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Nickname(s)
  
The Shire

Founded
  
1890

Head Coach
  
Billy Adams

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Full name
  
Glasgow Perthshire Football Club

League
  
West of Scotland League Central District Second Division

2015–16
  
West of Scotland League Central District Second Division, 8th

Grounds
  
Keppoch Park, Ashfield Street, Glasgow

Glasgow Perthshire Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Possilpark, in the North of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Shire, they were formed in 1890 and play at Keppoch Park, not far from the Saracen Park home of Ashfield. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in black and white stripes (uniforms).

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Named after the Glasgow Perthshire Society, they were once one of the top Junior sides in the country, but success has been scant in recent years.

They pulled out of all competitive fixtures for the 2007–08 season, but re-entered for the 2008–09 season.

Notable former players

The following ex-Perthshire players were capped for Scotland.

  • Bobby Campbell - Chelsea
  • Jimmy Connor - Sunderland
  • Jimmy Lawrence - Newcastle United
  • Tom Sloan - Third Lanark
  • James Stark - Rangers
  • Robert Thomson - Celtic

    • Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1931–32, 1940–41, 1943–44

    • Other Honours

  • West of Scotland Cup winners: 1939–40
  • Central League champions: 1976–77
  • Central League B Division winners: 1976–77
  • Central Division One winners: 1984–85, 2011–12
  • Central Division Two winners: 2001–02
  • Glasgow Junior Cup: 1913–14

    • References

    Glasgow Perthshire F.C. Wikipedia
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