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{{short description|Association football club in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK}}
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'''Yoker Athletic Football Club''' are a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[football (soccer)]] club based in [[Clydebank]] near [[Glasgow]]. [[Yoker]] is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the ''Wee Ho'', they were formed in [[1885]] and are based at Holm Park. They currently operate in the [[Scottish Junior Football Association, Western Region|West Region]] of the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]] and play in blue and white strips (uniforms).
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| founded = 1886
| ground = Holm Park, [[Clydebank]]
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'''Yoker Athletic Football Club''' are a Scottish [[football (soccer)]] club based in [[Clydebank]] near [[Glasgow]]. [[Yoker]] is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the '' Ho'', were formed in and are based at Holm Park. currently operate in the Scottish .


Local rivals [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]] entered the Junior grade in 2003–04 and ground shared with Yoker at Holm Park from 2008 until 2018 after leaving their ground in [[Duntocher]]. Yoker were promoted to Central Division One on 23 April 2011 after an 8–0 victory over Newmains United.
Since [[Clydebank F.C.]] entered the ''junior'' level in 2003-04 they have shared a healthy rivalry with Yoker Athletic.


The team was co-managed since January 2019 by Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery, Gordon Robertson took over as manager in 2022.
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Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish Literaure; [[James Kelman]]'s novel A Disaffection features the main character attending a match at Holm Park.


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Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish ; [[James Kelman]]'s novel A Disaffection the main character attending a match at Holm Park.
==Honours==
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===[[Scottish Junior Cup]]===


==Ground==
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*Winners: 1932-33
[[File:Holm Park exterior.jpg|thumb|The exterior of Holm Park showing Clydebank and Yoker badges]]
*Runners-up: 1935-36
The club play at Holm Park which they share with [[Clydebank F.C.|Clydebank]]. It is a council-owned ground with floodlights and a synthetic pitch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/clydebank.html|title=Non League Scotland|website=nonleaguescotland.org.uk}}</ref>


===Other honours===
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[[Scottish Junior Cup]]
* '''Winners''': 1932–33
* Runners-up: 1935–36, [[2021–22 Scottish Junior Cup|2021-22]]
;[[Scottish Junior Football Central Division One|Central League Division 1]]
* Runners-up (Promoted to [[West of Scotland Super League First Division|Super First]]): 2011–12


;[[Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two|Central League Second Division]]
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*West of Scotland Cup winners: 1930-31
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*Winners:
*Central Division Two winners: 1988-89
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*Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1947-48
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*Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1985-86


;[[Central Junior Football League|Central League Division Two]]
* Winners: 1988–89


===Other honours===
==Current Notable Players==
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*West of Scotland Cup winners:
*[[Derek Lomas]] - Former [[Coupar Angus F.C.]] Player of the Year
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*Glasgow Dryburgh Cup:
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*Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup:
* Central League Cup - Runners-up 2016–17


==References==
==Notable former players==
<references />
*[[Bobby Finan]] - former [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] and [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] footballer. Also received one wartime cap for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].


*[[Sam English]] - former [[Rangers F.C|Rangers]] striker.
*[[John Blair]] _ former [[Motherwell and scotland player]]centre half
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.yokerathletic.com/ Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915022710/http://www.yokerathletic.com/ |date=15 September 2019 }}

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[[Category:Yoker Athletic F.C.| ]]
*[http://www.yokerathleticfc.co.uk/ Website]
[[Category:Scottish football clubs]]
[[Category:Scottish clubs]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Scotland]]
[[Category:Football in West Dunbartonshire]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1886]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Clydebank]]
[[Category:West of Scotland Football League teams]]

Latest revision as of 17:16, 15 April 2024

Yoker Athletic
Full nameYoker Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)Whe Ho
Founded1886
GroundHolm Park, Clydebank
Capacity1200
ManagerGordon Robertson
LeagueWest of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24West of Scotland League Second Division, 10th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Whe Ho, the club were formed in 1886 and are based at Holm Park. The club currently operate in the West of Scotland League Second Division and play in royal blue or orange strips.[1]

Local rivals Clydebank entered the Junior grade in 2003–04 and ground shared with Yoker at Holm Park from 2008 until 2018 after leaving their ground in Duntocher. Yoker were promoted to Central Division One on 23 April 2011 after an 8–0 victory over Newmains United.

The team was co-managed since January 2019 by Peter McKenna and Tommy Montgomery, Gordon Robertson took over as manager in 2022.

Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish literature and film; James Kelman's novel, A Disaffection, has the main character attending a match at Holm Park, while the club is also mentioned briefly in an episode of Scottish cult classic Limmy's Show.

Ground

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The exterior of Holm Park showing Clydebank and Yoker badges

The club play at Holm Park which they share with Clydebank. It is a council-owned ground with floodlights and a synthetic pitch.[2]

Honours

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Scottish Junior Cup
  • Winners: 1932–33
  • Runners-up: 1935–36, 2021-22
Central League Division 1
Central League Second Division
  • Winners: 2010–11
Central League Division Two
  • Winners: 1988–89

Other honours

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  • West of Scotland Cup winners: 1930–31
  • Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1947–48
  • Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1985–86
  • Central League Cup - Runners-up 2016–17

References

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  1. ^ "Yoker Athletic Football Club". www.yokerathletic.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Non League Scotland". nonleaguescotland.org.uk.
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