Petershill Football Club are a Scottish

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club from

Springburn Springburn ( gd, Allt an Fhuairainn) is an inner-city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, made up of generally working-class households. Springburn developed from a rural hamlet at the beginning of the 19th century. Its indu ...

in the north of

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. Nicknamed ''the Peasy'', they were formed in 1897 and are traditionally one of the stronger clubs at their level, although they have not been as successful in recent years as they have been historically. They play at New Petershill Park: a modern stadium with a capacity of 2,000 including a 562 all-seated stand. Petershill currently compete in the . The colours of their strip are

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and white. An unrelated senior club also named Petershill operated in Springburn between 1877 and 1883 and participated in the early

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; the year of Northern's subsequent dissolution was 1897, the same as the formation of Petershill, albeit the club history does not mention any link to Northern, nor to

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, another former SFL team in Springburn which had folded in 1896. The club share a healthy rivalry with

Maryhill Maryhill ( gd, Cnoc Màiri) is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. History Hew Hill, t ...

Honours

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*Winners: 1911–12, 1915–16, 1917–18, 1950–51, 1955–56 *Runners-up: 1910–11, 1934–35, 1948–49, 1984–85 West of Scotland League *Conference C winners: 2021–22 Other Honours * West of Scotland Cup winners: 1951–52, 1957–58, 1968–69, 1995–96, 2006–07 *

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champions: 1932–33, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1968–69 * Central League A Division winners: 1968–69 * Central League Premier Division winners: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1992–93 *Glasgow Junior Cup: 1903–04, 1912–13, 1933–34, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1964–65 *Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1950–51, 1951–52, 1964–65 *Central League Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1991–92, 2009–10 *Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1977–78, 1981–82, 1994–95 *Evening Times Cup Winners Cup: 1991–92

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Scottish Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. *

Torrance Gillick Torrance Gillick (19 May 1915 – 16 December 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for Rangers, Everton and Partick Thistle, and for the Scotland national team. Club career Born in Airdrie, Gillick was signed for Rangers ...

* James Greechan * Alex Massie * John McKenzie *

Benny Rooney Bernard Rooney (3 May 1943 – 28 July 2023) was a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career Rooney played for Celtic as a youth and was a contemporary of the group of players who would form the core of their Lisbon Lions team, b ...

Ryan Scully Ryan Scully (born 29 October 1992) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Scully played for Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton, Dunfermline Athletic and Hamilton Academical, as well as Petershill and Albion Rove ...

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* {{Authority control Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Association football clubs established in 1897 Football clubs in Glasgow 1897 establishments in Scotland Springburn West of Scotland Football League teams