Greenock Juniors F.C. Explained

Clubname:Greenock Juniors
Fullname:Greenock Juniors Football Club
Founded:1956
Ground:Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock
Chairman:Tommy Sutherland
Manager:Ian Nixon
Pattern B1:_redhoops
Pattern Ra1:_blackborder
Leftarm1:FF0000
Body1:e10000
Rightarm1:FF0000
Shorts1:FF0000
Socks1:FF0000
Pattern La1:_blackborder
Pattern B2:_thingreyhoops
Body2:000000
Leftarm2:000000
Rightarm2:000000
Shorts2:000000
Socks2:000000

Greenock Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Greenock, Inverclyde. They compete in and play home matches at Ravenscraig Stadium, on Auchmead Road - a five-minute walk from Branchton railway station. The club were decanted for a short period of time as the Stadium received multi-million pound upgrades in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

History

In season 1959–60 Greenock made their only appearance in the final of the Scottish Junior Cup. They were beaten 3–1 by St Andrews United at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 34,603. Their quarter-final tie against Johnstone Burgh earlier in the competition attracted a record attendance of 8,000 to Ravenscraig Stadium.[2]

In June 2017, former player Thomas Molloy was appointed as manager, assisted by former Kilmarnock FC and Greenock Morton Central Defender Shaun Dillon, Owen Archdeacon and goalkeeping coach Gavin Pick. Thomas and his management team left the club in the summer of 2021 to join West of Scotland Premier League team, Kilbirnie Ladeside.[3]

In September 2021, former Kirkintiloch Rob Roy coach, John Doyle was appointed as Manager. His tenure was short, leaving 4 months later for the First Team Managers role at Division One side, St Cadocs.

In January 2022, following a period of instability, former Goalkeeper, Ian Nixon, was appointed as Club Manager. Assisted by staff, Derrick McMillan, Ross Holland and Kenny McLachlan, formerly of Beith Juniors FC, he secured qualification to the Second Division with an 8th-placed finish in Conference B, of the West of Scotland Football Leagues 2021/22 season.

The actor Martin Compston played briefly for the club following his release from Greenock Morton.[4]

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/82236-greenock-stadium-to-get-pound17-million-upgrade/ Greenock stadium to get £17 million upgrade
  2. Book: McGlone, David. Bill. McLure. The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. 1987. 1-85158-060-3. 295.
  3. News: McNab. Ken. Juniors: New Greenock boss Thomas Molloy sets sights higher than just Central First Division survival. 8 November 2017. Evening Times. 21 June 2017. en.
  4. News: MacLaren. Lorna. Life doesn't come any sweeter. 8 November 2017. HeraldScotland. 15 November 2002. en.