football
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club based in
Newton Mearns
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,
East Renfrewshire
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. They were formed in 1987 by David Jones, janitor at St Cadoc's Primary School and have grown into a large community sports club playing football and
netball
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.
The club formed an adult side and successfully applied to join the newly founded
West of Scotland Football League
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Founded in 20 ...
for the 2020–21 season. As part of the facility requirements for the league, they have an agreement to
groundshare
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with fellow West of Scotland League club
Benburb
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History
It is best known, in hi ...
at New Tinto Park in
Govan
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, Glasgow.
St Cadoc’s currently play in the West of Scotland Premier Division. They are the current holders of the Strathclyde Demolition Cup.
History
St Cadoc's YC were formed in 1987 by the primary school janitor, David Jones. The club is one of Scotland's largest clubs in terms of the number of registered players the club holds from all age groups. St Cadoc's first entered senior football at the beginning of the 2020-21 season, after being accepted into the inaugural
West of Scotland Football League
The West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) is a senior football league based in the west of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–10 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.
Founded in 20 ...
. During their first season, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, curtailing the season, with the Cads sitting in 4th place with only 8 games played in Conference B.
For the 2021-22 season, St Cadoc's enjoyed success in their first full season, finishing 2nd place in Conference B. This meant that the club qualified for the new West of Scotland First Division, tier 7 in the Scottish pyramid system. The club also reached the Strathclyde Demolition Cup final, losing 2-0 to Drumchapel United at Buffs Park, Kilwinning.
In 2022-23, St Cadoc's finished in consecutive 2nd place finishes, 1 point behind league winners, Gartcairn. This gained the club promotion to the West of Scotland Premier Division, tier 6 in the Scottish pyramid system.
The 2023-24 season brought a huge turnaround in players and staff. Former
East Kilbride
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interim manager and coach, Martin Fellowes, was drafted in with his backroom staff, who followed from the
Lowland League
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club to help the Cads tackle their first season in the Premier Division. At the beginning of this season, the club gained their SJFA licence which allowed them to compete in the
Scottish Junior Cup
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for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals stage, before losing to
Johnstone Burgh
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History
The club was formed in 1956, in response to an article in the "Johnstone & Linwood Gazette" newspaper from a ...
on penalties. St Cadoc’s ended their debut season in the Premier Division with a 3rd place finish, 6 points behind champions Beith Juniors.
The 2024-25 season brought the club its first piece of senior silverware, winning the Strathclyde Demoliton Cup. The match took place at
Broadwood Stadium
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against Forth Wanderers which finished 8-2 to St Cadoc’s. This qualifies the club into the Cup Winners’ Shield against the
East of Scotland Football League
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’s Alex Jack Cup winner, Whitburn Juniors and the Southern Counties F.A. Alba Cup winner, Lochar Thistle for a place in the 2025-26
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,
On loan
Grounds
From 2020-2022, St Cadoc’s played their home matches at McKenna Park, the home of St Anthony’s. Since the 2022-23 season, St Cadoc’s have been ground-sharing at New Tinto Park, the home of
Benburb
Benburb ()) is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies 7.5 miles from Armagh and 8 miles from Dungannon. The River Blackwater runs alongside the village as does the Ulster Canal.
History
It is best known, in hi ...
.
New Tinto Park, is located just north of both the railway and the M8 motorway and fitted with 3G artificial turf.
New Tinto Park has also been used as the home ground for Rangers Women, from 2015 to 2019. Rossvale, now known as Caledonian Locomotives, and most recently, Queen’s Park Women.
Honours
*Strathclyde Demolition Cup
** Winners: 2024-25
** Runners-up: 2021-22
*East, South & West of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield
**Runners-up: 2024-25