"Royal Albert F.C. Royal Albert Football Club are a football club, historically based in the town of Larkhall, Scotland but currently playing out of the nearby village of Stonehouse. Formerly a member of the Scottish Football League they now play in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. The formation of the club dates back to 1878, when two Larkhall pit sides joined together to form one team. These pits were owned by a Capt. Johns and he named the team after his boat the Royal Albert. The club spent over fifty years in Senior football, and qualified for the"
"were founded in 1883, originally named Black Arabs before being renamed Eastville Rovers followed by Bristol Eastville Rovers before adopting its current title in 1899. Rovers joined the Football League in 1920 and remained there until 2014 when they were relegated to the Football Conference before regaining promotion back to the Football League the following year. There are a number of non-League teams in Bristol including Bristol Manor Farm F.C., Hengrove Athletic F.C., Brislington F.C., Roman Glass St George F.C. and Bristol Telephones F.C. There are also a large number of teams in the Bristol and Suburban Association Football League,"
"1883–84 Black Arabs F.C. season The Black Arabs season 1883–84 was the first played by the team that would later become Bristol Rovers. This was the only season that they used the name Black Arabs, the name being changed to Eastville Rovers for the following season.The Black Arabs were founded by W.E.Braund. The team wore a predominantly black kit, from which they took their name, with a gold sash. Black Arabs F.C. were not part of a league, and only played friendly matches during their first season. There is no record of the goalscorers from this season, and some match"
"Albion Rovers F.C. Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and, as of the 2018–19 season, play in League Two, the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in 1882 as the result of an amalgamation of two other teams, the club joined the Scottish Football League initially in 1903 before returning in 1919 and, although they have spent most of their time in the lower divisions, have maintained their league membership since. Their sole major honours during that time have"
"and are also part of umbrella club Murrayfield Wanderers FC, with whom the club has built strong ties. The Thebans are also part of the International Gay Rugby Association and Board. The club's name is a reference to the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite and highly successful military unit in the Theban army of ancient Greece, which was made up of male couples. The Sacred Band of Thebes was completely annihilated, however, by Alexander the Great under Philip II of Macedon in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. Caledonian Thebans RFC Caledonian Thebans Rugby Football Club is Scotland's"
"Old Firm The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected, and contributed to, political, social, and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, the fixture has had an enduring appeal around the world. Between them the two clubs have won 103 Scottish League championships (Rangers with 54 and Celtic with 49), 71 Scottish Cups, and 45 Scottish"
"tenants but purchased it two years later. When Bristol Rovers were known as Black Arabs F.C. in 1883, they played their home games at Purdown, Stapleton. The following year they moved to Three Acres, the precise location of which is not known, but is believed to have been in the Ashley Down area of Bristol, where they remained for seven years. This was followed by brief stays at the Schoolmasters Cricket Ground, Durdham Down and Ridgeway. For the majority of their history, Bristol Rovers have played their home games at the Eastville Stadium, where they remained for a period of"
"Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians Rugby Football Club, often abbreviated to GHA and colloquially referred to as G-HA!! , is a rugby union club based in the Giffnock area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The club plays its home matches at Braidholm and currently competes in Scottish National League Division One, the second tier of Scottish club rugby. The club was established by the 2002 merger between Glasgow Southern RFC and Hutchesons' - Aloysians' RFC. The former club was originally known as Clarkston but was renamed in 1995 with the ambition of creating the premier side on the South"