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Glenrothes F.C.
Glenrothes Football Club is a Scottish association football, football club based in the new town of Glenrothes, Fife. The club play home games at Warout Stadium, and currently compete in the , having moved from the Scottish Junior Football Association, junior leagues in 2019. Their strip colours are red with white trim. History Formed in May 1964 with assistance from the Glenrothes Development Corporation, the ''"Glens"'' played their first game against near neighbours Thornton Hibs F.C., Thornton Hibs in August the same year at their original Dovecot Park ground. A crowd of 5,400 attended a Scottish Junior Cup quarter-final tie against Shotts Bon Accord F.C., Shotts Bon Accord here during Glenrothes' run to the final in 1968. The club moved to the purpose built Warout Stadium in 1971, one of the larger grounds in junior football, with room for around 5,000 spectators, 730 of whom can be seated. The record attendance for this ground is 5,600 against Cambuslang Rangers F.C., Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenrothes
Glenrothes (; , ; sco, Glenrothes; gd, Gleann Rathais) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south of Dundee. The town had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it the third largest settlement in Fife and the 18th most populous settlement in Scotland. The name Glenrothes comes from its historical link with the Earl of Rothes, who owned much of the land on which the new town has been built; ''Glen'' (Scottish for valley) was added to the name to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray and in recognition that the town lies in a river valley. The motto of Glenrothes is , meaning "From the earth strength", which dates back to the founding of the town. Planned in the late 1940s as one of Scotland's first post-second world war new towns, its original purpose was to house miners who were to work at a newly established coal mine, the Rothes Colliery. After the mine closed, the town developed as an important i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
