St Roch's Football Club is a Scottish

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club, based in Royston Road,

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. Nicknamed ''"the Candy Rock"'', they were formed in 1920 and play at James McGrory Park. They currently compete in the . They wear green and white strips. St Roch's was the first club of

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, the British record goalscorer with 550 goals. McGrory, who grew up in the

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area where the club originated, began playing for them aged just 11. After helping the club win the

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in 1922, scoring in the final, he joined

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the following season.

Honours

**Winners: 1921–22

Other honours

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: 1924–25, 1925–26 *

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champions: 1943–44 * Central League B Division winners: 1972–73 * Central League C Division winners: 1971–72 * Central Division One winners: 1983–84 * Central Division Two winners: 1994–95 *Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1924–25, 1936–37, 1943–44, 1959–60, 1961–62

Stadium

St Roch's play at James McGrory Park on Royston Road. Originally called Provanmill Park, the ground was renamed in honour of Jimmy McGrory in 2013.

External links

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References

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