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{{Short description|Association football club in Scotland}}
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| image = Arthurlie_FC_logo.png
| fullname = Arthurlie Football Club
| nickname = ''The 'Lie''
| founded = 1874
| ground = [[Dunterlie Park]], [[Barrhead]]
| capacity = 3,000
| chairman = 
| manager = [[Colin Reilly]]
| league = {{Scottish football updater|Arthurli}}
| season = {{Scottish football updater|Arthurli2}}
| position = {{Scottish football updater|Arthurli3}}
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| website = https://arthurliefc.com/
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'''Arthurlie Football Club''' is a Scottish [[association football|football]] club from [[Barrhead]], [[East Renfrewshire]]. Based at [[Dunterlie Park]], they play in the {{Scottish football updater|Arthurli}}. The club played in the [[Scottish Football League]] in two spells, 1901 to 1915 and 1923 to 1929.<ref name=C291>[[Bob Crampsey]] (1990) ''The First 100 Years'', [[Scottish Football League]], p291 {{ISBN|0-9516433-0-4}}</ref> They have won the [[Scottish Junior Cup]] twice, in 1937 and 1998.

==History==
Arthurlie was founded in 1874 and played as a senior side until 1929.<ref name=C291/> The club reached the quarter-finals of the [[Scottish Cup]] in three consecutive seasons from [[1880–81 Scottish Cup|1880–81]], with their [[1882–83 Scottish Cup|1883]] tie with Kilmarnock Athletic taking four games to settle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arthurlie |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sc/arthurlie.html |website=www.londonhearts.com |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> A notable early result was a 4–2 defeat of [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the first round of the [[1896–97 Scottish Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1897-01-09: Arthurlie 4-2 Celtic, Scottish Cup |url=http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1897-01-09%3A+Arthurlie+4-2+Celtic%2C+Scottish+Cup |website=www.thecelticwiki.com |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Celtic avenged this defeat with a 7–0 victory in Barrhead at the same stage the following season and the two clubs met again in Arthurlie's last Scottish Cup tie to date in 1929, with the Glasgow side winning 5–1 at [[Celtic Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=If You Know The History: 19th January 1929: Celtic 5 Arthurlie 1 |url=https://jimcraigcsc.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/if-you-know-the-history-19th-january-1929-celtic-5-arthurlie-1/ |website=Jim Craig Celtic Supporter's Club |access-date=18 December 2018 |language=en |date=19 January 2012}}</ref>

With regard to league football, the club became a founder member of the [[Scottish Football Federation]] in 1891, winning that competition in its first year before joining the [[Scottish Football Alliance]] in 1893. Arthurlie obtained membership of the [[Scottish Football League]] in 1901 and achieved modest results in the Second Division, with a highest finish of joint second in [[1906–07 Scottish Division Two|1906–07]].<ref name=C291/> That division ceased operations in 1915, during the [[First World War]], but Arthurlie did not immediately rejoin the league after the war ended.<ref name=C291/> They instead waited until 1923 to apply for membership of the newly created Third Division.<ref name=C292>Crampsey, p292</ref> Arthurlie immediately [[1923-24 Scottish Third Division|won]] the Third Division championship, and four reasonably successful seasons in the Second Division followed.<ref name=C292/> Financial problems forced the club to resign its membership of the league with six games of the [[1928–29 in Scottish football|1928–29 season]] to play.<ref name=C292/> As the club had played all the promotion-chasing clubs, their results were allowed to stand.<ref name=C85>Crampsey, p85</ref>

A club of the same name joined the [[Scottish Junior Football Association|Junior]] grade during the early 1930s.<ref name=C292/> They found success quickly with a [[Scottish Junior Cup]] win in 1937 – defeating [[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.|Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]] 5–1 in the final in front of a crowd of 23,000 at [[Celtic Park]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Robert |title=Remembering Arthurlie's Scottish Junior Cup win at Celtic Park 80 years on |url=http://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/15319895.remembering-arthurlies-scottish-junior-cup-win-at-celtic-park-80-years-on/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Barrhead News |date=31 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Two unsuccessful final appearances followed, against [[Fauldhouse United F.C.|Fauldhouse United]] in 1946, then derby rivals [[Pollok F.C.|Pollok]] in 1981, before they lifted the trophy again in 1998, taking revenge on Pollok with a 4–0 victory in the final at Fir Park with strikes from [[Mark McLaughlin]], Johnny Millar, Steven Convery and Steven Nugent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arthurlie call the tune and outplay the city hot-shots |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12365694.arthurlie-call-the-tune-and-outplay-the-city-hot-shots/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=HeraldScotland |date=18 May 1998 |language=en}}</ref>

In the Junior Super League era, the club were the first ever winners of the second tier [[West of Scotland Super League First Division]] in 2003 and enjoyed an unbroken 15 seasons in the [[West of Scotland Super League Premier Division]] until relegation to the newly configured [[SJFA West Region Championship]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Champagne popped after Arthurlie completed league and cup double |url=http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/16272531.archive-champagne-popped-after-arthurlie-completed-league-and-cup-double/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Barrhead News |date=6 June 2003 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ogilvie">{{cite news |title=It's farewell Ogilvie as Arthurlie lose battle to stay in top flight |url=http://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/16287150.its-farewell-ogilvie-as-arthurlie-lose-battle-to-stay-in-top-flight/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Barrhead News |date=13 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

