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{{short description|Association football club in Edinburgh, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox football club
| nickname = Strollers
| ground = Christie Gillies Park, [[Edinburgh]]
| capacity = 1,569 (100 seated)
| clubname = Civil Service Strollers
| image = Civil Service Strollers FC logo.png
| fullname = Civil Service Strollers Football Club
| founded = 1908
| manager = [[Gary Jardine]]
| league = {{Scottish football updater|CSStroll}}
| season = {{Scottish football updater|CSStroll2}}
| position = {{Scottish football updater|CSStroll3}}
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| website = http://www.csstrollers.com/
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[[File:Civil Service Strollers V Stirling Uni 15-4-17 (35).jpg|thumb|Main Entrance to Christie Gillies Park|250x250px|alt=]]

'''Civil Service Strollers Football Club''' are a senior non-league [[association football|football]] team from [[Edinburgh]], Scotland currently playing in the {{Scottish football updater|CSStroll}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://slfl.co.uk/team/civil-service-strollers/|title=Civil Service Strollers – Scottish Lowland League|work=Scottish Lowland League|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Strollers play their home games at Christie Gillies Park. Their home strip colours are red, with white shorts and red socks. The team is currently managed by [[Gary Jardine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2018/05/strollers-appoint-gary-jardine-as-manager/|title=Strollers Appoint Gary Jardine as Manager|date=2018-05-23|work=The Edinburgh Reporter|access-date=2018-09-14|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
Founded in 1908 under the name '''Edinburgh Civil Service Football Club''', their first ground was the [[Stenhouse Stadium]], which later became a venue for [[greyhound]] racing, before moving to Pinkhill Stadium in the 1920s. They moved to the Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association in [[Muirhouse]] in 1957, where they continue to play their home games, the ground is commonly known as Christie Gillies Park.

In [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01]], the club entered into a partnership with Talloaks to develop youth football, with the Talloaks youth teams taking on the name 'CS Strollers'. At the start of the [[2001–02 in Scottish football|2001–02 season]], the partnership was extended to cover all other ages of organised football. 2001–02 saw the Strollers having, for the first time, a fully incorporated women's team.

Ahead of the [[2016–17 Lowland Football League|2016–17 season]], they were elected to fill one of two vacancies in the [[Lowland League|Lowland Football League]].

Their former management team was Alex Cunningham and Ricky Clapperton until [[Gary Jardine]] took over for the [[2018–19 Lowland Football League|2018–19]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/lower-leagues/strollers-appoint-alex-cunningham-as-manager-1-3797288|title = Football &#124; Edinburgh News}}</ref>

== Ground ==
[[File:Civil Service Strollers V Stirling Uni 15-4-17 (338).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Main Stand|alt=]]
Strollers play their home games at Christie Gillies Park, which is located just off Marine Drive in [[Muirhouse]], Edinburgh. The ground has one small stand along the North side with the dugouts on the South side. The ground has a capacity of 1,596 with around 100 of that being seated. The pitch was once part of a large playing field but work was carried out in 2015 to provide cover for spectators and enclose the ground. Floodlights were added in 2019 to meet SFA licensing criteria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/civil.html|title=Non League Scotland|website=nonleaguescotland.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-10-12}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{updated|2 March 2025}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.csstrollers.com/squad/|title=Squad|date=2017-05-15|work=Civil service strollers f.c.|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en-GB}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Harris Spratt|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Kirk Wilkinson|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Arran Bone|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Chris McGinn|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Josh McCulloch|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Lwendo Kazoka|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Ross Clarke|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Matthew Shaw|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=GUI|pos=DF|name=Diste Sylla|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Callum Yates|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Dean Ritchie|other=|no=}}
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{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Gwong-Rwad Peter|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Matthew Cunningham|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Tom Findlay|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Marc Laird]]|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Luca Vata|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Euan Valentine|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Alfie Smith|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=GAM|pos=FW|name=Alieu Faye|other=|no=}}
{{Fs player|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Ross Guthrie|other=|no=}}
{{Fs end}}
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==Season-by-season record==
===Lowland League===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Division
!Position
!Played
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!GD
!Points
![[Scottish Cup]]
|-
|colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="#FF0000" | <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">'''Civil Service Strollers'''</span>
|-
|align="center"|[[2016–17 Lowland Football League|2016–17]]
|align="center"|[[Lowland League]]
|align="center"|12th
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|-9
|align="center"|37
|[[2016–17 Scottish Cup#First round|First round replay]], losing to [[Hawick Royal Albert F.C.|Hawick Royal Albert]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2017–18 Lowland Football League|2017–18]]
|align="center"|[[Lowland League]]
|align="center"|7th
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|+3
|align="center"|40
|[[2017–18 Scottish Cup#Second round|Second round]], losing to [[Brora Rangers F.C.|Brora Rangers]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2018–19 Lowland Football League|2018–19]]
|align="center"|[[Lowland League]]
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|+13
|align="center"|49
|[[2018–19 Scottish Cup#Second round|Second round]], losing to [[Edinburgh City F.C.|Edinburgh City]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2019–20 Lowland Football League|2019–20]]
|align="center"|[[Lowland League]]
|align="center"|6th†
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|+2
|align="center"|39
|[[2019–20 Scottish Cup#First round|First round]], losing to [[Buckie Thistle F.C.|Buckie Thistle]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2020–21 Lowland Football League|2020–21]]
|align="center"|[[Lowland League]]
|align="center"|11th†
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|-2
|align="center"|17
|[[2020–21 Scottish Cup#First round|First round]], losing to [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]]
|}

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

==Honours==
*'''[[East of Scotland Football League]]''' 
** '''Winners (3):''' 1925–26, 1926–27, 1972–73
** ''Runners-up (4):'' 1927–28, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1989–90
*'''East of Scotland Football League First Division'''
** '''Winners:''' 1992–93
** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1996–97, 2002–03, 2008–09
*'''[[SFA North and South Region Challenge Cups#South|SFA South Region Challenge Cup]]'''
** '''Winners:''' 2017–18<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenen.co.uk/civil-service-strollers-win-the-south-challenge-cup/|title=Civil Service Strollers win the South Challenge Cup|date=2018-05-21|work=North Edinburgh Community News|access-date=2018-09-14|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*'''East of Scotland Qualifying Cup'''
**'''Winners (4):''' 1921–22; 1929–30; 1979–80; 1988–89
*'''King Cup''' 
**'''Winners (4):''' 1921–22; 1925–26; 1927–28; 1990–91
*East of Scotland Consolation Cup: 1920–21
*[[Scottish Amateur Cup]]: 1910–11; 1920–21
*East of Scotland League Cup: 2000–01
*East of Scotland Trophy: 2001–02

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.csstrollers.com/ Club Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/civilservicestrollers/ Facebook]
* [https://twitter.com/csstrollers/ Twitter]

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