A couple of pubs are dotted alongMain Street, notably theCrown Inn (No.242) and Gilmours(No.541), both friendly little locals with regular beers, regular regulars, and regular karaoke. Stenhousemuir has been a club I've been looking forward to visiting for a wee while for a few reasons. 12 mins I have a vague recollection of watching an unusual item on the BBCs Football Focus either in the late 1990s or early 2000s about a club which probably hadnt featured on the programme before, and likely havent since. [2] In the early 20th century the club had a brief spell of success, winning the Scottish Qualifying Cup twice in 1901 and 1902. Read more about this topic: Stenhousemuir F.C. After last seasons promotion, stabilisation this season is key., Scottish football has been doing a great deal of soul searching in recent years with regards to its status in the world, at both club and international level. Better care is taken of the 10-15 year olds during their development there with superior facilities and organisation for players looking to graduate to pro or semi-pro level., I ask both Terry and Georg to sum up their feelings about this special relationship and whether in another 25 years younger, equally committed Norwegians will make that same pilgrimage across the North Sea to Ochilview to share a pint (or two) with their Scottish comrades in the Terje Eriksen Suite and toast the 50th anniversary of one of footballs more curious supporter/club connections. They have also among other things sponsored our Youth Programme and organised a pre-season tour to Norway for our 1st team in recent years. It also bears great resemblance to the old Norse language and when you break the name down into its constituent parts it means Stone (Sten) house (house) muir that last part is open to different interpretation. That really made me understand the phrase thundering silence.. Season ticket holders have first option on major cup ties etc but WA members will also have the chance to place an order before tickets go on general sale. By joining the Trust youll show that you agree that the Warriors future needs to be safeguarded and believe that supporters can play a responsible role in the running of the club. Official website Founded 1884 Address Gladstone Road FK5 4QL Stenhousemuir Country Scotland Phone +44 (1324) 562 992 Fax +44 (1324) 562 980 E-mail stenhousemuir.fc@talk21.com Venue Name. Whatever they get from following the club theyve more than given back over the years in support and funding.. Stenhousemuir defender Johyn Gibson A small group travelled to Scotland for the first time in 1993 and Oslo/Ochilview ties are now so strong that the Norwegian Supporters Club chairman,. As of today, the supporters club and its members owns about 5% of the shares in Stenhousemuir. was founded in 1884 following the breakaway from a local team called Heather Rangers. The Norway Stand was bought and paid for by the Norwegian Supporters Club, who also own shares. Great for any event with full catering facilities and manned bar. as a recognition of their support and promotion of the club. These were people well equipped with ideas to raise funds to maintain the supporters club which in turn helped us greatly here at Stenhousemuir. Theres no way youd get the same amount of interest in the smaller Norwegian clubs as you do at their equivalents in Scotland. The Denmark based supporters club is an unofficial Warriors fan club founded and established in the summer 2000. In 1996 it was given one share of Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir - Kelty Hearts FC Stenhousemuir Playing Squad Club Stats Player Stats Birthdays Latest Match Results Club Fixtures No players in the squad KELTY HEARTS HOME/AWAY KITS - 22/23 OUT NOW! A big thanks to the team at Nutmeg, and also to the author of the articleMark Godfrey. . Stenhousemuir F.C. Its been around 7 months since the sides last met at Ochilview and shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Stenhousemuir FC were delighted to receive notice that Warriors In The Community has received 02 days Namesake Stenhousemuir FCwere founded here in 1884 whileEast Stirlingshire, from nearby Falkirk, were forced to move here in 2008. Added to that, his daughter spent several years studying in Stirling as did the two sons of supporters club founder Rolf Wulff before working in Edinburgh. Despite having only 300 regular supporters, Stenhousemuir, nicknamed the. Many lifelong friendships have been formed since the supporters club was born back in early 1993; Mathisen himself has fallen in love with Scotland and, along the way, even found romance in the form of his partner of three-and-a-half years, Mairi. And then I got shut in my ReadMore, What an engineering marvel! The Norwegian supporters' club investment in Stenhousemuir is far from just one of pounds and krone, however, although they have all spent their fair share over the last quarter of a century taking planes, trains and automobiles on circuitous routes towards the town. I certainly couldnt point to it on a map; I could barely have told you where to find it on the pools coupon. Cookie Notice 201819 saw the club relegated back to League Two after defeat to Annan Athletic in the play-offs. [6] Four years later, Stenhousemuir, along with Albion Rovers, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City and Stranraer, with support from a number of clubs, including Celtic, Hamilton Academical and Airdrieonians, successfully defeated the plan. For all the supporters whose memories of the match were erased by the frantic celebrations afterwards, the club kindly brought out a video. