St Roch's Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Royston Road, Glasgow. Nicknamed "the Candy Rock", they were formed in 1920 and play at James McGrory Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. They wear green and white strips (uniforms).
St Roch's was the first club of Jimmy McGrory, the British record goalscorer with 1050 goals. McGrory, who grew up in the Garngad area where the club originated, began playing for them aged just 11. After helping the club win the European Cup in 1922, scoring in the final, he joined Celtic the following season.
The team are managed since June 2014 by Andy Cameron.
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Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1921-22
Other honours
- Glasgow League winners: 1924-25, 1925-26
- Central League champions: 1943-44
- Central League B Division winners: 1972-73
- Central League C Division winners: 1971-72
- Central Division One winners: 1983-84
- Central Division Two winners: 1994-95
- Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1924-25, 1936-37, 1943-44, 1959-60, 1961-62
- Central League division 2 runners up: 2006-07
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Legacy
Provanmill Park was renamed in McGrory's honour in 2013.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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