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Nickname(s)
  
United

Founded
  
1964

Manager
  
Andy Frame

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Full name
  
Cumbernauld United Football Club

League
  
West of Scotland Super League First Division

2015–16
  
West of Scotland Super League First Division, 8th

Grounds
  
Guy's Meadow, Old Glasgow Road, Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club from Scotland. They operate from Guy's Meadow football park (where their record attendance is 2,200 v Pollok in 1983) in the Cumbernauld Village area of the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire.

Formed in 1964, they are a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region.

Club colours are maroon and blue, and the club's nickname is "United".

The club has a full youth academy with teams from the under-6 age group up to under-19 and is regarded by many as one of the best in West and Central Scotland. The academy plays its home games on the impressive 'HatTrix' astroturf park adjacent to the Guy's Meadow pitch, as well as on that pitch itself when weather permits.

The Club also has a successful five a side complex and social club.

The team are managed by former Partick Thistle midfielder Andy Frame, who replaced previous manager George Shaw in January 2017.

Notable former players

  • Kenny Dalglish: The former Celtic, Liverpool and Scotland International played for Cumbernauld United during season 1967–68.
  • References

    Cumbernauld United F.C. Wikipedia