Albion Rovers Football Club (Albion Rovers F.C.) are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who currently playing in the Scottish Football League. Their home stadium is Cliftonhill which was opened on Christmas Day 1919 and their home games usually attract a few hundred paying spectators.
The club are currently considering plans to redevelop their stadium, the plan involves selling part of the land for use for offices. The funds gained would build a new stand and probably install the latest artificial pitch.
History
The club was formed with the merger of Albion and Rovers in 1882. They play in red and yellow strips having changed from blue and white ones in 1961. Their greatest claim to fame is that they were Scottish Cup runners up in season 1919-20, losing in the final to Kilmarnock F.C..
Famous players in the club's past include former Celtic and Scotland manager Jock Stein, Bernie Slaven , Peter Dickson , John "Jock" White (the only player capped for Scotland while with the club), Tony Green and Jim Brown as well as many more.
Rovers (as their fans prefer the team to be referred, rather than Albion) contested the 2004-05 season in the Third Division and have twice in the last few years been denied promotion on the final day of the season. This was most apparent in the 2002-03 season when an 89th minute goal by Kenny Deuchar of East Fife F.C. thwarted Rovers hopes.
They are currently still playing in the Third Division.
Honours
Division II: 1933/34
Second Division: 1988/89
Club Records
Biggest league win: 12-0 .v. Airdriehill
Biggest league loss: 1-11 .v. Partick Thistle F.C.
Biggest home attendance: 27,381 .v. Rangers F.C., 1936
External link
www.AlbionRovers.com