Fleet Star F.C. was an

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club from

Gatehouse of Fleet Gatehouse of Fleet ( sco, Gatehoose o Fleet gd, Taigh an Rathaid) is a town half in the civil parish of Girthon and half in the parish of Anwoth divided by the river Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, within the district council region of Dumfries and G ...

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History

The club was founded in 1948 and the name chosen as an adaptation of the names of two previous clubs in the town, Fleetside Rovers and White Star. Fleet Star played at an amateur level until 2004, when it switched to the

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. The club struggled at this level, finishing bottom of the table 4 times in 12 seasons (including losing every match in 2005–06), and its best finish was 8th out of 14 in 2014–15. The club withdrew from the competition in 2016, unable to find a new manager, and there is no record of it playing again.

Colours

The club's colours were originally blue and white hoops, borrowed from

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for the first season. In its final seasons the club wore all blue.

Ground

The club played at Garries Park.

External links

South of Scotland League tables

References

{{Scotland-footyclub-stub Defunct football clubs in Scotland Association football clubs established in 1948 Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Football clubs in Dumfries and Galloway 1948 establishments in Scotland 2014 disestablishments in Scotland South of Scotland Football League teams Sport in Dumfries Gatehouse of Fleet