Greenock Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Greenock,

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. They compete in and play home matches at

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, on Auchmead Road - a five-minute walk from Branchton railway station. The club were decanted for a short period of time as the Stadium received multi-million pound upgrades in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

History

In season 1959–60 Greenock made their only appearance in the final of the

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. They were beaten 3–1 by St Andrews United at Hampden Park,

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in front of a crowd of 34,603. Their quarter-final tie against

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earlier in the competition attracted a record attendance of 8,000 to Ravenscraig Stadium. Following a period of instability former player Thomas Molloy was appointed as manager in June 2017, and was assisted by former Kilmarnock FC and Greenock Morton Central Defender Shaun Dillon, Owen Archdeacon and goalkeeping coach Gavin Pick. Thomas and his management team left the club in the summer of 2021 to join West of Scotland Premier League team, Kilbirnie Ladeside. The actor

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played briefly for the club following his release from

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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

External links

Club Website

Scottish Football Historical Archive

Non-League Scotland
{{SJFA West Region Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Football in Inverclyde Association football clubs established in 1956 1956 establishments in Scotland Greenock West of Scotland Football League teams