Stranraer F.C.
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| Full name | Stranraer Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues |
| Founded | 1870 |
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Stair Park, Stranraer, Scotland |
| Capacity | 4,178 (1,830 seated) |
| Chairman | Iain Dougan |
| Manager | Stephen Farrell |
| League | Scottish League One |
| 2015–16 | Scottish League One, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club based in the town of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway. The club was founded in 1870, making it the third oldest football club in Scotland behind Queen's Park and Kilmarnock and one of the 20 oldest in the world. The club currently competes in the Scottish League One as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. They also won the Scottish Second Division on two occasions, most recently in 1997–98 as well as coming runners-up in 2004–05 and 2014–15. Their only ever national cup final came in 1996, when the club defeated First Division champions St Johnstone 1–0 in the Scottish Challenge Cup final.
Stranraer's home ground is Stair Park, which has the capacity to seat around 1,830 spectators and 4,178 including standing. The ground was opened in 1907 and is located in the east of Stranraer.
They were founded in 1870 and play their football at Stair Park. Most of Stranraer's football was played under Southern Counties auspices until, in 1949, the club was admitted to C Division where they came up against the reserve sides of the established league clubs. However they had taken part in the Scottish Cup since their debut in the national tournament in 1877–78. In 1955 C Division was abolished and the Blues found themselves in B Division and playing first team league football. They would remain in the bottom tier until their first-ever promotion eventually arrived under the club's legendary manager Alex McAnespie in 1993–94.
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