29-12-2016, 16:21
Stenhousemuir is a town of about 10,000 people only a couple of miles out of Falkirk. Throughout a long history from its foundation in 1884 the town’s football team, nicknamed The Warriors for reasons now forgotten, has competed in the lower leagues of Scottish football. The club reached the newly formed Scottish League Division Two proper, in 1921.
The club made history when featuring in the first floodlit game in Scotland in 1951 against Hibernian. Arguably the team's best league season on the field was in 1960/61 when they finished in third place in Division Two with 50 points, scoring an amazing 99 goals. However 1995/96 saw perhaps the club’s finest achievement when Stenhousemuir reached the League Challenge Cup final and 2500 supporters converged on McDiarmid Park in Perth to watch them play a Dundee United side which had invested heavily in its players. A tight game saw the game locked at 0-0 after extra time, but in a nail-biting penalty shoot out The Warriors prevailed 5-4.
Curiously Stenhousemuir F.C. has a widespread fan base collectively known as 'Warriors Abroad' with many fans based in England and a large following from Norway who for many years have appeared at Ochilview in full Nordic regalia.
In September 2009, Stenhousemuir Football Club Ltd re-registered as a Community Interest Company, which means its assets are secured for good community use and shareholder dividends are limited so that community benefit will now remain paramount.
Manager: Brown Ferguson
Ground: Ochilview Park capacity 4,096 - the pitch is synthetic.
Travel:
By Road
From the West leave M876 at junction 2 and follow signs for the A88, at the third roundabout take the third exit and continue to the first road on the left. The Football Club is 100 yards along the dead-end street.
From the East leave the M9 at junction 7 for the M876 eastbound. Leave at the Bowtrees flyover, taking the third exit off the roundabout onto the A905 and after ½ mile take the A88 and after approximately two miles, at the second roundabout, take the first exit and proceed to the 1st road on the left. The Football Club is 100 yards along the dead-end street.
By Train
The nearest Station is Larbert about half a mile from the ground.
By Air
Edinburgh International is 30 minutes from Ochilview Park and Glasgow International is approximately an hour journey away.
The club made history when featuring in the first floodlit game in Scotland in 1951 against Hibernian. Arguably the team's best league season on the field was in 1960/61 when they finished in third place in Division Two with 50 points, scoring an amazing 99 goals. However 1995/96 saw perhaps the club’s finest achievement when Stenhousemuir reached the League Challenge Cup final and 2500 supporters converged on McDiarmid Park in Perth to watch them play a Dundee United side which had invested heavily in its players. A tight game saw the game locked at 0-0 after extra time, but in a nail-biting penalty shoot out The Warriors prevailed 5-4.
Curiously Stenhousemuir F.C. has a widespread fan base collectively known as 'Warriors Abroad' with many fans based in England and a large following from Norway who for many years have appeared at Ochilview in full Nordic regalia.
In September 2009, Stenhousemuir Football Club Ltd re-registered as a Community Interest Company, which means its assets are secured for good community use and shareholder dividends are limited so that community benefit will now remain paramount.
Manager: Brown Ferguson
Ground: Ochilview Park capacity 4,096 - the pitch is synthetic.
Travel:
By Road
From the West leave M876 at junction 2 and follow signs for the A88, at the third roundabout take the third exit and continue to the first road on the left. The Football Club is 100 yards along the dead-end street.
From the East leave the M9 at junction 7 for the M876 eastbound. Leave at the Bowtrees flyover, taking the third exit off the roundabout onto the A905 and after ½ mile take the A88 and after approximately two miles, at the second roundabout, take the first exit and proceed to the 1st road on the left. The Football Club is 100 yards along the dead-end street.
By Train
The nearest Station is Larbert about half a mile from the ground.
By Air
Edinburgh International is 30 minutes from Ochilview Park and Glasgow International is approximately an hour journey away.