St Anthony's Football Club is a Scottish non-league association football, football club based in Glasgow. Nicknamed ''the Ants'', they play in green-and-white hooped kits and currently operate in the .

History

Founded in 1902, they were members of the Scottish Junior Football Association from that time until 2020 when all local clubs moved to the new West of Scotland Football League, becoming part of the senior football pyramid for the first time. St Anthony's were originally based in the heart of Govan and then played at two grounds on either side of the Moorepark, Glasgow, Moorepark neighbourhood close to Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers F.C., Rangers, until the 1990s; however, the ''Ants'' have strong cultural ties to Celtic F.C., Celtic, having originated via the local branch of the League of the Cross Catholic abstinence society which drew much of its membership from the Irish immigrant community.St Anthony's FC History Pages
AntsHistory Since 1999 their home ground is McKenna Park in Shieldhall, directly north of the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway (the road was built through Cardonald Park and so the ground is often referred to as being located in the Cardonald district, although it lies on the other side of the motorway). The team reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup on two occasions (1919 and 1925) but never lifted the trophy. They won honours in the Scottish Junior Football League, Scottish Junior League up to 1922 when they joined the more prestigious Glasgow Junior Football League, Glasgow League,Reared Many Famous Players
Evening Times, 4 March 1933, via AntsHistory remaining with that group in the subsequent decades through the Intermediate dispute, Intermediate, Scottish Junior Football League, Central and Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region, West Region eras, into the 21st century. They were West of Scotland Junior Cup winners in 1938, but never seriously challenged for major honours after World War II.

Notable former players

The following players all represented Scotland national football team, Scotland at full international level after stepping up to Senior football direct from St. Anthony's: * Bobbie Bruce – Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen and Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough * James Dunn (Scottish footballer), Ginger Dunn – Hibernian F.C., Hibernian and Everton F.C., Everton; One of the 1928 ''Wembley Wizards'' * Bobby Evans (footballer), Bobby Evans – 535 first-team appearances for Celtic F.C., Celtic, 48 Scotland caps and inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2008; Also played for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea * John Gilchrist (footballer born 1899), John Gilchrist – Celtic * Tommy McInally – Celtic * John Reid McKay – Celtic, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough The following former St Anthony's players played for clubs in the Scottish Football League and/or the Football League, English Football League: *Billy Craig – Celtic *John Duffy (footballer, born 1929), John Duffy – Celtic, Arbroath F.C., Arbroath, Southend United F.C., Southend United *George Ferguson – Celtic *Willie Gallacher (footballer), Willie Gallacher – Celtic, Falkirk F.C., Falkirk, Ayr United F.C., Ayr United, St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone *Peter Lamb – Celtic, Alloa Athletic F.C., Alloa Athletic *Matt Lynch – Celtic *John Murphy (footballer, born 1898), John Murphy – Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell F.C., Motherwell, Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock *Willie O'Neill (footballer, born 1940), Willie O'Neill – Celtic, Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United *Norman Thomson – Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton, Hibernian and nine English Football League clubs *Johnny Quigley – Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Mansfield Town * Dixie Kilcullen - Govan legend

References

External links

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Profile at Scottish FAtwitter

Video clip of match at old ground from 1998
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