The club began the 1960s as a yo-yo club. Plan B, playing at Kilmarnock, was investigated. [7], From 1908 to 1913, Clyde were at the top end of Division One and reached the Scottish Cup final in 1910 and 1912. The team won the North Eastern Cup and Graham Cup four times apiece. News . Ltd had an enclosed area of about 9 acres (3.6ha). Ricard Segarra. Benefits were evident for ambitious teams, but the financial penalties for falling out of the top tier were extremely severe. The first suggests that the clubs and supporters and perhaps players mainly came from Bridgeton, Glasgow, a tight working-class area whose inhabitants had a reputation as "wee bullies", with this becoming transposed as the Bully Wee. [122] The under-17's also reached their sectional League Cup final in 2017. In one of the seasons that Clyde didn't participate in the Reserve League, they joined the Combined Reserve League for a single season in 196162. ARP ESSER Plan; About Us" Clyde-Savannah Central School District; Coaches Contact List; Shortcuts. The club secured a deal with the British Oxygen Company. From 2010 to 2016, Clyde were on a demoralising run of results against Queen's Park: the Spiders won 17 and drew 3 of the 26 matches. News . 1Clyde shared the trophy with Third Lanark in 1952 and with Celtic in 1961. The club have a number of activities planned by their committee in the next year but would like to reach out to the wider community to see if anyone could provide assistance with fundraising. Soon after he began teaching classes, and . Formed in 1877 at the River Clyde in Glasgow, the club host their home matches at New Douglas Park, having played at Broadwood Stadium from 1994 until 2022. They will be ground-sharing with Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park from the start of the 202223 season, with a view of relocating to a new home back in Glasgow in the near future. It was an inter-League competition between four clubs each from England, France and Scotland, with results aggregated to provide the 'best' League. Jim Duffy. The Scottish League quickly quashed the move, after viewing it as Dumbarton trying to gain back-door entry into the top division. Supporters' Branches. The club launched its official Hall of Fame in 2011, with five inaugural inductees. The club won the Autumn Series and finished second overall in the Combined Table. Jim Duffy. Despite further opposition pressure before the interval, Martin doubled the lead with an opportunistic strike after the break. After both regional C Divisions got scrapped in June 1955, a new Scottish Reserve League started up. Transfer record . This website uses cookies. Another League Cup semi-final was reached in 196869. However, by 2020 they found themselves in the same division (Scottish League One) once again, with a revived version of the Glasgow Cup also offering more meetings. Meanwhile, off the park, financial problems were once again apparent. On 6 March 1883, the Glasgow Football Association was established (formed to compete with the older - 1877 - rival Edinburgh Association), with Clyde one of the six clubs represented at that first meeting. [16], The club began the 1970s as in previous decades, with the threat of relegation of hanging around. Here's how the SFA recorded Clyde's origins: "Clyde:- Founded 1877; Membership 50; Grounds (private), Barrowfield Park, on the banks of the Clyde; ten minutes walk from Bridgeton Cross; Club House on grounds; Colours, White & Blue. The following seasons up to World War I would be far more successful and represented the most consistent period of success for the club. With the help of Football Trust backing, two modern stands began to emerge during the early 1990s. To book a place online visit the Clyde FC Ticket Store. The Glasgow Charity Cup (in 1910) and Glasgow Cup (in 1914) were won for the first time. Celtic, the club's East End neighbours, offered up Celtic Park as an alternative venue for home games. They played three times against an under-19 team of the hosts, which contained Dutch youth internationalists, winning two and drawing one. Alloa Athletic FC players Andrew Wilson and Calum Waters, and Clyde FC's Mark McMillan, are all students of HNC Coaching and Developing Sport. For further information on the playing staff, see the Staff page. Liverpool