Montrose F.C.
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| Full name | Montrose Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gable Endies |
| Founded | 1879 |
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Links Park Montrose Angus, Scotland |
| Capacity | 4,936 |
| Chairman | John Crawford |
| Manager | Stewart Petrie |
| League | Scottish League Two |
| 2015–16 | Scottish League Two, 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of football in Scotland.
The club were founded in 1879 and play at Links Park. They joined Scottish Football in 1923, along with near-neighbours Brechin City, in the newly founded Scottish Third Division, 1923–24 achieving a creditable fourth-placed finish. However, the following season Montrose finished at the bottom of the table, and despite signs of a recovery in 1925–26, lost their league place when the Third Division was scrapped owing to the financial difficulties experienced by many of the member clubs. Montrose are one of only three sides from that Third Division who are still competing today in the SFL. The club was readmitted to the Second Division in 1929–30. In the 1930s, the first few league seasons after readmission were difficult, with the club regularly finishing in the bottom four of the table. Perhaps the best result of that difficult decade came in the Scottish Cup in season 1938–39, when, in the first round, Montrose sensationally knocked out holders East Fife by a 2–1 scoreline at Bayview Park, Methil.
In the immediate postwar period, Montrose spent time playing in the newly formed Division "C", consisting of provincial clubs and some first division reserve sides. With the re-formation of the Second Division in 1955–56, the club once again joined that league.
The club's halcyon period was the mid-1970s when, under player-manager Alex Stuart, Montrose reached third place in the old First Division (one below the Premier League), and were a feared and respected cup side, notably reaching the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup in 1975–76. In the second round of 1974–75 Scottish Cup, Montrose recorded their largest victory when they beat Vale of Leithen 12–0. Although this was an "away" fixture, due to a fire at their oppositions ground this tie was played at Links Park. Montrose won their first championship under the guidance of Iain Stewart in 1984–85, as they triumphed in the old second division. Relegation followed in 1987 as the part-time club found themselves outgunned in a league largely consisting of full-time teams. Under co-managers Doug Rougvie and Chic McLelland, Montrose won promotion to Division One in 1991, but were relegated after one further season in the higher league.
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