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Singer Football Club

Singer fc/ Singer cfc was founded in 2010 by members Barry mccolgan and Thomas Kenny after a initial group of workers started a team named inchinnan fc which was based in erskine by co-workers of the industrial estate in this area.

Singer was formed in 2010 after a short meeting between Then player coach Barry and Manager thomas as both worked together at Clydeabnk u19s. The team was formed and fundraising began and entry into the then Paisley and district amatuer football league was secured.

After 2 years in the league and Singer FC sunday team being formed in the sunday central and the new saturday morning team formed and entrering into the Strathclyde Saturday morning league secured the club expanded quickly with the saturday afternoon team finishing runner up in 2012 in the pasley and distict 2nd division and league cup runners up the same year, the team moved to the Scottish Amatuer football league in search for a higher standard of league and opposition. Sadly the Afternoon, sunday team had run in to trouble and the teams dispanded in december 2012 due to a lengthy injury list and a shortage of players as many of the initial team had since moved on that summer.

The team was reformed in the summer of 2013 and entry into the glasgow and district saturday morning league was confirmed after the initial feeder team United SFC was formed as a new morning team after the Singer fc team had run into trouble the previous year.and a new influx of players signed up to the reformed project with new members Barry McColgan, Craig Hart and Ronny Carlin both Ronny and Craig had been recruited through the summer as Singer cfc morning team was created they both joined the committee Craig had been in charge of the morning teams first season in the glasgow and district football league in 2012 as feeder team United SFC.

With a strong committee and experience the club started a fresh but improvements didnt come to promise after a disapointing finish of 5th in the GDFA 2nd div and a new plan and a new league was targeted to improve the teams reputation. In 2014 the Club entrered the Glasgow College AFL and the start of the Singers Revival hunger for silverwear begun. A 1st season finish of 2nd in the 2nd division gained promotion to the 1st division and a league and challenge cup double the following season plus a cup final defeat to new rivals Maryhill thistle who beat Singer in the league cup final.

Singer continued to progress and gained promotion to the premier division and finished a respectable 4th in the league but sadly no cup wins as a 1/4 final defeat to Maryhill again and CLydeside ath in the semi final of the league cup ended the season without silverwear.

Singers next season in the premier division was more progression finishing 3rd with only 4 defeats 2 from St davids and 2 maryhill, 1 of which was a game in which Singer were 3-1 up before losing 4-3 to Maryhill and Stadavid with a simialr score in the first game of the season. A trophy did come however in the challenge up final again as Singer battled back from 2-0 down to go 2-2 the 24 penalties taken until Jordan Gilchrist scored the winner to secure the challenge cup for the 2nd time in 3 years.

A management resuffle occured in 2019 with long serving manager Barry Mccolgan Moved on to pastures new after being at the club for 10 years player and coach. Steven Nixon who was added to the coaching team in 2018 took control for the restart of the season 2019-2020 with Thomas Kenny returning to the committee after a 6 year absence and Ronny Carlin maintining his post as assistant manager.