appointed Robinson to take up a new role assisting Achterberg in 2018. North Lanarkshire Council started the groundworks and then abruptly halted them as they became aware of Clyde's financial plight. [16], At home to Celtic on September 10, 1966, the Clyde team unusually started the match with squad numbers instead of the traditional (111) positional numbers on their shirts. [19], Back at Hampden on 26 April 1958 in front of a crowd of 94,000 to face a strong Hibernian team, Clyde lined up:- McCulloch, Murphy & Haddock; Walters, Finlay & Clinton; Herd & Currie; Coyle; Robertson & Ring. A crowd of 10,000 saw the first match at Shawfield against Celtic. Greyhound racing had been in decline since 1963 when off-course betting was allowed. The club now found themselves back in the second tier, now known as the First Division. Finally the third theory, and the one accepted by the club as the most plausible, links the term to the old Victorian idiom "bully" meaning first-rate or high standard and suggests that Clyde, a small club, would have been regularly referred to as "Bully Wee Clyde", with the first two words eventually becoming the standalone nickname. The decision to groundshare was never fully accepted by either set of fans. Jack Stern. Clyde claimed a 42 win. Match Preview v Clyde (H) - 31st Dec 2022 Queen of the South - Official Site 14:02 30-Dec-22. Our campuses have now closed for Christmas. [69] There was also a Supporters Club located in Kirkintilloch. [57], After Celtic Park suffered similar damage in March 1929,[58] The club had to play the rest of their matches in the 192829 season at nearby Shawfield. The competition for the best club teams in Europe will see the inclusion of the first ever Scottish team, Cumbernaulds very own Clyde Alba. Clyde entered the final game of the season needing to better Morton's result to avoid getting forced into the playoffs. After a 22 draw at Easter Road, a solitary goal in the replay sent Clyde into the final. [98], It was common from the beginning of reserve football for the majority of club's reserve teams (second XI's) to go by the tag A or sometimes B or even C if a club had more than one reserve side. Malky Thomson was originally named as Ferguson's number two, but was subsequently unable to commit the required time to fulfil the role. [137] There is also a Hall of Fame section on the club website. Historians: Gordon Sydney. The Scottish Second XI Cup was for reserve teams of member clubs of the Scottish 2nd FA XI. Chalmers struck after three minutes to give Clyde a 10 lead in the third match. [7][8], International honours were awarded to Clyde for the first time in March 1909, as William Walker represented Scotland against club mate Jack Kirwan of Ireland at Ibrox (50 to Scotland). Chairman's New Year Message Clyde FC - Official Site 12:00 1-Jan-23. Manager Age: 63 Years Appointed: Nov 8, 2022 Contract expires: - To staff overview. The Clyde View. In a decade Clyde had gone from the third best team in Scotland to a single spot above the finishing last in the Scottish football league system. Runners up behind champions Rangers in 194041 (by three points), the team would continue to perform relatively well in warttime competitions. The club has male and female players from primary school level all the way up to senior citizens, who all play in mixed teams. Clyde FC's women's team is to break away from the club after its decision to take David Goodwillie back on loan from Raith Rovers until the end of the season. A company offered to lease Shawfield in 1926 and also give a percentage of the gate money to Clyde, but animal racing was forbidden in the deeds of Shawfield and the League was dead set against the sport in general. Ferguson officially retired as a player towards the end of that season. News . The club founded then has no resemblance to a modern professional football club. The team are currently managed by Jim Duffy who was appointed in November 2022. If you are interested in becoming part of the team of website volunteers in any way, please contact the team at editor@clydefc.co.uk. All rights reserved. SPORT HEAD COACH EMAIL ADDRESS FALL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Ryan Norris Rnorris@clyde.k12.oh.us GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Ryan Norris Rnorris@clyde.k12.oh.us FOOTBALL Ryan Carter RCarter@clyde.k12.oh.us BOYS SOCCER TBA GIRLS SOCCER TBA GIRLS TENNIS Jeff MacFarland jmacfarland@clyde.k12.oh.us BOYS GOLF Rob Jennings rjennings@clyde.k12.oh.us GIRLS GOLF Paige Atterholt patterholt@clyde.k12.oh.us VOLLEYBALL . By the late 1970s, Shawfield came into the hands of the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA). [132] There was one inducted in 2015. 