Ardeer Thistle Football Club are a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
football club from
Stevenston
Stevenston ( sco, Steenstoun, gd, Baile Steaphain) is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats it is one of the " Three Towns", all of similar size, on the Firth of Clyde coast; the easternmost parts ...
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North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east an ...
. Formed as a Juvenile Club in 1900, they moved up to the Juniors in season 1902–03 and are based at Ardeer Stadium. Nicknamed "The Thistle", they compete in the and players wear red and white home kits and sky blue change strips.
Honours
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Ayrshire District League runners-up: 2013-14
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Western League Winners: 1924–25, 1959–60
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Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1991–92
*Ayrshire Junior Cup Winners: 1924–25, 1925–26, 1959–60, 1965–66
*Western League Cup Winners: 1925–26, 1959–60, 1960–61
*Irvine & District Cup Winners: 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1915–16, 1925–26, 1961–62, 1962–63
Notable players
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Andy Auld
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(1919–1921)
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Alessandro Zarrelli
Alessandro "Alex" Zarrelli (5 September 1984 – 21 November 2018) was an Italian amateur footballer who featured on a 2006 Sky TV documentary called ''Super Fakes'' in the United Kingdom where he had attempted to dupe several professional foot ...
(2006–2008)
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Ross Stewart (2013–2015)
External links
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Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Football in North Ayrshire
Association football clubs established in 1900
1900 establishments in Scotland
West of Scotland Football League teams
Ardrossan−Saltcoats−Stevenston
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