Civil Service Strollers F.C.

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Main Entrance to Christie Gillies Park

Civil Service Strollers Football Club are a senior non-league football team from Edinburgh, Scotland currently playing in the Template:Scottish football updater.[1] 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.[2]

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, 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 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 season, they were elected to fill one of two vacancies in the Lowland Football League.

Their former management team was Alex Cunningham and Ricky Clapperton until Gary Jardine took over for the 2018–19 season.[3]

Ground

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Main Stand

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.[4]

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Template:Fba/core Harris Spratt
GK Template:Fba/core Kirk Wilkinson
DF Template:Fba/core Arran Bone
DF Template:Fba/core Chris McGinn
DF Template:Fba/core Josh McCulloch
DF Template:Fba/core Lwendo Kazoka
DF Template:Fba/core Ross Clarke
DF Template:Fba/core Matthew Shaw
DF Template:Fba/core Diste Sylla
DF Template:Fba/core Callum Yates
MF Template:Fba/core Dean Ritchie
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Template:Fba/core Gwong-Rwad Peter
MF Template:Fba/core Matthew Cunningham
MF Template:Fba/core Tom Findlay
MF Template:Fba/core Marc Laird
MF Template:Fba/core Luca Vata
MF Template:Fba/core Euan Valentine
FW Template:Fba/core Alfie Smith
FW Template:Fba/core Alieu Faye
FW Template:Fba/core Ross Guthrie

Season-by-season record

Lowland League

Season Division Position Played Wins Draws Losses GD Points Scottish Cup
Civil Service Strollers
2016–17 Lowland League 12th 30 10 7 13 -9 37 First round replay, losing to Hawick Royal Albert
2017–18 Lowland League 7th 30 11 7 12 +3 40 Second round, losing to Brora Rangers
2018–19 Lowland League 5th 28 15 4 9 +13 49 Second round, losing to Edinburgh City
2019–20 Lowland League 6th† 23 12 3 8 +2 39 First round, losing to Buckie Thistle
2020–21 Lowland League 11th† 14 4 5 5 -2 17 First round, losing to 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 South Region Challenge Cup
    • Winners: 2017–18[6]
  • 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

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