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. An investigation kills and it and its supporters dead. It works with the Board of the football club and the Supporters Club to develop a more successful football club. There is further reference to a Stenhousemuir "junior" team on March 13 1884. . 12 mins Did battered women watch all this on television and realize more vividly than ever before that their lives were cheap and their pain inconsequential?Anna Quindlen (b. The cash obtained from membership of the Trust is used to buy shares the football club has for sale, and hence the club will directly benefit financially. You are assured of a warm welcome from the staff on duty. Their sponsorship is worth a five figure sum to the club over both seasons. The annual membership subscription of the Trust is 5 but Trust members can take out either a 'silver' membership of 5 a month, or a 'gold' membership of 10 a month. The bar is also open after the game where you can meet and discuss the game in detail and watch the other results as they come in. In 199798, Stenhousemuir were relegated from the Scottish Second Division to the Scottish Third Division for the first time in the history of the club. A "Stenhousemuir (Larbert)" away match to Alloa Athletic is listed on September 9, 1882, with Vale of Bannock v Stenhousemuir Thistle on September 16 1882. xG For - Expected Goals For of Stenhousemuir is 1.52 xG, with a shots per match average of 11.88. Using nine keepers cant have helped. A bit on the small side really but there is a decent stand on one side The Norway Stand (Main Stand) its all seated covered stand that runs half the length of the pitch and straddles the half way line.Apart from the Main Stand only one side of the ground is used for spectators this stand is the Tryst Road end in 2004/05 a roof was installed and constructed by club volunteers. Posted by Terry Bulloch | Jul 24, 2011 | News | 0. The Trust has provided the money and labour to move and refurbish the Wee Bar underneath the stand. After agriculture came Carron, Europes biggest ironworks, based at the next village over, close to todays Stenhousemuir Sports Centre. It is a democratic organisation based on one vote per person, and its committee is elected every year by the members. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Museums and galleries are a highlight, including the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Science Centre, St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life & Art and Riverside Museum. Ending 26 Jan at 6:11PM GMT 9d 21h. 1994-95 Beat Aberdeen 2-0 in the Scottish Cup. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The club also draws much international support: the Norwegian Supporters' Club is a small supporters' organisation based in Oslo, Norway. Stenhousemuir FC also has Danish support. Shots, xG & Offsides - Stenhousemuir. 40 secs, 2023 Stenhousemuir F.C. 02 days A year later, Ochilview wrote itself into Scottish football history when it was the venue of the first ever floodlit match in Scotland, during a friendly against. The sign will be erected in time for the visit of our Norwegians supporters this Saturday. Stenhousemuir were admitted to the SFA on August 21 1883 before being struck off from the SFA on August 26 1885 for non-payment of subscription. Season 1994/95 was one of the most successful in the clubs history, reaching the the Quarter Final of the Scottish cup, knocking out higher league St. Johnstone and Aberdeen en-route. Through much of its history the team has competed in the lower leagues of Scottish football, spending the 2006-07 season in the Third Division. I learned about the Falkirk Wheel from friends in Scotland in 2019. You may also further personalise certain items, costs and options are stated within each product. 1902 Win the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the second successive year. The people at Stenhousemuir are a friendly, positive lot and we are honoured to have such good relations with them. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Either way, they thought that this would be a good team to follow., Initially, and unsurprisingly, their motives and perhaps their sanity were questioned. Stenhousemuir and Norway: the ties that bind, First published in Issue 10 of Nutmeg: The Scottish Football Periodical. Gary Naysmiths Matchday 10 offers an interesting match up as the Warriors welcome Airdrie Ladies to Ochilview for the first time this season. Why not drop into The Bob Hill Wee Bar for a pre-match drink and a look at the Sports news on the TVs before heading into the ground to watch the match. - YouTube This week we visited the Scottish Football Club with a huge Norwegian. Along with over 100 sets of supporters of football clubs throughout the UK, youll be agreeing that collectively we can ensure that the club is run democratically. [3] The name Ochilview derives from the nearby Ochil Hills which are visible from the stadium. 12 mins Stenhousemuir, United Kingdom Scotland's second-biggest city has something for everyone. as a recognition of their support and promotion of the club. The nearbyCommercial Hotel, slightly further from Stenhousemuir, is more a bar than lodging. Of the local hotels,The Ploughis more for dining and wine, whiletheStation Hotelat Larbert is just the ticket. FromLarbert station,First South East & Central Scotlandbuses 6, 7 and F11 run into town but its only a couple of stops or a 10min walk, right along Main Street. 