34 Matches. In season 2020/21 Gordon was also a member of the SPFL Board. Second Division Champions (third tier) 1977-78, 1981-82, 1992-93, 1999-2000, Glasgow Cup: Winners 1914-15, 1925-26, 1946-47, 1951-52, 1958-59, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: Winners 1909-10, 1951-52, 1957-58, 1960-61, B Division Supplementary Cup: Winners 1951-52, Record victory: 11-1 v Cowdenbeath (6th October 1951), Record attendance: 48,000 v Rangers (10th February 1912, at Shawfield Stadium), Most capped player: Tommy Ring (12, Scotland), Most league appearances: Brian Ahern (420, 1971-81 / 1983-87), Most goals in a season: Billy McPhail (48, 1951-52), Fastest goal: 9 seconds - Kenny Quinn (v East Stirling, 1993) and Willie Sawyers (v Peterhead, 2010), Directors: John Alexander, Greg Callan, Graeme Kelly, Ian Letham, Charlie Lowrie, Bryan Macpherson, Gordon Nisbet. Exercise is a great thing for young people. However, Robertson fluffed a clearance off Blair and into his own net. On 25 February 2017 with the club in 8th place in League Two after a 10 defeat to Annan Athletic and with no realistic prospect of gaining promotion after a ten-match winless run, Ferguson resigned as manager of Clyde, with his assistant Bob Malcolm taking interim charge of the side until a new manager was appointed. In June 2005 the CVA was completed, and Clyde was mostly debt free. Leslie Johnston, a then Scotland internationalist, twice broke the Scottish transfer record as a Clyde player in the 1940s. The new all-seater Broadwood Stadium would not be ready until 1994. Aberdeen provided Clyde's semi-final opponents. Dundee equalized before half time, and as Clyde looked jaded, John Hunter won the cup for Dundee. An attendance of 10,000 witnessed a goalless draw and return gate receipts of 203. The club ran youth teams at under-20, under-17, under-15, under-14, under-13, under-12, and under-11 level. [22] Rangers had that position. He'll still be one of a number of people I can turn to.". In a hope to try and avoid administration in June 2009, Clyde terminated the contracts of the entire first-team squad, with only youngsters remaining under contract at the club. Appointed Contract expires Last club; Jim Duffy: Manager: 63: Nov 8, 2022 . The Reserve League set-up changed again in 1975 after a reorganisation of the 'senior' Scottish League into Premier-First-Second Divisions. It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. After quitting Shawfield in 1986, the club investigated several local options. [7], In September 1914, a fire destroyed the grandstand, and with it much of the club's early history. However early results were not good, and the board appointed Neil Watt as Director of Football and John McCormack as first team coach. There was no promotion for team that finished runners-up from, Bobby Waddell was caretaker manager while manager, "Aberdeen boss Craig Brown to retire in the summer", "Walter Jack Clyde FC manager 1905 to 1909", "Ross County's Stuart Millar appointed Clyde head coach", "Clyde sack manager Stuart Millar after poor run", "Barry Ferguson resigns as Clyde manager", "Clyde part with manager Jim Chapman after poor run of results", "Clyde beat St Mirren Colts to win first edition of Broadwood Cup", "Clyde: Danny Lennon becomes manager after impressive analysis of Stirling game", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Clyde_F.C._managers&oldid=1133826845, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 18:31. The Scottish League unusually granted permission for Clyde to switch grounds mid-season, and former landlords, Hamilton Academical, were the inaugural opposition on 5 February 1994. 