Port Glasgow JFC Battery Park, Eldon Street, Greenock

Nickname: The Undertakers
Year formed: 1948
Club Number:
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home kit: change kit:

Ground Details:

Capacity: unknown
Seats: none
Cover: unknown


A few shots of Battery Park from Martin Donnelly

Port Glasgow began playing at Battery Park in Greenock in April 2011 and will remain there for approximately one season. They had been with Greenock Juniors at Ravenscraig Stadium but it has been shut for refurbishment ahead of the 2012 Commonwealth Games. Both Port and Greenock will return to Ravenscraig, at which point Port Glasgow hope to move into a new community fieldturf stadium at Parklea in Port Glasgow.

Social Club:

Club Information:
Port Glasgow are currently groundsharing wirth Greenock Juniors after their previous home was flattened to make way for housing. The development has laid derelict ever since howevr. The club were originally a Juvenile side, turning Junior in 1949. There had previously been a successful Junior club in the town, Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors who existed from 1896 to 1939.

2001 population: Port Glasgow 16617* (not playing in Port Glasgow at present)

League Record from 1990:

1990-91: 12th Central Division 1, 19pts from 26 games (2pts per win)
1991-92: 8th Central Division 2, 27pts from 26 games (2pts per win)
1992-93: 4th Central Division 2, 31pts from 26 games (2pts per win)

1993-94: 2nd Central Division 2, 36pts from 24 games (2pts per win)

1994-95: 11th Central Division 1, 26pts from 26 games
1995-96: 14th Central Division 1, 24pts from 26 games
1996-97: 11th Central Division 2, 27pts from 24 games

1997-98: 8th Central Division 2, 30pts from 24 games
1998-99: 4th Central Division 2, 44pts from 24 games
1999-00: 1st Central Division 2, 62pts from 24 games
2000-01: 12th Central Division 1, 18pts from 26 games
2001-02: 4th Central Division 2, 38pts from 22 games
2002-03: 2nd Central Division 2, 51pts from 24 games
2003-04: 10th Central Division 1, 22pts from 22 games
2004-05: 4th Central Division 2, 44pts from 24 games
2005-06: 2nd Central Division 2, 40pts from 20 games
2006-07: 4th Central Division 1, 41pts from 24 games
2007-08: 1st Central Division 1, 44pts from 22 games
2008-09: 11th West Division 1, 32pts from 26 games
2009-10: 9th Central Division 1, 29pts from 24 games
2010-11: 8th Central Division 1, 32pts from 24 games

Honours:
Central League A Division winners: 1978-79
Central District League First Division winners: 2007-08
Central League C Division winners: 1975-76
Central Division Two winners: 1999-00
Central District League Cup winners: 1957-58
Evening Times Cup Winners Cup (was Central League Championship until 1979): 1999-00
Premier Talent Trophy: 1994-95
Erskine Hospital Charity Cup winners: 1970-71, 1980-81, 1987-88
Pompey Cup winners: 1967-68
Kirkwood Shield: 1967-68
Renfrewshire Junior Cup winners: 1952-53

Programme Information:

Getting There

Directions by road (to Ravenscraig):
From east (A8): Follow this road in towards Greenock town centre and then follow signs onto the A78 to Inverkip. Stay on this road right through Greenock until Branchton Station can be seen on the left hand side. Take the 2nd road on the right after this (Auchmead Road) along which on the right hand side Ravenscraig Stadium can be found.

Nearest Railway Station: Branchton (500 yards)

Bus routes:

Web Links: Port Glasgow site

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