St Anthony's F.C.
| Full name | St Anthony's Fitba Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ants | ||
| Foondit | 1902 | ||
| Ground | McKenna Park, Glesga | ||
| Manager | Danny Taylor | ||
| 2022–23 | , 7t o 16 | ||
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St Anthony's Fitba Club is a Scottish non-league fitba club based in Glesga. Haein the byname the Ants, they play in green-an-white hooped kits an currently operate in the West of Scotland League Second Division.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Foondit in 1902, they wir members o the Scottish Junior Fitba Association fae at time til 2020 whan aw local clubs muived tae the new West o Scotland Fitba League, becomin pairt o the senior fitba pyramid fur the first time.
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St Anthony's wir originally based in the hert o Govan[1] an then played at twa grunds oan ilka seed o the Moorepark neeburheid close tae Ibrox Stadium, hame o Rangers, until the 1990s; houiver, the Ants huv strang cultural ties tae Celtic, huvin oreiginatit via the local branch o the League of the Cross Catholic abstinence society that teuk muckle o its membership fae the Irish immigrant commonity. Since 1999 thir hame grund is McKenna Park in Shieldhall, directly north o the M8 motorway[1] (the road wis biggit throu Cardonald Park an sae the grund is afft referrt tae as bein locatit in the Cardonald destrict, awtho it lies oan the ither side o the motorwey).
The team raxed the final o the Scottish Junior Cup oan twa occasion (1919 and 1925) bit niver liftit the trophy. They won honours in the Scottish Junior League up tae 1922 whan they jynt the mare prestigious Glesga League, remainin wi that group in the subsequent decades throu the Intermediate, Central an West Region eras, intae the 21st century. They wir West of Scotland Junior Cup winners in 1938, bit never seriously challenged fur major honours efter Warld War II.
Notable former players
[eedit | eedit soorce]The followin players aw represented Scotland at full international level efter steppin up tae Senior football direct fae St. Anthony's:[2]
- Bobbie Bruce – Aberdeen an Middlesbrough
- Ginger Dunn – Hibernian an Everton; Wan o the 1928 Wembley Wizards
- Bobby Evans – 535 first-team appearances fur Celtic, 48 Scotland caps an inducted tae the Scottish Fitba Hall o Fame in 2008; Also played fur Chelsea
- John Gilchrist – Celtic
- Tommy McInally – Celtic
- John Reid McKay – Celtic, Blackburn Rovers an Middlesbrough
The follaein former St Anthony's players played fur clubs in the Scottish Football League an/or English Fitba League:
- Billy Craig – Celtic[3]
- John Duffy – Celtic, Arbroath, Southend United[4]
- George Ferguson – Celtic[3]
- Willie Gallacher – Celtic, Falkirk, Ayr United, St Johnstone[5]
- Peter Lamb – Celtic, Alloa Athletic[6]
- Matt Lynch – Celtic[3]
- John Murphy – Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Kilmarnock
- Willie O'Neill – Celtic, Carlisle United[7]
- Norman Thomson – Dumbarton, Hibernian and nine English Football League clubs[8]
- Johnny Quigley – Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Mansfield Town[9]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhist - ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors 100 Years - A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 188. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ↑ a b c "CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ "John Duffy profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ "Willie Gallagher profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ "Peter Lamb profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ "Willie O'Neill profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 160. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Johnny Quigley Profile". acumfaegovan.com. Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2024.
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