Cumbernauld United F.C.

Cumbernauld United
Full name Cumbernauld United Football Club
Nickname(s) Cumby
Founded 1964
Ground Guy's Meadow, Old Glasgow Road, Cumbernauld
Chairman George Watson
Manager Andy Frame
League SJFA West Championship
2017–18 SJFA West First Division, 8th of 14

Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club from Scotland. They operate from Guy's Meadow football park (where their record attendance is 2,200 v Pollok in 1983) in the Cumbernauld Village area of the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire.

Formed in 1964, they are a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region.[1]

Club colours are maroon and blue, and the club's nickname is "United".

The club has a full youth academy with teams from the under-6 age group up to under-19 and is regarded by many as one of the best in West and Central Scotland. The academy plays its home games on the impressive 'HatTrix' astroturf park adjacent to the Guy's Meadow pitch, as well as on that pitch itself when weather permits.

The Club also has a successful five a side complex and social club.

The team are managed by former Partick Thistle midfielder Andy Frame, who replaced previous manager George Shaw in January 2017.[2]

Guy's Meadow

Guy's Meadow
Location Cumbernauld Village, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°57′26″N 3°59′04″W / 55.95736°N 3.98443°W / 55.95736; -3.98443Coordinates: 55°57′26″N 3°59′04″W / 55.95736°N 3.98443°W / 55.95736; -3.98443
Owner Cumbernauld United
Capacity 2,500[3] (standing)
Surface Grass
Opened 1964
Tenants

Guy's Meadow is the home to Cumbernauld United. The stadium currently has a capacity of 2,500 which consists of mainly standing areas.

Facilities

The stadium has few facilities, however the Hat-Trix sports bar lies at one end of the park and two terraced stands are situated at either side of the pitch.[4]The facility also includes an impressive astro turf facility, mainly used to host five-a-side football. The stadium's record attendance was set when 2,200 people watched Cumbernauld play Pollok in 1983.

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Since 2014, fellow SJFA club, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy have used the stadium as their home venue whilst they search for new home to replace the historic Adamslie Park, in which they played for almost 100 years.[5]

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ "Club Directory". Scottish Junior Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  2. ↑ MacLean, Ian (28 January 2017). "Frame quits Thorniewood to take over at Cumbernauld". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/rob-roy-to-play-rangers-in-farewell-to-ground-161533n.24061932
  6. ↑ "Kenny Dalglish". International Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Made in Motherwell: Lee McCulloch". Motherwell F.C. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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