St Roch's Football Club is a
Scottish
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*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
football club, based in Royston Road,
Glasgow
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. Nicknamed ''"the Candy Rock"'', they were formed in 1920 and play at James McGrory Park. They currently compete in the . They wear green and white strips.
St Roch's was the first club of
Jimmy McGrory
James Edward McGrory (26 April 1904 – 20 October 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and Clydebank as a forward and then went on to manage Kilmarnock before returning to Celtic as manager after the end of the Second World ...
, the British record goalscorer with 550 goals. McGrory, who grew up in the
Garngad
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area where the club originated, began playing for them aged just 11. After helping the club win the
Scottish Junior Cup
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in 1922, scoring in the final, he joined
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the following season.
Honours
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Scottish Junior Cup
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**Winners: 1921–22
Other honours
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Glasgow Junior League
The Glasgow Junior Football League (GJL) was a football league competition operated under the Scottish Junior Football Association between 1895 and 1927. winners: 1924–25, 1925–26
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Central League
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champions: 1943–44
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Central League B Division winners: 1972–73
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Central League C Division winners: 1971–72
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Central Division One winners: 1983–84
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Central Division Two winners: 1994–95
*Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1924–25, 1936–37, 1943–44, 1959–60, 1961–62
Stadium
St Roch's play at James McGrory Park on Royston Road. Originally called Provanmill Park, the ground was renamed in honour of Jimmy McGrory in 2013.
External links
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References
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Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Association football clubs established in 1921
Football clubs in Glasgow
1921 establishments in Scotland
West of Scotland Football League teams
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