Tarff Rovers F.C.

Last updated
Tarff Rovers
Full nameTarff Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rovers
Founded1874
Dissolved2003
GroundBalgreen Park, Kirkcowan

Tarff Rovers Football Club are a defunct football club from Kirkcowan in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

One of Scotland's oldest clubs, they were formed in 1874 and were full members of both the Scottish Football Association and the Southern Counties Football Association. Having full SFA status entitled Rovers to compete in the Scottish Qualifying Cup South competition and, on occasion, play in the Scottish Cup proper.

The club's finest hour came in 1969 when they faced Scottish League side Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup. This home tie saw Tarff triumph by one goal to nil. [1] Despite belonging to a remote and sparsely populated part of Scotland – indeed Kirkcowan's current population is less than 400 – Tarff enjoyed certain periods of success.

During their final few years of the club's existence, a local businessman's financial assistance led to several titles, cup wins, and big name signings, including Chic Charnley and Rowan Alexander.

The club folded in 2003 when local interest quickly dwindled to the point where a committee could not be formed. The club's home ground of Balgreen Park still exists, and is currently used by local Sunday league side Kirkcowan Wanderers.

Related Research Articles

Highland Football League Association football league in Scotland

The Scottish Highland Football League is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scottish Professional Football League.

Blackburn Rovers F.C. Association football club in England

Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.

Scottish Junior Football Association

The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the level of football played, not the age of the players. The closest equivalent terminology would be non-League football in England, the difference being that junior football in Scotland was not similarly integrated into its football league system until 2021.

East of Scotland Football League Association football league in Scotland

The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at level 6-8 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.

Queens Park F.C. Association football club in Glasgow, Scotland

Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in Scottish League One, the third tier of the Scottish football pyramid. Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the oldest in the world outside England and Wales.

Brechin City F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Brechin in Angus. The club was founded in 1906 by players and officials of two local clubs, Brechin Harp and Brechin Hearts. The club currently competes in the Highland Football League after successive relegations from the Championship in 2018, League One in 2019 and League Two via the play-off in 2021 after a 3–1 aggregate defeat by Kelty Hearts.

Deveronvale F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Deveronvale Football Club are a senior association football club currently playing the Highland Football League in Scotland. They were founded in 1938 and play their football at the Princess Royal Park in the town of Banff,, Scotland.

Albion Rovers F.C. Semi-professional association football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in League Two, the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in 1882 as the result of an amalgamation of two teams, Albion and Rovers, the club joined the Scottish Football League initially in 1903 before returning in 1919 and, although they have spent most of their time in the lower divisions, have maintained their league membership since. Their sole major honours during that time have been wins in the lower two divisions of the senior league system.

Penicuik Athletic F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Penicuik Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club. They were formed in 1888 and are based at Penicuik Park, in the town of Penicuik. Penicuik Park is ten miles south west of Edinburgh on the A702 road. The team now plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.

Peebles Rovers F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Peebles Rovers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Peebles, Scottish Borders. Founded in 1893, they play their home matches at Whitestone Park. The club are members of the East of Scotland Football League, in the seventh tier of the Scottish football league system. They were briefly members of the Scottish Football League, between 1923 and 1926.

South of Scotland Football League Association football league in Scotland

The South of Scotland Football League (SoSFL) is a senior football league based in south-west Scotland. The league sits at level 6 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.

Renton Football Club was a football club based in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Formed in 1872, they were a prominent team in the early history of Scottish football, and were one of the teams that featured in the first ever Scottish Cup fixture. They won the competition twice, in 1885 and 1888, and were also runners-up three times. Their 6–1 win against Cambuslang in 1888 is the joint record win in a Scottish Cup final.

Association football in the Republic of Ireland

Association football commonly referred to as football or Soccer, is the team sport with the highest level of participation in the Republic of Ireland.

Creetown F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Creetown Football Club are a football club based in Creetown in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. Formed in 1905 as Creetown Rifle Volunteers Football Club, they adopted their present name in 1920. They originally played their home matches at Barholm Park, which had been the ground of Barholm Rovers, who went out of existence in 1905. They now play their home matches at Castlecary Park, which despite being a fairly undeveloped ground, accommodates up to 2,000 spectators.

Alfred Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.

George Farm Scottish footballer and manager

George Neil Farm was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper and manager.

Kirkcowan Human settlement in Scotland

Kirkcowan is an area about 15 miles in length, and from nearly two to nearly seven miles in breadth, comprising 30,580 acres, of which 7000 are arable, 300 woodland and plantations, and the remainder meadow, pasture in Machars, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, with the village of Kirkcowan, bounded on the east by the river Bladnoch, on the west by the river Tarff, and is 6 miles W. by S.W. from Newton Stewart.

Hawick Royal Albert United F.C. Association football club in Scotland

Hawick Royal Albert United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The club was founded in 1947 as Hawick Royal Albert and in 2019 merged with amateur side Hawick United to create Hawick Royal Albert United. The club plays its home matches at Albert Park and currently competes in the East of Scotland League First Division Conference B. M.C AmmaGay played live at Albert park on the first game of the 2021-22 season. There were 4 people in attendance at this show.

References

  1. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Breedon Books. p. 128. ISBN   1 85983 020 X.