East Kilbride
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East Kilbride
FOOTBALL CLUB
East Kilbride FC is a relatively new football club based in South Lanarkshire,
Scotland having been created out of previous clubs Stewartfield and Jackton Boys.
The club is based on strong beliefs of encouraging youths in East Kilbride to enjoy
and further their fitness and skills.
Their motto is “a priori” or “based on what went before”
as a reminder of the original club, the two founding modern
teams and the other clubs that joined during 2011 and 2012.
The club is based at K-Park in Calderglen Country Park
and the aim is to eventually start up the first ever professional
club in East Kilbride. K Park was built and is operated by
East Kilbride Community Trust, a Registered Charity and is
available to other sports, and also to other football clubs in the
local area.
The Club has achieved SFA Quality Mark, Community
Club Award and the five Core Values of discipline, diet,
fitness, respect and manners will underpin the aim of lifelong
development. In April 2014 the Club became Full Members of
the SFA, achieving Entry Level Licence.
So far this season their first team has been in fantastic form,
compiling a record of sixteen wins, two draws and one defeat
from their nineteen matches played. This sees them sitting top
of the table with fifty points on the board, nine clear of their
nearest rivals.
This should provide them with the perfect platform from
which to go on and put together a successful campaign. A long
as they are able to retain their current group of players they
seem sure to be crowned champions.
One of the highlights of the team’s performances so far this
season has been the attacking brand of football that they have
been able to produce. This has been reflected by the fact that
they have found the back of the net forty-nine times at a rate of
more than two per game.
This will certainly have meant that any supporters
attending their matches will have been well entertained and
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should encourage more of the local community to get behind
the side in future. This in turn has the potential to provide
them with a valuable source of additional revenue.
East Kilbride is not a club to focus solely upon their senior
set up and this is reflected by the fact that they also have a
thriving youth section. This part of the club looks to provide
young players from the local community with an opportunity
to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst
helping them to reach their full potential. It is important for
any club looking to be successful over a sustained period of
time to be able to produce their own talent and this is an area
they appear to have covered.
East Kilbride’s success this season is a just reward for all of
the hard work that goes into the club. If they continue in the
same manner then they should be able to look forwards to a
bright future.