Ashfield F.C.
Ashfield Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Possilpark area of north Glasgow. The club compete in the West of Scotland League Second Division and wear black and white hooped strips.
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| Full name | Ashfield Football and Athletic Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Field | |
| Founded | 1886 | |
| Ground | Saracen Park, Hawthorn Street, Possilpark, Glasgow | |
| Capacity | 3,500 | |
| Chairman | Thomas Robertson | |
| Manager | Paul Maxwell | |
| League | West of Scotland League Second Division | |
| 2021–22 | West of Scotland League Conference B, 7th of 15 | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Formed in 1886, they are based at Saracen Park, which they share with the Glasgow Tigers speedway team; it is located a short distance from Keppoch Park, home of neighbours Glasgow Perthshire. In October 2004, the club lost many historical records and strips as a result of a fire at Saracen Park.
In July 2018 former Ashfield player Paul Maxwell took over as manager with former player Ryan Cairley taking over as assistant.
Honours
- Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1893–94, 1894–95, 1904–05, 1909–10
- Runners-up: 1913–14, 1920–21
- Central Junior Football League
- Winners: 1952–53, 1954–55
- Glasgow Junior Football League
- Winners: 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1920–21
- Scottish Intermediate Football League
- Winners: 1928–29
- West Super League First Division
- Winners: 2010–11
- Central League C Division
- Winners: 1968–69
- West Region Central Second Division
- Winners: 2006–07
- Central Region Division Two
- Winners: 1990–91
Other Honours
- Evening Times Cup winners 2011-12
- West of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1927–28, 1928–29
- Glasgow Junior Cup winners: 1893–94, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1914–15, 1925–26, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1962–63
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1926–27, 1928–29, 1946–47, 1952–53, 1962–63
- Maryhill Charity Cup: 1898, 1918
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Johnny Quigley - Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, Mansfield Town[1]
- Walter Smith - Dundee Utd, Glasgow Rangers, Everton, Scotland
- Bobby Parker
- Bill Finlayson
2. Players with full international caps.
- Archie Gray
- Tommy Ring
- Alex Massie
- Alex James
- Bobby Neill
- Jimmy Gibson
- Johnny Crum
- Jimmy Blair
- Stevie Chalmers
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
References
- "Johnny Quigley Profile". acumfaegovan.com.
