Carluke Rovers F.C.


Carluke Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed The Rovers, they were formed in 1887, although documented evidence shows a club called Milton Rovers, Carluke's original name, were playing matches during 1886, and are based in the John Cumming Stadium. The club compete in the. The team are managed by Thomas Devine along with Mark McRoberts, Peter Kane, Tony Boyce, Scott Mathieson & Cieran Henderson

John Cumming Stadium

Rovers moved into the newly built John Cumming Stadium in April 2011, playing their first competitive game against Benburb in a Scottish [Junior Football Central Division Two|SJFA Central Division Two] match. The stadium is named in honour of the famous ex-Rovers player John Cumming. The ground has a synthetic 4G surface and is also a fully equipped athletics venue with an eight lane track and long jump sand pit. The stadium is also used by the Hamilton Academical women's team for their home matches in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Carluke had previously played at Loch Park Stadium in the town since 1919. The record attendance was set at 10,119 against Rangers F.C.|Cambuslang Rangers] in the quarter final of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1971. This ground was demolished in April 2011 to make way for a supermarket development.

Notable players

Honours

The club have reached the semi-final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup five times and lost on each occasion, most recently in 1967.
  • Scotland League [Central District">Scotland national football team">Scotland League [Central District Second Division|West Central Second Division] winners: 2011–12
  • Lanarkshire League winners: 1922–23, 1956–57, 1958–59
  • Central League B Division winners: 1971–72
  • Lanarkshire Junior Cup: 1889–90, 1890–91, 1922–23, 1932–33, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1966–67
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup: 1888–89, 1889–90, 1926–27, 1947–48, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1967–68
  • Glasgow Junior Cup: 1928–29