Arbroath Sporting Club
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Arbroath Sporting Club (commonly known as Arbroath SC) were a Scottish junior
football
club based in Arbroath
. Their home ground was Seaton Park.
Formed in 1960 as Angus Social Club, they played in the amateur and juvenile levels in the 1960s and early 70's, with home games at the Low Common. They turned junior in the 1973, changed their name to Arbroath Sporting Club, and moved to their new home of Seaton Park. Seaton Park is now wellknown for car boot sales every Sunday in the summer months.
Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in the Tayside Premier League
of the Scottish Junior Football Association
's Eastern Region.
The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and SC found themselves in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished second in their first season in the division.
SC's arch-rivals were Arbroath Victoria
.
Arbroath Sporting Club played their final ever game on May 22nd 2011 in a 1-0 victory over Montrose Roselea
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
football
Football (soccer)
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club based in Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
. Their home ground was Seaton Park.
Formed in 1960 as Angus Social Club, they played in the amateur and juvenile levels in the 1960s and early 70's, with home games at the Low Common. They turned junior in the 1973, changed their name to Arbroath Sporting Club, and moved to their new home of Seaton Park. Seaton Park is now wellknown for car boot sales every Sunday in the summer months.
Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in the Tayside Premier League
Scottish Junior Football Tayside Premier League
The Scottish Junior Football Tayside Premier League was a second-tier division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association....
of the Scottish Junior Football Association
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
's Eastern Region.
The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and SC found themselves in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished second in their first season in the division.
SC's arch-rivals were Arbroath Victoria
Arbroath Victoria F.C.
Arbroath Victoria are a Scottish Junior football club based in Arbroath. They are one of the oldest Junior clubs in Scotland, having been formed in 1882. The club gained their first honour in April of that year by beating a team called Sunrise 3–0 on Arbroath Common...
.
Arbroath Sporting Club played their final ever game on May 22nd 2011 in a 1-0 victory over Montrose Roselea