Craigroyston F.C.

Craigroyston
Full name Craigroyston Football Club
Nickname(s) Craigie
Founded 1976
Ground St Mark’s Park, Warriston, Edinburgh
Capacity 2,000
Co-managers Ross McNeil & Colin Tomassi
League East of Scotland League Conference C
2017–18 SJFA East South Division, 9th of 14
Website Club website

Craigroyston Football Club are a football club, who play their home matches at St Mark's Park in Edinburgh. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference C), having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]

History

Craigroyston were founded in 1976 by Rab Melrose, formerly the manager of Eyemouth United. Although associated with a club from the Scottish Borders, Melrose and several of his Eyemouth team were Edinburgh-based, and decided to start a club based in the city. They name of the club was taken from Craigroyston Community Centre in the north of Edinburgh, where they first played their home games.

Having become members of the East of Scotland FA, Craigroyston reached the final of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in their first season, and also reached the semi-finals of the City Cup. They subsequently moved into City Park, which they shared with Spartans until 1998. They then moved to their current home, St Mark's Park, in the Warriston area of the city, near the Royal Botanic Garden.

Senior honours won by Craigroyston include the Alex Jack Cup in 1993–94], the King Cup in 1996–97 and the East of Scotland League First Division title in 2005–06 and 2012–13.[2] They were relegated to the First Division twice, in 2008 and 2015.

The team have been managed since April 2017 by Ross McNeil and Colin Tomassi.[3]

Craigroyston joined the Scottish Junior Football Association in 2016, and moved from the East of Scotland League to the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region, for the 2016–17 season.[4]

On 25th of May 2018, the club announced that they had applied for, and been successful in their application to rejoin the East of Scotland League for season 2018-19.[5]

References

  1. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ History - Craigroyston Football Club 31 August 2007, retrieved 9 June 2015
  3. ↑ "Ross McNeil and Colin Tomassi back at Craigroyston as joint-managers". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Thomson, Scott (4 August 2016). "Craigroyston all set for South League debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Club Announcement". Craigroyston FC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

Coordinates: 55°58′09″N 3°11′34″W / 55.96919°N 3.19284°W / 55.96919; -3.19284

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