Yoker Athletic F.C.

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]

Yoker Athletic
Full nameYoker Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)Whe Ho
Founded1886
GroundHolm Park, Clydebank
Capacity1200
ManagerGordon Robertson
LeagueWest of Scotland League Second Division
2022–23West of Scotland League Second Division, 6th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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
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
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
  • 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
  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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