Blantyre Victoria FC Castle Park, Forrest Street, Blantyre

Nickname: Vics
Year formed: 1890
Club Number: (01698) 323790

Ground Details:

Capacity: 2500
Seats: none
Cover: Yes (3 sections, fair-sized)

The ground contains a few quirky little stands, but the whole place is slightly tatty. One end is merely a grassed area.

Three views of Castle Park from 'Grumberry'

Castle Park from the Thorniewood United website

Social Club: Unknown

Club Information:
Vics' record attendance is 6,000. They get gates of around 30-50.

2001 population: Blantyre 17328

League Record from 1990:

1990-91: 14th Central Premier, 13pts from 26 games (2pts per win)
1991-92: 12th Central Division 1, 21pts from 26 games (2pts per win)
1992-93: 9th Central Division 2, 24pts from 26 games (2pts per win)
1993-94: 3rd Central Division 2, 35pts from 24 games (2pts per win)
1994-95: 7th Central Division 1, 38pts from 26 games
1995-96: 1st Central Division 1, 66pts from 26 games
1996-97: 6th Central Premier, 30pts from 22 games
1997-98: 10th Central Premier, 23pts from 22 games
1998-99: 1st Central Division 1, 59pts from 26 games
1999-00: 8th Central Premier, 28pts from 22 games
2000-01: 12th Central Premier, 11pts from 22 games
2001-02: 7th Central Division 1, 37pts from 26 games
2002-03: 12th Central Division 1, 11pts from 22 games
2003-04: 5th Central Division 2, 41pts from 24 games
2004-05: 8th Central Division 2, 33pts from 24 games
2005-06: 1st Central Division 2, 49pts from 20 games
2006-07: 9th Central Division 1, 28pts from 24 games
2007-08: 10th Central Division 1, 20pts from 22 games
2008-09: 1st Central Division 2, 38pts from 20 games
2009-10: 7th Central Division 1, 29pts from 24 games
2010-11: 13th Central Division 1, 12pts from 24 games

Honours:
Scottish Junior Cup winners: 1949-50, 1969-70, 1981-82
Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1943-44
West of Scotland Cup winners: 1943-44
Central Division One winners: 1995-96
Central District Division Two winners: 2005-06, 2008-09
Central League B Division winners: 1980-81
Central League C Division winners: 1979-80
Central League (Eastern) winners: 1940-41
Lanarkshire League winners: 1892-93, 1905-06, 1910-11, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1926-27
Lanarkshire Junior Challenge Cup winners: 1903-04, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1923-24, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1945-46, 1948-49, 1967-68
Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1965-66
Lanarkshire Central Cup winners: 1931-32, 1940-41, 1943-44, 1956-57
Lanarkshire Consolation Cup winners: 1924-25
Central District League Cup winners: 1976-77
Central Region Sectional League Cup winners: 1995-96
Evening Times Cup Winners Cup (was Central League Championship until 1979): 1935-36, 1979-80

Programme Information:
Unknown

Getting There

Directions by road:
From Glasgow (A724): Follow road into Blantyre until a significant sized roundabout is passed over. At the next one, take the first exit which is down Forrest Street to the left. 100 yards down Forrest Street, on the left hand side, is Castle Park.

Nearest Railway Station: Blantyre

Bus routes:

Web Link: Blantyre Victoria FC website