1951 At long last there is light at the end of the tunnel as we became the first Scottish side to host a game under floodlights. A 5 annual fee is charged for joining the trust, but it is more benefit to the Trust if supporters subscribe either 5 or 10 a month that will be used to purchase shares and help the football club. Nutmeg is a quarterly print only publication. In 1928 a new main stand was constructed with bench seating for 310 spectators. It was the Board who proposed at the AGM a change in the clubs rules of association so that shareholders can directly transfer shares to the Trust. 12 mins Stenhousemuir has been a club I've been looking forward to visiting for a wee while for a few reasons. Nowadays, the telephone slips neatly into a back pocket, connects to an internet full of every sort of information and Warriors fans can easily keep up with club news online as a couple of fans have said: the need for a newsletter is not so great: The newsletter will be continued but the club also realised that our loyal fans deserve more for the effort they make. Many of the members were professionals and businessmen and women; the head of Norways equivalent of the British Girobank and a 25-times capped Norway international included. 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. In 192526, Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Joe Shortt was offered a 50 bribe to throw a match against Broxburn United, but he rejected the offer and the Warriors won the match 62. 39 secs, 03 days A significant number of Norwegians travelled specially to Scotland to attend the event, including his partner, Tone. Scotlands top football periodical Nutmeg recently included a fascinating article entitled Stenhousemuir and Norway: the ties that bind. The Football Pink fanzine @TheFootballPink, 02 days 19 hrs 0.90 postage. They assumed that it had been taken as some kind of bizarre New Years joke, Mathisen continues. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Any WA fan visiting Ochilview will have the chance of discounted accommodation, thanks to John Black at theStation Hotel, he is offering a 10% discount on B&B for our members. Keeper Lindsay Hamilton picks up the annual Norwegian Fair Play award. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Seven affordable, comfortable rooms with flat-screen TVs and tea- and coffee-making facilities complement an equally wallet-friendly but decent restaurant, all overseen by an experienced, dedicated couple and chef. Thank you for joining, all support is vital to a club like us and we hope you appreciate the membership rewards we have arranged and, of course, to see you at Ochilview when you can make it. Read more about this topic: Stenhousemuir F.C. However, the club came straight back up the following season despite finishing in fourth spot, winning promotion through the play-offs after beating Queen's Park in the play-off semi-finals and then Peterhead in the final. If we could get all our overseas supporters to the same game, Ochilview would be filled three times over, Terry adds, wistfully. Despite never reaching the league elite in nearly 140 years of activity, Stenny have stuck to their guns, running out week after week, usually in the third tier or formerly the elongated Second Division. This feed updates continuously 24/7 so check back regularly. What's shared in the group should stay in the group. It has a democratically-elected representative on the Stenhousemuir FC Board to relay supporter's ideas and wishes. Welcome to Stenhousemuir/Natlia Jnossy The year before came Stenhousemuir FC, first playing at Tryst Park, then across Main Street at Goschen Park and, since 1890, at Ochilview Park. Ochilview was opened in 1890 and has been the home of Stenhousemuir since then. 1930s Stenhousemuirs most famous son, James Finlayson, becomes a Hollywood star as Laurel and Hardys bad-tempered, moustachioed adversary. Club folklore has it that during the build it was discovered late into the project that the architect had omitted plans for access to the seating area which had to be quickly rectified; two external staircases were added later. 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. Stay in Second Division or equivalent level for 70-odd years. The club enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1960s and 1970s under Jock Stein when they won nine consecutive . The cash obtained from membership of the Trust is used to buy shares the football club has for sale, and hence the club benefits financially. These were people well equipped with ideas to raise funds to maintain the supporters club which in turn helped us greatly here at Stenhousemuir. 12 mins Latest Stenhousemuir news in a live news feed, including updates on transfers, fixtures, results, match reports, managerial appointments, takeovers and more. Over the years the group has grown to over one hundred and recieved a degree of media attention while providing sponsorship for the side's youth programme . Not all. Edinburgh Haymarket, one stop before, is also direct. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The reconstruction of the Scottish leagues meant that third place enabled the Warriors to be playing their football outside of the lowest senior league for the first time since the early 1920s, a great achievement for such a small club. 31 secs, 2023 Stenhousemuir F.C. And then I got shut in my ReadMore, What an engineering marvel! Our Norwegians supporters have again sponsored the main stand for the next two seasons. Nobody is paid, or receives expenses, from Trust funds. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. The Warriors win promotion back to Leagu Warriors secure a 2-0 win in 1st leg of SPFL fixtures to be published on 15th Ju SFC Warriors in the Community Fixture Li Edinburgh Caledonia vs Stenhousemuir Women FC. Terry Bulloch who himself is an honorary president and has filled just about every other role on the board of Stenhousemuir remembers him fondly. A purpose built TV Gantry was installed at the start of season 2010-11 to facilitate our Warriors TV camera crew. Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Fleetwood Town and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. 