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Nickname(s)
  
The Rovers

Manager
  
Colin Slater

Chairman
  
Ian McKnight

Founded
  
1887

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Full name
  
Carluke Rovers Football Club

League
  
West of Scotland League Central District Second Division

2015–16
  
West of Scotland League Central District First Division, 12th (relegated)

Grounds
  
The John Cumming Stadium, Carnwath Road, Carluke

Carluke Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed the The Rovers, they were formed in 1887 and are based in the John Cumming Stadium. The club compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

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John Cumming Stadium

Rovers moved into the newly built John Cumming Stadium in April 2011, playing their first competitive game against Benburb in a SJFA Central Division Two match. The stadium is named in honour of the famous ex-Rovers player John Cumming. The ground has a synthetic 4G surface and is also a fully equipped athletics venue with an eight lane track and long jump sand pit. The stadium is also used by the Hamilton Academical women's team for their home matches in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Carluke had previously played at Loch Park Stadium in the town since 1919. The record attendance was set at 10,119 against Cambuslang Rangers in the quarter final of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1971. This ground was demolished in April 2011 to make way for a supermarket development.

Notable players

  • John Cumming - Heart of Midlothian and Scotland. Over 500 appearances for Hearts and that clubs most decorated player.
  • John Prentice - Hearts, Rangers and Falkirk. Later manager of Clyde, Falkirk, Dundee and the Scotland national team.

    • Honours

    The club have reached the semi-final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup five times and lost on each occasion, most recently in 1967.

  • Central Division 2 League Winners: 2011-2012
  • Lanarkshire League winners: 1922–23, 1956–57, 1958–59
  • Central League B Division winners: 1971–72
  • Lanarkshire Junior Cup: 1889–90, 1890–91, 1922–23, 1932–33, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1966–67
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup: 1888–89, 1889–90, 1926–27, 1947–48, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1967–68
  • Glasgow Junior Cup: 1928–29

    • References

    Carluke Rovers F.C. Wikipedia
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