34 Matches. Many players signed up for 'King & Country' some never returned, such as C. Clunas (2nd Royal Fusiliers), T. Cranston (Black Watch) and W. Sharp (1st Battalion Royal Scots) and teams like Clyde found it increasingly difficult to field competitive sides and the League eventually reduced back to a single division. Season 1973/1974. Transfer record . Fourth place in the final league table and another League Cup semi-final spot completed an impressive season in 195758. [60] However, Clyde still had home advantage because the home stand tickets were initially reserved for Clyde ticket holders with Celtic tickets ineligible. Castlemilk Branch: Laura McCann (07776 406 730), Glasgow Branch: David Middleton (dgillndave@aol.com). Joined Brighton with De Zerbi at the start of October 2022. Clyde, however, won 21. Petershill, Stenhousemuir, St. Anthony's, Arthurlie, Queen's Park, Albion Rovers, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic Clyde Powerchair FC, who are Scotland's eldest powerchair club, are based in Cumbernauld and have ran weekly sessions now for over seven years. [83] Despite now having a settled home at Broadwood Stadium the nickname lives on in terracing songs, supporters buses and supporters football teams. Clean sheets were kept against St Johnstone (20), Dundee (00 at Dens Park, followed by 10 in a replay), city rivals Third Lanark (10), and the Hibernian semi final match (10 at Tynecastle). By Dani Garavelli 3rd Mar 2022, 6 . Broadwood was also home to Airdrieonians for four seasons from 1994 to 1998 and Rangers reserves for a while. [24], The club found a new role, discovering and developing talent before selling it on. The club then turned to the relatively unknown Craig Brown, and he had immediate success as the team won the Second Division in 197778. He said:-. [42] Gordon Young became the first Clyde player to score with their first touch on their club debut in a match against Elgin City on 1 March 2014. It won the Scottish Programme of the Year Award every season from 199596 to 200607, and again in 200809. The first of these was Barrowfield Park, situated on the banks of the River Clyde between the Glasgow neighbourhoods of Bridgeton and Dalmarnock. [139] Three more were inducted in 2012. In 1896-97 they reached their first 'major' cup final, the Scottish 2nd XI Cup final eventually losing 40 to Hearts. [110] The Foundation also received the Young Start Award in 2017 to run a project called Start Young, Grow Young. Opposition teams complained about the facilities, and it was clear that Clyde would have to do something to appease the League. The Clyde Development Consortium took control of funds gathered by fans and investors and used it to finance the Club through a CVA to clear the debts. Just like Clyde's first team, whose last spell in the Scottish top flight came in 197475, the same fate happened to their reserve team following a further league restructure at senior and reserve level. [48], Former Rangers, Blackburn and Scotland midfielder Barry Ferguson was appointed as player-manager of Clyde in June 2014 and took the club to a 6th-place finish in his first season in charge. The best they could manage were semi-final appearances in 1951-52[101] and in 195354.[102]. For a full list of current and former players with articles, see, "History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917: Chapter XXV.Glasgow Association", "Queen's Park Football Club - An Early History", "Crossing The River - Early Years at Shawfield - 1898-1919", "THE GRAND STAND AT CLYDE F.C. Following acceptance, Vale of Leven provided the opposition for Clyde's first League fixture on Saturday, 15 August 1891. [29] They lost the game 54 on a penalty shootout, after the game finished 11 following extra time. This statistics show all staff members, who have ever worked for the club Clyde FC, sorted by their functions. [77][78], On Wirrel's UK Programme of the Year, it achieved a top ten finish on three consecutive occasions from 200203 to 200405; 8th (200203), 6th (200304) and 5th (200405). Clyde's Secretary, John Graham, was also a noted rower and it seems the club had other sporting and cultural activities besides football. Domestic cup success came readily in the 1950s. The club can confirm that Bob Malcolm has been named as Clyde's Assistant Manager. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value. After losing the coin toss, Clyde goalkeeper Brown was under the most pressure early on. 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