Maryhill F.C.


Maryhill Football Club are an association football team based in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The team is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, previously playing in West Region League One, now competing in Conference A of the West of Scotland Football League from the 2020-21 season.

History

Formed in 1884 as a Junior club, Maryhill were beaten finalists in the second-ever Scottish Junior Cup in 1887–88 and turned senior the following season. The club entered the Scottish Cup three years running from 1888 but never got further than the second round, suffering 9–3 and 7–2 defeats to Third Lanark and Linthouse respectively in 1889 and 1890. Maryhill eventually returned to the Junior ranks in 1894 with some success, reaching four national cup finals in eight years. The Hill also won a wartime final in 1940.
Postwar they were not one of the bigger Junior clubs, but investment from a wealthy backer, Hamilton Accies owner Ronnie MacDonald, in the 1990s brought a period of success.
The team plays at Lochburn Park, and has done since 1897. Club colours are red and black.
The club received national news attention in April 2017 when Gavin Stokes scored one of the fastest recorded goals in world football in a home fixture against Clydebank, with his drive into the top corner from the halfway line timed at 3.2 seconds
In June 2019 it was announced that ICW was to sponsor the club.

Famous players

Scottish Junior Cup