0 bids. By Mark Godfrey. The 50 or so Norwegian fans make up the largest entity within a wider group the club has dubbed the Warriors Abroad which has pockets of support dotted around the world particularly in England, Australia, Canada and the US. I certainly couldnt point to it on a map; I could barely have told you where to find it on the pools coupon. That man was nothing like the Norwegian people we know, said Bulloch. They wanted to know more about the club, so I sent them various programmes and other literature about our history. The result would have been even better if they had not lost the first leg 5-0 at Ochilview. Over the few years Supporters Trusts have been formed in most Scottish and English Clubs. He has taken in home matches on several occasions and a photograph of him wearing the Stenhousemuir jersey sits proudly in the clubs trophy cabinet. Professional in the Scottish footballing industry, currently working for Falkirk Football Club. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. | Privacy Policy. Since its inception the Trust has given money to the club and its members have given their time and labour towards several projects: The history of the Warriors stretches back 125 years. Also the Stenhousemuir FC Danish Support. Terje Eriksen was recruited into the Norwegian supporters club by the founders early in its existence. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The 201011 season saw the Club narrowly avoid another relegation after spending most of the season in the bottom two positions. Notably, Rangers were the holders of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup at the time. The club was formed via a breakaway group from a local junior team called Heather Rangers in 1884. For more information, please see our They even have the odd celebrity fan, most notably Michael Palin. Theres no way youd get the same amount of interest in the smaller Norwegian clubs as you do at their equivalents in Scotland. The club were likely not formed as a breakaway from Heather Rangers as they did not exist in 1884 but more likely c.1890. We are not unique in this country in accepting that supporting a football club is about more than simply winning matches and lifting trophies. The north side of the ground is now largely used for car-parking. Non-guests are welcome to dine. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division . I hadn't been to this football ground for a number of years and was looking forward to a cup of home made soup but sadly the supply was exhausted before I reached the counter as were the hot dogs . It was the name, explained Georg Mathisen, current chair of Stenhousemuirs now well-established Norwegian supporters club. Stenhousemuir, United Kingdom Scotland's second-biggest city has something for everyone. Simple don't be a dick. The cash obtained from membership of the Trust is used to buy shares the football club has for sale, and hence the club benefits financially. That word community is important to the people of Stenhousemuir, though they are also rightly proud of their international aspect. [13][14][15][16] We had a group meal there and the service was good, they were prepared for us and were slick ad ReadMore, This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. To book these tickets please email info@stenhousemuirfc.com or call Margaret on 01324 562992. But in the lower leagues particularly when it comes to numbers of supporters and the atmosphere generated at games there is no contest. For all the supporters whose memories of the match were erased by the frantic celebrations afterwards, the club kindly brought out a video. 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 The villages of Carron and Carronshore adjoin . However, he gives the impression that this by no means represents an imminent threat to its existence, or the continued close relationship with Stenhousemuir FC and its local supporters. [2] In the process they reached their first national semi-final since season 190203.[2]. What was happening this month, Saturday, August 14th, 1999 - The Archive, Copyright 1986 - 2023 When Saturday Comes LTD. During season 2009/10, the club erected a new Community and Academy office to allow staff to manage the increased Community and Academy programme. If they had been successful it would have meant a new all seater stadium being built. In 1996 it was given one share of Stenhousemuir F.C. The best ever goal scorer was Robert Taylor with 32 goals in 1925/26. 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. Stenhousemuir Supporters Trust also The 'Warriors Supports Trust' is registered with the Financial Services Agency as a not-for-profit Industrial and Provident Society. Stenhousemuir Football Club is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir, Falkirk. Sports business management graduate from the University of Edinburgh and current Football Business student at the Global Institute of Sport. It works with the Board of the football club and the Supporters Club to develop a more successful football club. Stenhousemuirhas no online information resourcethe nearest is Visit Falkirkwith itsdatabase of local accommodation. Stenhouse Taxis (01324 551 161/552 000) are right on Main Street. 138 talking about this. Monthly cabaret held and welcomes all . While we stood quietly reflecting on the tragedy, all we could hear were some seagulls nearby. It is a non-profit making Industrial & Provident Society and is answerable in law, thereby ensuring it is run in a legally responsible manner. It was a gesture that was hugely appreciated by the Norwegian supporters, as Mathisen reflects: We had absolutely not expected it and we were extremely grateful. The Denmark based supporters club is an unofficial Warriors fan club founded and established in the summer 2000. Our Norwegian Supporters Club was set up almost 20 years ago and has in excess of 100 members. 55 secs, 2023 Stenhousemuir F.C. 19 hrs 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. Despite having only 300 regular supporters, Stenhousemuir, nicknamed the. 1884 Stenhousemuir FC officially founded. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. For all timetable and ticket information, seeTraveline Scotland. Bulloch strikes a more optimistic note: Its difficult to speculate what the next 25 years will bring, but I wouldnt bet against it., Mark Godfrey, a long suffering Evertonian but season ticket holder at Blyth Spartans, is the editor of Be a dick and ticket information, seeTraveline Scotland Mathisen, current chair of Stenhousemuirs now well-established supporters... 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