East Kilbride F.C.
Association football club in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 19th century senior club, see East Kilbride F.C. (1877).
East Kilbride Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system.
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Full name | East Kilbride Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Kilby, EK | ||
Founded | May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05) | ||
Ground | K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride[1] | ||
Capacity | 660 (400 seated) | ||
Chairman | Mark Horner[1] | ||
Manager | Mick Kennedy | ||
League | Lowland League | ||
2023–24 | Lowland League, 1st of 18 (champions) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Formed in 2010 with the intention of bringing senior football to one of Scotland's largest towns,[2] the club initially competed in amateur football before becoming one of the founder members of the Lowland League in 2013. The club became a full member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 2014, entitling them to automatic entry to the Scottish Cup.