Greenock Juniors F.C.
| Full name | Greenock Juniors Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1956 | |
| Ground | Ravenscraig Stadium Auchmead Road Greenock | |
| Chairman | Tommy Sutherland | |
| Manager | Thomas Molloy | |
| League | West of Scotland League Third Division | |
| 2023–24 | West of Scotland League Third Division, 8th of 16 | |
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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]
Former player Thomas Molloy was appointed as manager in June 2017, he is assisted by Shaun Dillon, Owen Archdeacon and goalkeeping coach Gavin Pick.[3]
The actor Martin Compston played briefly for the club following his release from Greenock Morton.[4]
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
- West Central League First Division winners: 2013
References
- ^ Greenock stadium to get £17 million upgrade stv.tv 14 March 2009
- ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 295. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ^ McNab, Ken (21 June 2017). "Juniors: New Greenock boss Thomas Molloy sets sights higher than just Central First Division survival". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ MacLaren, Lorna (15 November 2002). "Life doesn't come any sweeter". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 8 November 2017.