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Revision as of 16:15, 23 October 2017

Greenock Juniors
Full nameGreenock Juniors Football Club
Founded1956
GroundRavenscraig Stadium
Auchmead Road
Greenock
ManagerThomas Molloy
LeagueWest of Scotland League Central District First Division
2016–17West of Scotland League Central District First Division 9th

Greenock Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Greenock, Inverclyde. They compete in Central League Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region and play home matches at Ravenscraig Stadium, on Auchmead Road - a five-minute walk from Branchton railway station. The club were recently decanted as the venue was upgraded in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

History

In season 1959–60 Greenock made their only appearance in the final of the Scottish Junior Cup. They were beaten 3–1 by St Andrews United at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 34,603. Their quarter-final tie against Johnstone Burgh earlier in the competition attracted a record attendance of 8,000 to Ravenscraig Stadium.[2]

Stevie Mooney was appointed as manager of the club for the second time in May 2016.[3]

Thomas Molloy, Shaun Dillon and Ryan Harkness have now taken control of the squad from June 2017.

Honours

  • Central League Championship winners: 1960–61, 1965–66
  • Central League Division Two winners: 1997–98
  • Central League Cup winners: 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67
  • Pompey Cup winners: 1965–66
  • Renfrewshire Junior Cup winners: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67
  • Erskine Hospital Charity Cup winners: 1959–60

Current squad

Ryan McWilliams

Ian Nixon

Andrew Irvine

Ross McWilliams

Anthony McLellan

Daniel Orr

Sean Doherty

Sean Jamieson

Jamie Cunning

Andrew McEwan

Glen Thomson

Colin Gailey (C)

Steven Rush

Alan McCabe

Jonathan Donnelly

Craig Brown

Allan Docherty

William McClure

References

  1. ^ Greenock stadium to get £17 million upgrade stv.tv 14 March 2009
  2. ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 295. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  3. ^ O'Donnell, Jim (24 May 2016). "Stevie Mooney relishing second stint in charge at Greenock despite spectre of relegation hanging over Tail O' The Bank side". Evening Times. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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