Rossvale F.C.

Rossvale Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire who play in the West of Scotland Football League. Originally formed in 1976 by John Grey as Woodhill Boys Club, they run youth football teams from under 5 to over 35 level. The decision was taken to set up a Junior section in early 2010 with the aim of allowing ex-youth players to remain in the game at a decent standard, and the club joined the Central District Second Division for the start of the 2011–12 season.[1]

Rossvale
Full nameRossvale Football Club
Founded1976
GroundNew Tinto Park, Govan, Glasgow
ChairmanIan Grey
ManagerDavid Gormley
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2019–20SJFA West Premiership, 11th of 16

The club are based at Huntershill in Bishopbriggs, with the Junior team finally moving into the enhanced facility for the 2017–18 season after initially groundsharing with Petershill.[2] For the 2019–20 season, Rossvale will continue to train at Huntershill, but will play matches at New Tinto Park in Govan, Glasgow, in a groundsharing agreement with Benburb. This is due to Huntershill's owners, East Dunbartonshire Council, being unwilling to invest in upgrading its facilities.[3]

Rossvale clinched their first Junior honour in March 2015 by winning the 2014–15 Central District Second Division title. A notable player in their victorious squad was former Aberdeen and Scotland striker Robbie Winters.[4]

The team was managed from November 2017 to September 2019 by former Albion Rovers defender Gordon Moffat.[5] The current management team of manager David Gormley and assistant manager Sean Higgins took over in September 2019

Managers

Honours
  • West of Scotland League Central District First Division winners: 2017–18[9]
  • West of Scotland League Central District Second Division winners: 2014–15

References
  1. Rossvale aiming for seasons in the sun Kirkintilloch Herald, 13 July 2010
  2. McNab, Ken (3 July 2017). "Juniors: Happy homecoming for Rossvale as gaffer Brian McGinty trains his sights on promotion from Central First Division". Evening Times. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. Maclean, Ian (5 May 2019). "Rossvale to quit Huntershill and groundshare with Benburb". Kirkintilloch Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. O'Donnell, Jim (9 March 2015). "Rossvale joy as Martin Lauchlan's troops secure Central Second Division title with five games to spare". Evening Times. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. "Rossvale FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. O'Donnell, Jim (1 May 2014). "Boss has to Jack it in as family focus comes first". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. Holmes, Jeff (29 February 2016). "High-flying Rossvale part company with Martin Lauchlan". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "Juniors: Former Rangers player Brian McGinty ends football exile to take the reins at Rossvale". Evening Times. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. O'Donnell, Jim (22 May 2018). "Rossvale put Moffat through the mill but boss is just delighted to clinch title". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.


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