Glasgow United F.C.

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For the 19th century Senior club, see Shettleston F.C. (1880).
Glasgow United
File:Glasgow United FC logo.png
Full name Glasgow United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Town
Founded 1903 (as Shettleston Juniors)
Ground Greenfield Park, Glasgow
Ground Capacity 1,800 (10 seated)
Manager Rab Stevenson
League West of Scotland League Third Division
2022–23 West of Scotland League Second Division, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website Club home page

Glasgow United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Town, they were formed in 1903 as Shettleston Juniors Football & Athletic Club and renamed prior to the 2021–22 season.[1] The club continues to play at Greenfield Park[2] and currently competes in the West of Scotland League.

Shettleston reached the final of the 1958–59 Scottish Junior Cup, losing 2–1 to Irvine Meadow in front of a crowd of 65,211 fans at Hampden Park.[3] Their fortunes have been mixed in recent years, flitting between the various divisions of the league they have been based in, although they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup in 2000–01, and the quarter-finals of the same competition in 2001–02 and 2014–15.

The team have been led jointly since January 2017 by Club owner Hugh Kelly & Bernard ‘Bernie’ Beacom. Kelly & Beacom replaced the previous management team of Peter Weatherson and Ryan McStay.[4][5] On 26 January 2022, the club confirmed Rab Stevenson as their new manager.

The current squad includes David Goodwillie,[6] and the surrounding controversy has led to threats of eviction from their facilities by Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken.[7] However the club have chosen to support their player 'with his mental health and will continue to do so'.[8]

Ground

File:Greenfield Park.jpg
Image of Greenfield Park from the centre spot

Glasgow United play their games in Greenfield Park, situated in Old Shettleston Road, eastern Glasgow. The ground has a capacity of 1,800 and can seat 10 people. The pitch is made of natural grass. The ground's capacity is made up of 2 main stands. The largest being the stand situated on the west of the pitch, which is sheltered and has the few seats available in the ground. The goal opposite is an empty grassed standing area. The second stand, located on the south of the pitch, has limited shelter but larger space for standing. The north of the pitch is empty space which holds no lasting spectating facilities, though this space has the opportunity to be closed off for an expanded capacity. The ground is also connected to a social club on the west of the park.

Players

Current squad

As of 1st January 2024: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Paul Everett
Scotland DF Adam Baird
Scotland MF Craig Coleman
Portugal DF Abdu Balde
Scotland DF Kyle McMurran
Scotland MF Anthony Stevenson
Portugal FW Iaia Balde
Scotland MF Lewis Slivinski
Scotland MF Shvan Nuri
Scotland FW Richard McIntosh
No. Position Player
Scotland DF Anthony Dempsey
Scotland GK Ewan Roche
Scotland DF Danny Irvine
Scotland FW Charles Henderson
Scotland DF Cody Kerr
Portugal MF Djalma Dos Santos
Scotland MF Dylan Canning
Scotland FW Steven Lawrie
Scotland FW David Goodwillie
Scotland DF Callum McLean

Other squads

Glasgow United also have a Under-20s team and a 2004's team.

Honours

(as Shettleston)

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1958–59
  • West Region Super First Division: runners-up (promoted): 2014–15
  • West Region League One: champions: 2019-20
  • West of Scotland Cup winners: 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Glasgow Junior League winners: 1923–24, 1926–27
  • Central League A Division winners: 1976–77
  • Central Division One winners: 1985–86, 1998–99, 2001–02
  • Glasgow Junior Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68
  • Central League Cup: 1954–55, 1972–73, 2001–02
  • Central Sectional League Cup: 1969–70, 1976–77, 1979–80
  • Glasgow Junior Consolation Cup: 1925–26, 1937–38
  • Glasgow North-Eastern Cup: 1936–37, 1959–60, 1960–61
  • Erskine Hospital Charity Cup: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
  • Glasgow Junior Charity Cup: 1929–30, 1937–38, 1956–57
  • Glasgow Eastern Charity Cup: 1926–27, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60

Notable former players

Notable assistant coach

References

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  2. ↑ Shettleston Juniors FC, The Glasgow Story
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  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/glasgowutdfc/status/1690357040294555648
  7. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/david-goodwillie-glasgow-united-club-news-b2380710.html
  8. ↑ https://news.sky.com/story/david-goodwillie-glasgow-united-wont-walk-away-from-rapist-footballer-12926624
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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