Burntisland Shipyard Amateur Football Club is a Scottish football club based at the Recreation Ground in the town of Burntisland, Fife. It was formed from the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company's recreation fund, which had been established in 1919 by weekly subscription from the workers at the company to establish recreational activities for themselves. This fund allowed for the establishment of a cricket club, bowls club and two football teams, on...
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Burntisland Shipyard Amateur Football Club is a Scottish football club based at the Recreation Ground in the town of Burntisland, Fife. It was formed from the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company's recreation fund, which had been established in 1919 by weekly subscription from the workers at the company to establish recreational activities for themselves. This fund allowed for the establishment of a cricket club, bowls club and two football teams, one at junior level, the other at juvenile level.
The recreation club then bought a ground and built a pavilion at it to facilitate the playing of cricket in the Summer months, and football in the Winter. The junior team faded by the early 1920s, but the juvenile team continued to play in local Fife leagues, and it was in 1925 that the Burntisland Shipyard Amateur F.C. that exists at present was properly formed. They joined the Lothian Amateur Football League, and in 1929 they were allowed to enter the Scottish Cup at the qualifying stages.
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