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Maryhill
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Full name The Maryhill Football Club
Nickname(s) The Hill
Founded 1884
Ground Lochburn Park, Glasgow
Ground Capacity 1,800 (205 seated)
Manager Mark Young

Maryhill Football Club are an association football team based in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The team is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, now playing in the West of Scotland Football League Second Division in the 2022–23 season.

History

Formed in 1884 as a Junior club, Maryhill were beaten finalists in the second-ever Scottish Junior Cup in 1887–88 and turned senior the following season. The club entered the Scottish Cup three years running from 1888 but never got further than the second round, suffering 9–3 and 7–2 defeats to Third Lanark and Linthouse respectively in 1889 and 1890. Maryhill eventually returned to the Junior ranks in 1894 with some success, reaching four national cup finals in eight years. The Hill also won a wartime final in 1940.

Post-war they were not one of the bigger Junior clubs, but investment from a wealthy backer, Ronnie MacDonald, in the 1990s brought a period of success. The team plays at Lochburn Park, and has done since 1897. Club colours are red and black.

The club received national news attention in April 2017 when Gavin Stokes scored the fastest goal on record in world football history in a home game against Clydebank, with his advance to the top corner from the midline timed at 2.1 seconds

In June 2019 it was announced that ICW (Insane Championship Wrestling) was to sponsor the club.

Mark Young was appointed the club's new manager on 26 May 2022, replacing Ross Wilson who departed for Bonnyton Thistle.

Current squad

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Colin McGraw
Scotland GK Jack Donohoe
Scotland GK Craig Fyfe
Scotland DF Scott MacKinnon
Scotland DF Shaun Roberts
Scotland DF Fraser Lee
Scotland DF Logan Hunter
Scotland DF Jordan Duffy
Scotland MF Sean Findlay (on loan at West Park Utd)
Scotland MF Robbie Manley
Scotland MF Aidan Ward
Scotland MF Calum Strang
Scotland MF Jay Shields
Scotland MF Ross Loughlin (captain)
Scotland MF Callum Imrie
No. Position Player
Scotland FW Jordan Hood
Scotland FW Jonny Baxter
Scotland FW Jack MacLaren
Scotland FW Darren Jarvis
Scotland FW Connor Hamilton
Scotland FW Stephen McFall (on loan at Giffnock SC)

Coaching staff

Role Name
Manager Scotland Mark Young
Assistant Manager Scotland Andy Gibson
Coach Scotland Chris Friel
Coach Scotland Greg Rodgers
Coach Scotland Ross Holland
Goalkeeping Coach Scotland Marc Gallagher

League History (2011-Present)

Year Division Tier Position P W D L F A GD Pts
2011/12 Central District Div 2 4 5 20 11 1 8 44 34 10 34
2012/13 Central District Div 2 4 2 20 14 2 4 52 32 20 44
2013/14 Central District Div 1 3 9 24 9 4 11 40 44 -4 31
2014/15 Central District Div 1 3 3 26 15 5 6 65 42 23 50
2015/16 Central District Div 1 3 2 26 17 2 7 54 34 20 53
2016/17 Superleague Div 1 2 10 26 9 4 13 35 60 -25 31
2017/18 Superleague Div 1 2 13 26 2 6 18 24 62 -38 12
2018/19 League One 3 12 30 12 0 18 46 82 -36 36
2019/20 League One 3 12 21 7 2 12 41 70 -29 23
2020/21 Conference A N/A 9 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7
2021/22 Conference A N/A 8 30 15 4 11 62 61 1 49
2022/23 WoSFL Div 2 3 12 30 11 3 16 53 57 -4 36

Famous players

  • Scotland Jimmy Speirs, played one season at Maryhill, before joining Rangers and representing Scotland.
  • Scotland Tommy Burns, former Celtic and Scotland player began his playing career at Maryhill.
  • Scotland Jim Casey, former Celtic player and Scotland under-21 international.
  • Scotland Jim Duffy, former player for, and later manager of, Morton and also manager of Dundee, among others. 1984–85 Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year.
  • Scotland Alex Harley, Scottish Football League top scorer in 1960–61 with 42 goals for Third Lanark.
  • Scotland Pat McCluskey, former Celtic player with six Scottish under-23 caps.
  • Scotland Danny McGrain, won 62 caps for Scotland and made 439 league appearances for Celtic between 1970 and 1987.
  • Scotland Davie Meiklejohn, former Rangers captain and Scotland international.
  • Scotland Paul Wilson, former Celtic and Scotland player.

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1899–1900, 1939–40
  • Runners-up: 1887–88, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1906–07

Other Honours

  • West of Scotland Cup winners: 2000–01, 2003–04
  • Central League Premier Division champions: 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Glasgow Junior League champions: 1900–01, 1903–04, 1904–05
  • West Central Division Two champions: 2012–13
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