List of Clydebank F.C. (1965) seasons

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For seasons played by the club who bought and rebranded Clydebank, see List of Airdrieonians F.C. seasons.

This is a list of seasons played by Clydebank F.C. (1965) in Scottish football, from their foundation as a professional club in 1965 to their takeover by Airdrie United in 2002. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season. The list of top scorers also chronicles how the club's scoring records have progressed throughout the club's history.

Summary[edit]

Several clubs using the Clydebank name and wearing white-and-red colours had represented the town, including a team that entered the Scottish Cup in the 1890s and a separate entity which played in the Scottish Football League (SFL) from 1914 to 1931. In 1964, the town's Junior club, Clydebank Juniors, which had been playing since 1899, was merged with SFL club East Stirlingshire (based in Falkirk). The merger was ended after one season after a legal challenge by East Stirlingshire supporters. The Steedman brothers, who had been owners of East Stirlingshire, immediately decided to create a new club in Clydebank to apply for SFL entry, which was granted after one year playing in the Combined Reserve League.

The Bankies never won a senior competition other than the third level Second Division in 1976, but did play in the top tier of Scottish football for three seasons, and reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 1990.

In 1996, their Kilbowie Park ground was sold by the club owners, and the team played in Dumbarton for three seasons followed by three in Greenock (a town 13 miles away on the opposite bank of the River Clyde) whole the owners attempted to sell their place in the league. During this period, the fans staged numerous protests including a boycott of a fixture against East Stirlingshire in 1999, resulting in an official attendance of 29 being recorded.[1]

In May 2002, a group of businessmen who had been unable to prevent Airdrieonians going out of business after 124 years subsequently took control of Clydebank, renamed them Airdrie United and relocated the team to Airdrie for 2002–03, changing the playing colours to those of the original Airdrieonians but retaining the league place of Clydebank.[2] The Clydebank supporters reclaimed their club's name and crest and successfully applied to join the Junior setup for the following season – this is the Clydebank F.C. active in the 2020s.[3]

Seasons[edit]

Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Top scorer
Division Position
1963–64 Competed in the Junior leagues as Clydebank Juniors.[4]
1964–65 Competed in the 1964–65 Scottish Division Two as ES Clydebank (see List of East Stirlingshire F.C. seasons); this is considered to be part of East Stirlingshire's record.
1965–66 Competed in amateur competitions such as the Combined Reserve League.
1966–67 Division Two 18th Preliminary round 2 Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1967–68 Division Two 9th Preliminary round 2 Second round N/A Unknown Unknown
1968–69 Division Two 13th Preliminary round 1 Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1969–70 Division Two 13th Second round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1970–71 Division Two 5th Third round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1971–72 Division Two 9th Fourth round Quarter-final N/A Unknown Unknown
1972–73 Division Two 17th First round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1973–74 Division Two 10th Third round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1974–75 Division Two 7th[a] Fourth round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1975–76 Second Division 1st Second round Quarter-final Spring Cup – Runners-up Unknown Unknown
1976–77 First Division 1st Fourth round Quarter-final N/A Unknown Unknown
1977–78 Premier Division 10th Third round Third round N/A Unknown Unknown
1978–79 First Division 3rd Fourth round Third round Stirlingshire Cup winners[5] Unknown Unknown
1979–80 First Division 9th Third round Second round
Unknown Unknown
1980–81 First Division 10th Quarter-final Quarter-final N/A Unknown Unknown
1981–82 First Division 4th Fourth round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1982–83 First Division 3rd Third round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1983–84 First Division 4th Fourth round Group stage N/A Unknown Unknown
1984–85 First Division 2nd Third round Second round N/A Unknown Unknown
1985–86 Premier Division 10th Third round Third round N/A Unknown Unknown
1986–87 Premier Division 11th Quarter-final Third round N/A Unknown Unknown
1987–88 First Division 3rd Fourth round Second round N/A Unknown Unknown
1988–89 First Division 3rd Fourth round Third round N/A Unknown Unknown
1989–90 First Division 3rd Semi-final Second round N/A Unknown Unknown
1990–91 First Division 8th Third round Second round Challenge Cup
First round 		Unknown Unknown
1991–92 First Division 9th Fourth round Second round Challenge Cup
Second round 		Unknown Unknown
1992–93 First Division 8th Quarter-final Second round Challenge Cup
Second round 		Unknown Unknown
1993–94 First Division 5th[b] Third round Second round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
1994–95 First Division 8th Third round Second round Challenge Cup
Semi-final 		Unknown Unknown
1995–96[c] First Division 7th Third round Second round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
1996–97[d] First Division 9th Third round Second round Challenge Cup
First round 		Unknown Unknown
1997–98[d] Second Division 2nd Third round Second round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
1998–99[d] First Division 7th Fourth round Second round N/A[e] Unknown Unknown
1999–2000[f] First Division 10th Fourth round First round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
2000–01[f] Second Division 5th First round First round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
2001–02[f] Second Division 4th Second round First round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final 		Unknown Unknown
2002–03 Club rebranded as Airdrie United (seasons) and moved to Airdrie to represent the community after Airdrieonians (seasons) were dissolved.
2003–04 Supporters of Clydebank established a new club to play in the West region of the Junior leagues.
  1. ^ The teams placed 1st–6th were added to the new First Division (below a new Premier Division) with the remaining clubs making up the new Second Division.
  2. ^ The teams placed 8th–12th were relegated to the Second Division, with a new Third Division below.
  3. ^ Last season playing home matches at Kilbowie Park.
  4. ^ a b c Home matches played at Boghead Park, Dumbarton.
  5. ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup was not held in the 1998–99 season.
  6. ^ a b c Home matches played at Cappielow Park, Greenock.

League performance summary[edit]

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Clydebank's divisional status from their foundation as a separate senior club in 1965 until their move to Airdrie in 2002:

  • 37 total eligible seasons
  • 3 seasons in top level[c]
  • 29 seasons in second level[d]
  • 4 seasons in third level[e]
  • 0 seasons in fourth level[f]
  • 1 season not involved – before club was league member
  1. ^ The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
  2. ^ The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
  3. ^ Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
  4. ^ Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
  5. ^ Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
  6. ^ Has existed since 1994.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Honours". Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Airdrie buy Bankies". BBC. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "History". Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Central Junior League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Stirlingshire Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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