Gala Fairydean F.C.
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| Full name | Gala Fairydean Rovers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Fairydean |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Ground | Netherdale, Galashiels |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Chairman | Kevin Temple |
| Manager | Steven Noble |
| League | Lowland League |
| 2015–16 | Lowland League, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
Gala Fairydean Rovers Football Club are a Scottish association football club based in the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The club competes in the Lowland League, after joining from the East of Scotland Football League in 2013. At the same time the club changed its name to Gala Fairydean Rovers, following a merger between Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers. Gala Rovers won the Border Amateur Football League 13 times. In 2000 - 2001 Gala Rovers were the first ever side to play a whole domestic season without dropping any points.
Gala Fairydean won the East of Scotland Football League eight times and finished runners-up on seven occasions. The club reached 15 Scottish Qualifying Cup South finals, winning it 11 times, before the competition was abolished in 2007. Gala Fairydean Rovers qualify automatically for the Scottish Cup as a member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). The best performance by the club was reaching the third round, done on five occasions. The club plays its home matches at Netherdale in Galashiels.
Gala Fairydean Rovers FC was first formed in 1894. In 1907 the club was separated into two teams, known as Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers. The first Gala Rovers was the reserve team of Gala Fairydean. Both clubs ceased operations in 1914 due to the outbreak of the First World War and the consequent loss of male population in Galashiels. Gala Fairydean resumed in 1919, after the war had ended, and was a founder member of the East of Scotland Football League in 1923.
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