Civil Service Strollers F.C.

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Civil Service Strollers
Civil Service Strollers FC logo.png
Full nameCivil Service Strollers Football Club
Nickname(s)Strollers
Founded1908
GroundChristie Gillies Park, Edinburgh
Capacity1,569 (100 seated)
Manager Gary Jardine
League Lowland League
2022–23 Lowland League, 8th of 19
Website Club website
Main Entrance to Christie Gillies Park Civil Service Strollers V Stirling Uni 15-4-17 (35).jpg
Main Entrance to Christie Gillies Park

Civil Service Strollers Football Club are a senior non-league football team from Edinburgh, Scotland currently playing in the Lowland League. [1] The Strollers play their home games at Christie Gillies Park. Their home strip colours are red, with white shorts and red socks.

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The team is currently managed by Gary Jardine. [2]

History

Founded in 1908 under the name Edinburgh Civil Service Football Club, their first ground was the Stenhouse Stadium, which later became a venue for greyhound racing, before moving to Pinkhill Stadium in the 1920s. They moved to the Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association in Muirhouse in 1957, where they continue to play their home games, the ground is commonly known as Christie Gillies Park.

In 2000–01, the club entered into a partnership with Talloaks to develop youth football, with the Talloaks youth teams taking on the name 'CS Strollers'. At the start of the 2001–02 season, the partnership was extended to cover all other ages of organised football. 2001–02 saw the Strollers having, for the first time, a fully incorporated women's team.

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, they were elected to fill one of two vacancies in the Lowland Football League.

Their former management team was Alex Cunningham and Ricky Clapperton until Gary Jardine took over for the 2018–19 season. [3]

Ground

Main Stand Civil Service Strollers V Stirling Uni 15-4-17 (338).jpg
Main Stand

Strollers play their home games at Christie Gillies Park, which is located just off Marine Drive in Muirhouse, Edinburgh. The ground has one small stand along the North side with the dugouts on the South side. The ground has a capacity of 1,596 with around 100 of that being seated. The pitch was once part of a large playing field but work was carried out in 2015 to provide cover for spectators and enclose the ground. Floodlights were added in 2019 to meet SFA licensing criteria. [4]

Current squad

As of 27 June 2023 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jacob Pazikas(on loan from Rangers)
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mark McConnell
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Conrad Balatoni
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Clarke
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Duffy
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Matthew Shaw
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dean Ritchie
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum Yates
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Matthew Cunningham
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Guthrie
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tom Findlay
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Marc Laird
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andrew McKenzie
— MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Baris Ozturk
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Young
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Robbie Cole
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harry Girdwood
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Mbewe
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Innes Lawson
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Euan Valentine

Season-by-season record

Lowland League

SeasonDivisionPositionPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGDPoints Scottish Cup
Civil Service Strollers
2016–17 Lowland League 12th3010713-937 First round replay, losing to Hawick Royal Albert
2017–18 Lowland League 7th3011712+340 Second round, losing to Brora Rangers
2018–19 Lowland League 5th281549+1349 Second round, losing to Edinburgh City
2019–20 Lowland League 6th†231238+239 First round, losing to Buckie Thistle
2020–21 Lowland League 11th†14455-217 First round, losing to Elgin City

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Service Strollers – Scottish Lowland League". Scottish Lowland League. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Strollers Appoint Gary Jardine as Manager". The Edinburgh Reporter. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football | Edinburgh News".
  4. ↑ "Non League Scotland". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Squad". Civil service strollers f.c. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Civil Service Strollers win the South Challenge Cup". North Edinburgh Community News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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