Dalry Thistle F.C.

	Dalry Thistle F.C. Dalry Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Dalry, Ayrshire. Formed in 1920, they play at Merksworth Park. Currently playing in the , they wear dark blue strips. 2020 was their centenary year. The team are managed since June 2021 by Chris Wilson. Notable players * Jim Leighton - 91 international caps for Scotland, second only to Kenny Dalglish. European Cup Winners' Cup winner with Aberdeen. Also played for Manchester United, Dundee and Hibernian. * Hugh Baird - Airdrie, Leeds United, Aberdeen and Scotland * Ian Ure - Dundee, Arsenal, Manchester United and Scotland. Pat Liney - Scottish Football League winner with Dundee in 1961–62 Tommy Murray - Scottish Cup winner with Falkirk in 1957. * Tom Brown - Scottish Cup winner with Kilmarnock in 1997 and Scotland B The Scotland national football B team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is run occasionally as a second team for the Scotland national football team. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dalry, Ayrshire Dalry () is a small town in the Garnock Valley in Ayrshire, Scotland. Drakemyre is a northern suburb. History Dalry (from gd, Dail Ruighe, 'the haugh at the slope') is a small settlement on the Rye Burn. Its history has signs of early inhabitants in the area; the remains of an ancient fort, made of three concentric round walls, can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to Largs. In 1883 excavations by John Smith of caves in the Dalry Blair estate at Cleeves Cove found evidence of prehistoric man and otter bones. Aitnock Fort at the south-west angle of Hindog Glen, was excavated by John Smith in 1901–02, it showed a possible dun occupying the summit of a cliff which rises about perpendicularly from the Rye Water. He stated in his ''Excavations of the forts of Castlehill, Aitnock and Coalhill, Ayrshire'', that it was defended on one side by the steep drop to the Rye and by a horseshoe shaped deep ditch and stone walls. The inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south of the Anglo-Scottish border. From its foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League (SPL) was formed in 1998, the SFL was the top level of football in Scotland. After 1998, the SFL represented levels 2 to 4 of the Scottish football league system. In June 2013, the SFL merged with the SPL to form the Scottish Professional Football League. The SFL was associated with a title sponsor from the 1985–86 season. As this sponsor changed over the years the league was known in turn as the Fine Fare League, B&Q League, Bell's Scottish Football League and finally as the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League. The SFL also organised two knock-out cup competitions, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. History Forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Football In North Ayrshire Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Scottish Junior Football Association Clubs Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland Scottish English Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also Scotch (other) Scotland (other) Scots (other) Scottian (other) Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Football Clubs In Scotland This is a list of football clubs in Scotland. Clubs in membership of the Scottish Professional Football League Scottish Premiership Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Heart of Midlothian * Hibernian * Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell * Rangers * Ross County * St Johnstone * St Mirren Scottish Championship * Arbroath Ayr United Cove Rangers * Dundee Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle * Queen's Park Raith Rovers Scottish League One Alloa Athletic * Airdrieonians Clyde Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh Falkirk Kelty Hearts Montrose Peterhead Queen of the South Scottish League Two Albion Rovers Annan Athletic * Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Dumbarton East Fife Elgin City Forfar Athletic * Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer Clubs in membership of the Highland League * Banks O' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers * Buckie Thistle * Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dalry Thistle F Dalry may refer to: * St John's Town of Dalry, or just Dalry, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Dalry, Edinburgh, an area of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland * Dalry, North Ayrshire, a town in Scotland See also * Dalrigh * Battle of Dalrigh The Battle of Dalrigh, also known as the Battle of Dail Righ, Battle of Dalry or Battle of Strathfillan, was fought in 1306 between the army of King Robert the Bruce against Clan MacDougall of Argyll, who were allies of Clan Comyn and the Englis ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Scotland B National Football Team The Scotland national football B team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is run occasionally as a second team for the Scotland national football team. During the period when Berti Vogts was manager of the national team, it was also known as the Scotland Future team. Concept and history A national B team is designed to give games to players who are being considered for call-up to the full national squad. Generally, the team plays in friendly matches against other international B teams. These games are often played at smaller venues than the full national team play at, with attendances generally under 10,000. The team is also sometimes referred to as the Scotland Future team, a concept initiated by Berti Vogts. The team competed in the ''Future Team Cup'' in 2002–03 and from 2004 to 2006. Following the departure of Berti Vogts in 2004, Scotland's next manager Walter Smith stated his intention to stop playing these matches due to fixture congestion and the number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996–97 Scottish Cup The 1996–97 Scottish Cup was the 112th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Falkirk in the final. First round Replays Second round Replays Third round Replays Fourth round Replays Quarter-finals Semi-finals ---- Replays ---- ---- Final References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Scottish Cup Scottish Cup seasons Scottish Cup, 1996-97 Scot The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded t ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kilmarnock F Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council. With a population of 46,770, Kilmarnock is the 14th most populated settlement in Scotland and the largest town in Ayrshire. The town is continuous to nearby neighbouring villages Crookedholm and Hurlford to the east, and Kilmaurs to the west of the town. It includes former villages subsumed by the expansion of the town such as Bonnyton and new purpose built suburbs such as New Farm Loch. The town and the surrounding Greater Kilmarnock area is home to 32 listed buildings and structures designated by Historic Environment Scotland. The River Irvine runs through the eastern section of Kilmarnock, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'. The first collection of work by Scottish poet Robert Burns, ''Poems, Chiefly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tom Brown (footballer Born 1968) Thomas Heron Brown (born 1 April 1968) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in the Scottish Football League. A Scottish Cup winner at both Senior and Junior level, he was also capped for the Scotland B side. Career Brown began his career at Junior level with St. Anthony's and Dalry Thistle before stepping up to Queen of the South. He failed to break into the first team at Palmerston and returned to the Juniors with Glenafton Athletic. Brown played in Glens' Scottish Junior Cup final victory over Tayport in 1993 before signing for Kilmarnock in the close season. Newly promoted Kilmarnock, under the management of Tommy Burns, were playing in the Premier Division for the first time in ten years and on the opening day of the season, Brown scored the winning goal on his debut against Dundee. He went on to make over 100 league appearances for Killie and in 1995, his form was recognised with call-ups to the Scotland B squad for games against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Scottish Cup 1956–57 Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland Scottish English Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also Scotch (other) Scotland (other) Scots (other) Scottian (other) Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Falkirk F Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the 2001 UK Census. The population of the town had risen to 34,570 according to a 2008 estimate, making it the 20th most populous settlement in Scotland. Falkirk is the main town and administrative centre of the Falkirk council area, which has an overall population of 156,800 and inholds the nearby towns of Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Denny, Camelon, Larbert and Stenhousemuir, and the cluster of Braes villages. The town is at the junction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, a location which proved key to its growth as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Falkirk was at the centre of the iron and steel industry, underpinned by the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]