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Glenrothes Glenrothes ( ; ; , ) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it the third largest settlement in Fife and the 18th most populous locality in Scotland. Glenroth ...

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. The club play home games at Warout Stadium, and currently compete in the , having moved from the

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in 2019. Their strip colours are red with white trim.

History

Formed in May 1964 with assistance from the Glenrothes Development Corporation, the ''"Glens"'' played their first game against near neighbours Thornton Hibs in August the same year at their original Dovecot Park ground. A crowd of 5,400 attended a

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quarter-final tie against Shotts Bon Accord here during Glenrothes' run to the final in 1968. The club moved to the purpose-built Warout Stadium in 1971, one of the larger grounds in junior football, with room for around 5,000 spectators, 730 of whom can be seated. The record attendance for this ground is 5,600 against Cambuslang Rangers in another Junior Cup quarter-final tie in 1974. Glenrothes' greatest success as a club came in 1975 when they won the

, defeating Rutherglen Glencairn 1–0, in front of a crowd of 17,776 at

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. Glens had also been runners-up in 1968, losing after a replay to

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with a combined attendance of 50,000 over the two ties, an impressive achievement given that they had only been formed a mere four years beforehand. The club were members of the Fife Junior League, before competing in the East Region of which they, along with all Fife junior clubs became a part of in 2002. They were relegated from the East Super League (the top division in their region) in season 2005–06, but they immediately returned after clinching the 2006–07

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title and remained in the top tier for three seasons. In March 2019, Glenrothes announced they had applied for membership of the

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beginning in the 2019–20 season, and were later accepted into the league. As part of the club's move to senior football, its name was changed to reflect this, by dropping the term "Junior".

Current squad

Honours

*Winners: 1974–75 *''Runners-up:'' 1967–68 SJFA East Region Premier League *Champions: 2006–07

Other Honours

*Fife & Lothians Cup: 1971–72 * Fife Junior League winners: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1984–85 *Fife Junior (PSM) Cup: 1967–68, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04 *Fife & Tayside Cup: 2008–09 *Cowdenbeath (Interbrew) Cup: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84 *Kingdom Kegs Cup: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08 *Laidlaw Shield winners: 1981–82, 1982–83 *ACA sports League Cup: 2009–10 *Scottish record holders for best goal difference in a season, + 133 (32 games), 1969-70 Fife Region Junior League

References

External links

Official club site
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