Blantyre Victoria F.C.
Scottish football club
Blantyre Victoria Football Club, also known as Blantyre Vics, are a Scottish association football club based in the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. Formed in 1889, they play at KG Stadium (traditionally known as Castle Park). They currently compete in the West of Scotland Football League First Division in the seventh tier of the Scottish football league system. Historically, they shared a healthy rivalry with Blantyre Celtic who played nearby at Craighead Park, until Celtic were dissolved in 1992. The team have been managed since June 2016 by former Alloa and Stirling Albion midfielder John Gibson.
History
Early days
Blantyre Victoria were founded in 1890 by a Mr Sam Dawson, who remained working with the club until his death in 1929. When they were founded, they initially had no permanent ground so played on Glasgow Road in Blantyre. They became members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and soon won the Lanarkshire Junior League in 1892 and in 1893. In the 1893–94 season, Blantyre reached the Scottish Junior Cup semi-final, losing out to Renfrew Victoria at Kelburn Park.
Later that year, the club then went senior which allowed them to play Scottish Qualifying Cup.
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