CLUB
PROFILE
Based in Bishopbriggs, Rossvale
Thistle were founded by John Grey
back in 1976
The club were originally called Woodhill Boys Club due
to the fact that most of the youths that made up the team
were from nearby Woodhill Primary School.As the club
grew and expanded to more than just the one team, they
decided to change the name so as not to seem too limited
in their inclusion policy. The name Rossvale was chosen as
a combination of the nearby streets, Rossie Crescent and
Vale Walk.
The team colours of red and yellow stripes were
chosen for two reasons. Firstly, because John Grey
was a Partick Thistle fan and secondly, because it
was thought that these colours would eliminate the
possibility of divisions within the team, dissociating
themselves from either half of the Old Firm. The club
adopted an admirable ideology of inclusion for their
players and the choice to issue training gear to every
player was made so as to eliminate the possibility of
conflict between players who supported different
teams. Another reason for the team’s decision to
provide train [