Glasgow United Football Club are a Scottish

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club based in

Shettleston Shettleston ( sco, Shuttlestoun, gd, Baile Nighean Sheadna) is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Toponymy The origin of the name 'Shettleston' is not clear and, like many place-names of possibly medieval origin, has had a multi ...

, in the East End of

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. Nicknamed ''the Town'', they were formed in 1903 as Shettleston Juniors Football & Athletic Club and renamed prior to the 2021–22 season. The club continues to play at Greenfield Park and currently competes in the West of Scotland League. Shettleston reached the final of the 1958–59 Scottish Junior Cup, losing 2–1 to Irvine Meadow in front of a crowd of 65,211 fans at

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. Their fortunes have been mixed in recent years, flitting between the various divisions of the league they have been based in, although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup in 2000–01, and the quarter-finals of the same competition in 2001–02 and 2014–15. The team have been led jointly since January 2017 by Club owner Hugh Kelly & Bernard ‘Bernie’ Beacom. Kelly & Beacom replaced the previous management team of

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and Ryan McStay. On 26 January 2022, the club confirmed Rab Stevenson as their new manager. The current squad includes David Goodwillie, and the surrounding controversy has led to threats of eviction from their facilities by

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leader

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. However the club have chosen to support their player 'with his mental health and will continue to do so'.

Ground

Glasgow United play their games in Greenfield Park, situated in Old Shettleston Road, eastern Glasgow. The ground has a capacity of 1,800 and can seat 10 people. The pitch is made of natural grass. The ground's capacity is made up of 2 main stands. The largest being the stand situated on the west of the pitch, which is sheltered and has the few seats available in the ground. The goal opposite is an empty grassed standing area. The second stand, located on the south of the pitch, has limited shelter but larger space for standing. The north of the pitch is empty space which holds no lasting spectating facilities, though this space has the opportunity to be closed off for an expanded capacity. The ground is also connected to a social club on the west of the park.

Players

Current squad

''As of 6 November 2021'':

Other squads

Glasgow United also have a Under-20s team and a 2004's team.

Honours

(as Shettleston) Scottish Junior Cup * Runners-up: 1958–59 * West Region Super First Division: runners-up (promoted): 2014–15 * West Region League One: champions: 2019-20 * West of Scotland Cup winners: 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95 *

Glasgow Junior League The Glasgow Junior Football League (GJL) was a Association football, football league competition operated under the Scottish Junior Football Association between 1895 and 1927.

winners: 1923–24, 1926–27 * Central League A Division winners: 1976–77 * Central Division One winners: 1985–86, 1998–99, 2001–02 * Glasgow Junior Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68 * Central League Cup: 1954–55, 1972–73, 2001–02 * Central Sectional League Cup: 1969–70, 1976–77, 1979–80 * Glasgow Junior Consolation Cup: 1925–26, 1937–38 * Glasgow North-Eastern Cup: 1936–37, 1959–60, 1960–61 * Erskine Hospital Charity Cup: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 * Glasgow Junior Charity Cup: 1929–30, 1937–38, 1956–57 * Glasgow Eastern Charity Cup: 1926–27, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60

Notable former players

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* A. Scott Duncan *

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Ernie Merrick Ernest Merrick OAM (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish-Australian coach, who last managed A-League soccer club Newcastle Jets. He was released on 6 January 2020. He was the former head coach of the Hong Kong national football team and A-League ...

Keigan Parker Keigan Parker (born 8 June 1982) is a former Scottish footballer who last played for West of Scotland League Central District First Division Thorniewood United as a forward. Career Parker was a "relatively late starter" in the game, beginnin ...

* Brian McEwan *

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* David Goodwillie

Notable assistant coach

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