MONTROSE FOOTBALL CLUB

Founded in 1879, Montrose Football Club play at Links Park Stadium (capacity - 3292). Nicknamed "The Gable Endies", they joined the Scottish Football League in 1929 and currently playing in the Third Division.

The club's halcyon period was the mid 1970s when, under manager Alec Stuart, Montrose reached third place in the old First Division (one below the Premier League), and were a feared and respected cup side. In the second round of 1974–75 Scottish Cup, Montrose recorded their largest victory when they beat Vale of Leithen 12–0. Although this was an "away" fixture, due to a fire at their oppositions ground, this tie was played at Links Park. Montrose won their first championship under the guidance of Iain Stewart in 1984–85, as they triumphed in the old second division. Relegation followed in 1987 as the part time club found themselves outgunned in a league largely consisting of full time teams. Under co-managers Doug Rougvie and Chic McLelland, Montrose won promotion to Division One in 1991, but were relegated after one further season in the higher league.

Their most notable recent success was a 5–1 win away at Second Division side Forfar Athletic in the First Round of the 2004–05 Scottish Cup. Links Park underwent a transformation ahead of the 2007–08 campaign. A new artificial pitch was laid, so the game on the 21 April 2007 was the last game on grass for the foreseeable future. A smaller training pitch has been installed beside the main stand. New state of the art catering facilities and changing rooms have also been installed.

---

Current Squad (as of March 2009)

Position	Player		Position	Player
GK	Tony Bullock		MF	Keith Gibson
GK	Greg Kelly		MF	Kevin Bradley
DF	Jamie Buchan		MF	Hugh Davidson
DF	Sean Crighton		MF	Chris Hegarty
DF	Gordon Pope		MF	John Maitland
DF	Steven Tweed		MF	Josh Winton
DF	David Worrell		FW	David Cox
DF	Stephen Thomson		FW	Roddy Hunter
DF	Kyle Wright		FW	Craig O'Reilly
MF	Stephen Black		FW	Paul Stewart
			FW	Daryl Nicol