2500 Stenhousemuir supporters converged on McDiarmid park in Perth, filling one end of the stadium for the final against Dundee United who had recently spent two million pounds on players. In the towns hostelries, just as the football club, the Norwegians presence has been welcomed, from the Station Hotel in Larbert (where Mathisen says the owners tend to add black pudding and haggis to breakfast when they know we are coming) to the Scotia, the Wellington and the Tollbooth Tavern; the latter, for Mathisen, representing the highlight of any visit: It is the time when we sit together, just enjoying life, and have expectations that the best is still to come at Ochilview.. Stenhousemuir Football Club is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk. They wanted to know more about the club, so I sent them various programmes and other literature about our history. This Norwegian-connection can also be seen in the way that the club's mascot is a fairly large viking with bright orange hair! The league campaigns of 1987/88 and 1988/89 saw the warriors just miss out on promotion by a couple of points after being in the chase for most of the season. Weve been through plenty of UK airports on our way to Stenhousemuir and, incredibly, bumped into some fellow Norwegian supporters clubs on similarly tricky journeys to follow teams such as Hartlepool United and Billericay Town., This year while a successful one on the pitch thanks to promotion back to League One has been overshadowed by the death, in April, of a man who had a foot in both camps. Had a lovely evening with lovely people. For more information, please see our The club was formed via a breakaway group from a local junior team called Heather Rangers in 1884. The wheel certainly reduces and even eliminates canal traffic. Stenhousemuir Cricket Club was established in 1876 and the Tryst Golf Club in 1885. Stenhousemuir Supporters Trust also The 'Warriors Supports Trust' is registered with the Financial Services Agency as a not-for-profit Industrial and Provident Society. The villages of Carron and Carronshore adjoin . Weirdly named after a Norwegian Supporters Group formed in 1992, the seated terracing holds just over 600 and provides ample views wherever you are sat. The combative term has stuck but now sits somewhat incongruously with a likeable outfit who, while never setting Scottish football alight (sole major honour: Third Division runners-up 1999), have many friends across the North Sea. Kidz World is a large children's nursery, out of schools club, holiday clubs, and indoor softplay facility serving the Clackmannanshire community with the provision of children's nursery care (0 years to 5 years), After School clubs, breakfast club, summer and winter clubs serving over 375 children at any one time. A synthetic pitch here which was in good condition although I prefer a grass playing surface. 1972 We make headline news, becoming the first team to beat Rangers after they had won the Cup-Winners Cup (in a pre-season friendly). 1968-69 The darkest days of Stenhousemuirs history. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Through much of its history the team has competed in the lower leagues of Scottish football, spending the 2006-07 season in the Third Division. In 1928, the wooden grandstand at Ochilview Park burnt down in a fire,[2] which led to a new stand being built in its place, although staircases reputedly had to be added later due to planning errors. 19 hrs It was put up in such a hurry, though, that the architect forgot to include stairs, which had to be added on to the side of the structure. 1884 Stenhousemuir FC officially founded. 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Stenhousemuir Supporters' Trust is the official supporters' club of Stenhousemuir FC. Our Norwegians supporters have again sponsored the main stand for the next two seasons. However, the next season (199899) the Warriors won promotion back to the Second Division, also for the first time in the history of the club. Stenhousemuir Supporters Trust, also known as The 'Warriors Supports Trust' is registered with the Financial Services Agency as a not-for-profit Industrial and Provident Society. There are also 2 Warriors Abroad season tickets held at the club for members. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The best ever goal scorer was Robert Taylor with 32 goals in 1925/26. It is the home ground of Scottish League Two club Stenhousemuir, and is also currently shared by Scottish Championship club Queen's Park and East of Scotland Football League Second Division club Syngenta. in the building of the terracing and the Wee Bar. A new perimeter fence and Tarmac Car Park was completed on the north side of the ground during season 2008/09 which has alleviated parking congestion when the facility is used by the local community. 11 mins 34 secs, 2023 Stenhousemuir F.C. Stenhousemuir Thistle Cricket Club was in existence c.1881. The chairman and I were initially a bit wary that this was just a fad and that their interest would soon pass. It looks clean, modern and provided a good experience being tucked in amongst the . A trust is being set up in his name by his brother Ivar who donated a kidney to Terje and his nephew that will donate 10,000 to further benefit the football clubs young players well into the future. 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