St Anthony's F.C.
| Full name | St Anthony's Fitbaw Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ants | ||
| Foondit | 1902 | ||
| Ground | McKenna Park, Glesga | ||
| Manager | Martin Montgomery | ||
| League | West o Scotland Third Division | ||
| 2024-25 | West o Scotland Secont Division, 15t o 16 (relegatit) | ||
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St Anthony's Fitbaw Club is a Scots non-league fitbaw club based in Glesga. Haein the byname the Ants, thay pley in green-an-white hooped kits an currently operate in the West o Scotland Third Division.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Foondit in 1902, thay war members o the Scots Junior Fitbaw Association fae at time til 2020 whan aw local clubs shiftit tae the new West o Scotland Fitbaw League, becomin pairt o the senior fitbaw pyramid fur the first time.
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St Anthony's war originally based in the hert o Govan[1] an syne pleyed at twa grunds oan ilka seed o the Moorepark neeburheid close tae Ibrox Stadium, hame o Rangers, until the 1990s. Houiver, the Ants hae strang cultural ties tae Celtic, haein oreiginatit via the local branch o the League o the Cross Catholic abstinence society that teuk muckle o its membership fae the Irish immigrant commonity. Sin 1999 thir hame grund is McKenna Pairk in Shieldhall, directly north o the M8 motorway[1] (the road wis biggit throu Cardonald Pairk 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 Scots Junior Cup oan twa occasion (1919 an 1925) bit niver liftit the trophy. Thay won honours in the Scots 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 yeirhunner. Thay war West o Scotland Junior Cup winners in 1938, but niver challenged fur major honours efter Warld War II.
Notable former players
[eedit | eedit soorce]The follaein pleyers aw representit Scotland at ful international level efter steppin up tae Senior fitbaw 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 inductit tae the Scots Fitbaw Hall o Fame in 2008; pleyed fur Chelsea an aw.
- John Gilchrist – Celtic
- Tommy McInally – Celtic
- John Reid McKay – Celtic, Blackburn Rovers an Middlesbrough
The follaein former St Anthony's pleyers pleyed fur clubs in the Scots Fitbaw League an/or English Fitbaw 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 an nine English Football League clubs[8]
- Johnny Quigley – Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Mansfield Town[9]
References
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<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.
- 1 2 3 "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.