Yoker Athletic F.C.
Yoker Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Whe Ho, the club was formed in 1886 and is based at Holm Park. It currently operates in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and plays in royal blue or orange[1] strips (uniforms).
| Full name | Yoker Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Whe Ho | ||
| Founded | 1886 | ||
| Ground | Holm Park, Clydebank | ||
| Manager | Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery | ||
| League | West of Scotland League Conference C | ||
| 2019–20 | SJFA West League One, 5th of 15 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Local rivals Clydebank entered the Junior grade in 2003–04 and ground shared with Yoker at Holm Park from 2008 until 2018 after leaving its ground in Duntocher. Yoker was promoted to Central Division One on 23 April 2011 after an 8–0 victory over Newmains United.
The team has been co-managed since January 2019 by Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery
Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish literature; James Kelman's novel, A Disaffection, has the main character attending a match at Holm Park.
Honours
- Winners: 1932–33
- Runners-up: 1935–36
- Central League Division 1
- Runners-up (Promoted to Super First): 2011–12
- Central League Second Division
- Winners: 2010–11
- Winners: 1988–89
Other honours
- West of Scotland Cup winners: 1930–31
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1947–48
- Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1985–86
- Central League Cup - Runners-up 2016–17
Current squad
- (GK) – Ryan Mclaren
- (Def) – Kieran Armstrong
- (Def) – Hashim Cole
- (Def) – Nathan Kavanagh
- (Def) – Ryan McCreath
- (Mid) – Gary Bissland (Captain)
- (Mid) – Chad Meechan
- (Mid) – Christopher Scott
- (Mid) – Grant Gaddi
- (Mid) – Stephen Howie
- (Mid) – David McGrath
- (Att) – Gregor Cree
- (Att) – George Thomson
- (Att) – Jamie Waddell