Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.
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| Full name | Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Winton | ||
| Founded | 1900 | ||
| Ground | Winton Park, Ardrossan | ||
| Capacity | 3500 | ||
| Chairman | Pat Breen | ||
| Manager | Gavin Friels | ||
| League | West of Scotland League First Division | ||
| 2023–24 | West of Scotland League Second Division, 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
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Ardrossan Winton Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club from Ardrossan in North Ayrshire. Formed in 1900 as a Juvenile club before joining the Junior ranks in 1903 they are based at Winton Park and are nicknamed "The Winton". The club colours are Black and White, currently and historically hoops, but all white shirts and black and white stripes have also been used. The change colour is all sky blue.[1] They compete in the West of Scotland League First Division. They won the Ayrshire District League in 2014–15 and were promoted to the SJFA Super League First Division for the 2015–16 season. One of their ex-players, Bobby Watson, went on to play professionally for Rangers and later semi-professionally for Fleetwood Town and Blackpool.
Winton Park
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Winton Park has been the home of Winton Rovers for most of their existence and was bought from Lord Eglinton in 1923 for £160. The park originally ran in an East West direction, the park was turned to its current North South direction prior to Bells Nursery selling a strip of land to them for £50. The grandstand was built around 1956.
The pitch is approx 110 yards long by 66 wide and the ground capacity is approx 3000. There are four separate areas of covered terracing and the stand seats approximately 100 people. There are also floodlights but these are not used for matches, except midweek friendlies. On match days there is the opportunity to get refreshments and a regular match programme is also produced.
Honours
[edit]| Honour | Year |
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| West of Scotland Football League – Second Division | 2023-24 |
| SJFA West Region – Ayrshire District League | 2010–11, 2014–15 |
| North Ayrshire Cup | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
| West of Scotland Cup | 1934–35 |
| West of Scotland Consolation Cup | 1935–36 |
| Western League | 1919–20, 1933–34 |
| Western League Div II | 1978–79, 1988–89, 1997–98 |
| Western League Cup | 1935–36 |
| Kilmarnock and District League | 1907–08 |
| Irvine and District League | 1909–10, 1911–12 |
| Ayrshire Cup | 1926–27, 1933–34, 1950–51, 1951–52 |
| Ayrshire District Cup | 1911–12, 1919–20, 1926–27, 1935–36, 1978–79 |
| Cunningham Cup | 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93 |
| Supercup | 1990–91 |
| Ayrshire Consolation Cup | 1912–13, 1919–20, 1922–23, 1948–49 |
| Vernon Trophy | 1948–49 |
| Moore Trophy | 1930–31, 1931–32 |
| Land O’Burns Cup | 1951–52, 1956–57 |
| Irvine Herald Cup | 1911–12, 1931–32 |
| St Vincent de Paul Cup | 1935–36 |
| Scottish Junior Cup Semi-finalists | 1911–12, 1933–34, 1969–70 |