Arthurlie F.C.

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founded = 1874
ground = Dunterlie Park Barrhead Scotland
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league = Stagecoach Super League, Premier League
season = 2007-08
position = Stagecoach Super League, Premier League, 7th
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Arthurlie Football Club are a junior Scottish football team based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. They play at Dunterlie Park, on Carlibar Road, adjacent to Barrhead railway station. They currently play in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region.

History

The team was one of the founding members of the Scottish Football League, founded in 1874. Arthurlie initially played as a senior league side until 1929. Notable early results include the 4-2 defeat of Celtic F.C. in the 1897 Scottish Cup.

Moving into the junior ranks they found success quickly with a Scottish Junior Cup win in 1937 - defeating Rob Roy 5-1 in the final. It would be 51 years before they lifted the famous trophy again, defeating arch rivals Pollok 4-0 in the final with strikes from Mark McLaughlin, Johnny Millar, Steven Convery & Steven Nugent. This is seen as perhaps the club's finest hour.

Their most recent triumphs, under the guidance of manager Frank Lynch, consist of four trophies - Central Premier League & Evening Times Cup Winners Cup (2001), SuperLeague 1st Division and Central League Cup (2003).

Arthurlie currently play in the West of Scotland Super Premier League where the team where handicapped in the 2005-06 season by an initial 12 point ban, inflicted by the Scottish Junior Football Association based on an alleged headbutt on referee John McKendrick in a match with Auchinleck Talbot F.C. in February 2005. While the criminal courts found midfielder Mark Ross to be innocent of criminal assault, the SJFA punished the club for not co-operating with the enquiry. The club were also fined £3000.

In early 2006, the Western Region dished out a further 3 point deduction and £50 fine for fielding goalkeeper Kevin Montgomery in a match with Johnstone Burgh F.C., in which he was ironically dismissed after an hour for handling outside the box.

In March 2006 the entire management team resigned and were replaced by former Larkhall Thistle manager Gary Faulds (who had also managed at Glenafton Athletic and Kilwinning Rangers while his playing career took him to Queen of the South, Kilmarnock, Pollok and East Kilbride Thistle to name four). Faulds re-appointed his Thistle assistant Stevie Moore in the same position.

In June 2006 the entire playing staff of Arthurlie left the club following the management staff out of the door. The most notable departures saw goalkeeper Kris Robertson, defender Gary Wilson, midfielder Zander Ryan and strikers Alan Waddell and Robert Downs move to arch-rivals Pollok. Also captain Stuart Allison moved to local rivals Neilston F.C. and Charlie Hobbs and Martin McGarvey (a veteran of the 1998 cup winning squad, amongst others, dropped down a division joining Beith, and Gary Faulds' predecessor Frank Lynch.

The captain of the 2006/07 season was be former St. Mirren, Kilwinning Rangers and Pollok defender Roland Fabiani. However he has now left for Superleague rivals Bellshill

Season 2007/08 saw Gary Faulds and his coaching staff resign their position after a string of poor results in the first half of the season. Marc Cameron and Roland Fabiani were temporarily placed in charge.

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

*Winner: 1937,1998

West Superleague Premier Division

Runners Up: 2003-04, 2004-05

Other Honours

*West of Scotland Cup (3): 1975,1977,1997
*Central League (3): 1988,1989,1994
*Scottish Football League Third Division (1): 1892
*Central League Division 1 (1): 1987
*Renfrewshire Cup (1): 1881
*Western Division (1): 1937
*Evening Times Cup (2): 1987,2001
*Abercorn Cup (1): 1998
*Central League Cup(2): 2003,2008
*League Cup(2): 1978,1987
*Superleague(2): 2001,2003
*Dryborough Cup(1): 1987

External links

* [http://www.arthurlie.com/ Official site]
* [http://arthurliefc.bravejournal.com Arthurlie news]
* [http://www.barrheadnews.com Barrhead News (weekly coverage)]