Shettleston F.C.
| Full name | Shettleston Juniors Football & Athletic Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Town |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Ground | Greenfield Park, Old Shettleston Road, Glasgow |
| Manager | John Fallon |
| League | SJFA West First Division |
| 2015–16 | SJFA West Premier Division, 10th (relegated via play-offs) |
Shettleston Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Town, they were formed in 1903 and are based at Greenfield Park. The club play in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region and are currently in the West of Scotland Super League First Division.
Shettleston reached the final of the 1958–59 Scottish Junior Cup, losing 2–1 to Irvine Meadow in front of a crowd of 65,211 fans at Hampden Park. Their fortunes have been mixed in recent years, flitting between the various divisions of the league they have been based in, although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup in 2000–01, and the quarter-finals of the same competition in 2001–02 and 2014–15.
The team have been led since January 2017 by former Thorniewood and Newmains manager, John Fallon. Fallon replaced the previous management team of Peter Weatherson and Ryan McStay.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Campbell Forsyth, the Kilmarnock and Scotland international goalkeeper played for Shettleston before joining St Mirren in 1955.
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