Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.
| Full name | Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Winton | ||
| Founded | 1902 | ||
| Ground | Winton Park Ardrossan (Capacity: ~3000) |
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| Manager | John Garroch | ||
| League | SJFA West Super League First Division | ||
| 2010–11 | SJFA Ayrshire District League 1st (promoted) |
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Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club from Ardrossan in North Ayrshire. Formed in 1902, they are based at Winton Park and are nicknamed "the Winton". They compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association
[edit] Winton Park
Winton Park has been the home of Winton Rovers for most of their existence and was bought from Lord Eglinton in 1923 for £160. The park originally ran in an East West direction, the park was turned to its current North South direction prior to Bells Nursery selling a strip of land to them for £50. The grandstand (currently disused) was built around 1956.
The club colours are Black and White - currently stripes although hoops have often been used. Away Jerseys are red and white hoops. The pitch is approx 110 yards long by 66 wide and the ground capacity is approx 3000. There is some cover near the main entrance to the park and on match days there is the opportunities to get sustenance and a regular match programme is also produced.
Happier news for The club were the lifting of the North Ayrshire Cup on 13 June 2007 when they defeated Kilwinning Rangers 3–1 at Meadow Park, Irvine
[edit] Honours
| Honour | Year |
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| West of Scotland Cup | 1934–35 |
| West of Scotland Consolation Cup | 1935–36 |
| Western League | 1919–20, 1933–34 |
| Western League Div II | 1978–79, 1988–89, 1997–98 |
| Western League Cup | 1935–36 |
| Kilmarnock and District League | 1907–08 |
| Irvine and District League | 1909–10, 1911–12 |
| Ayrshire Cup | 1926–27, 1933–34, 1950–51, 1951–52 |
| Ayrshire District Cup | 1911–12, 1919–20, 1926–27, 1935–36, 1978–79 |
| Cunningham Cup | 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93 |
| Supercup | 1990–91 |
| Ayrshire Consolation Cup | 1912/13, 1919–20, 1922–23, 1948–49 |
| Vernon Trophy | 1948–49 |
| Moore Trophy | 1930–31, 1931–32 |
| Land O’Burns Cup | 1951–52, 1956–57 |
| Irvine Herald Cup | 1911–12, 1931–32 |
| St Vincent de Paul Cup | 1935–36 |
| Scottish Cup Semi Finalists | 1911–12, 1933–34, 1969–70 |
| North Ayrshire Cup | 2006–07, 2007-08, 2008-09 |
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