Full name | Kilbirnie Ladeside Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Blasties |
Founded | 1901 |
Ground |
Valefield Park Kirkland Road Kilbirnie |
Capacity | 3000 |
Manager | Billy McGhie |
League | SJFA West Premier Division |
2016–17 | SJFA West Premier Division, 9th |
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!
The team were managed by former Stranraer defender Stephen Swift, who assumed sole control in February 2015, having previously been co-manager with Mark Crilly since March 2012. Swift resigned on 13 November 2016, being replaced by Mark Bradley later that month.