The club's most recent trophy success was in the 2015 [[West of Scotland Junior Cup|West of Scotland Cup]] final, defeating [[Kilwinning Rangers F.C.|Kilwinning Rangers]] 4–2 at Newlandsfield Park, with goals from [[Gary Smith (footballer, born 1991)|Gary Smith]] (3), and Ryan McGregor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Jim |title=Sob joy McGregor as Junior beaks allow sent-off skipper Ryan to lift New Coin Holdings Cup after Arthurlie's win over Kilwinning Rangers |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/13331703.sob-joy-mcgregor-as-junior-beaks-allow-sent-off-skipper-ryan-to-lift-new-coin-holdings-cup-after-arthurlies-win-over-kilwinning-rangers/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Evening Times |date=1 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> It was Arthurlie's sixth victory in the West of Scotland Cup, a feat equalled by Pollok in 2017 and only [[Auchinleck Talbot F.C.|Auchinleck Talbot]] (12) and [[Irvine Meadow XI F.C.|Irvine Meadow]] (9), have won the tournament more often.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pollok 0 vs. 1 Arthurlie FC - 4 June 2011 - Arthurlie FC - Arthurlie FC |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/arthurliefc/teams/161454/match-centre/0-3345090 |website=www.pitchero.com |publisher=Arthurlie FC |access-date=18 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

The team are managed by former [[Scottish Junior Football Association#Scotland Junior international team|Scotland Junior international]] defender, Duncan Sinclair, who joined the club from [[Larkhall Thistle F.C.|Larkhall Thistle]] in June 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPherson |first1=Gillian |title=Nothing less than promotion will do for new Lie manager |url=https://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/16316789.nothing-less-than-promotion-will-do-for-new-lie-manager/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Barrhead News |date=27 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Sinclair has also previously managed [[Shotts Bon Accord F.C.|Shotts Bon Accord]], [[Kilsyth Rangers F.C.|Kilsyth Rangers]] and [[Lanark United F.C.|Lanark United]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGilvray |first1=Andy |title=Larkhall Thistle appoint Duncan Sinclair to backroom team |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/larkhall-thistle-appoint-duncan-sinclair-2428055 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Daily Record |date=25 February 2010}}</ref> He is Arthurlie's ninth manager since 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Behan |first1=Paul |title=Arthurlie boss Sandy MacLean is axed – with a telephne call |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/arthurlie-boss-sandy-maclean-axed-2554875 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Daily Record |date=6 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arthurlie statement regarding Gavin Duncan's resignation |url=http://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/13972919.arthurlie-statement-regarding-gavin-duncans-resignation/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Barrhead News |date=25 September 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Fraser |title=Arthurlie hunt new boss as Craig McEwan returns to Glenafton |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/arthurlie-hunt-new-boss-craig-5003593 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Daily Record |date=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Jim |title=Stevie Kerrigan takes up the reins as new Arthurlie boss |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/14229819.stevie-kerrigan-takes-up-the-reins-as-new-arthurlie-boss/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Evening Times |date=26 January 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Jim |title=Arthurlie boss Chris Mackie resigns after less than a year in charge |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/15614978.arthurlie-boss-chris-mackie-resigns-after-less-than-a-year-in-charge/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=Evening Times |date=24 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ogilvie"/>

On 15 April 2020, Andy McFadyen become the club's new manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/18378242.andy-mcfadyen-named-arthurlie-boss-today/|title = McFadyen to be named Lie boss| date=15 April 2020 }}</ref> On 18 July 2022, Craig Palmer was appointed as new manager.<ref>[https://arthurliefc.com/2022/07/18/new-manager-appointed/ New manager appointed]</ref>

==Scottish Junior Cup finals record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width=100|Season
! width=180|Opponent
! width=80|Result
|-
|1936–37
|[[Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.|Kirkintilloch Rob Roy]]
|5–1
|-
|1945–46
|[[Fauldhouse United F.C.|Fauldhouse United]]
|0–2
|-
|1980–81
|[[Pollok F.C.|Pollok]]
|0–1
|-
|1997–98
|Pollok
|4–0
|-
|2023–24
|[[Darvel F.C.|Darvel]]
|1–2
|}

==Ground==
In 1882 Arthurlie moved to the [[Dunterlie Park (1882–1906)|first Dunterlie Park]] from their Arthurlie Cross ground. They moved to the [[Dunterlie Park (1906–1919)|second Dunterlie Park]] in 1906, and the current [[Dunterlie Park]] in 1919.<ref>Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, pp172–173 {{ISBN|0954783042}}</ref>

==Honours==
=== League ===
*'''[[Scottish Football League]]'''
** [[Scottish Second Division|Division Three]] champions [[1923–24 Scottish Division Three|1923–24]]
*'''[[Scottish Football Federation|Scottish Federation]]'''
**Champions 1891–92
*'''Scottish Combination'''
**Champions 1900–01
*'''[[Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region|SJFA West Region]]'''
**[[SJFA West Region Championship|Division One]] champions 2002–03
*'''[[Central Junior Football League|Central Junior League]]'''
**Premier Division champions 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2000–01
**Western Division champions 1936–37
**Division B champions 1942–43
*[[West of Scotland Football League|'''West of Scotland League''']]
**Conference A winners: [[2021–22 West of Scotland Football League#Conference A|2021–22]]
**First Division winners: [[2024–25 West of Scotland Football League#First Division|2024–25]]

=== Cup ===
*'''[[Scottish Junior Cup]]'''
**'''Winners:''' 1936–37, 1997–98
**''Runners-up:'' 1945–46, 1980–81, 2023–24
*'''Scottish Consolation Cup'''
**Winners 1910
*'''[[Ayrshire Junior Football League|Western League]]'''
**League Cup winners 1924
*'''[[Renfrewshire Cup|Renfrewshire FA Challenge Cup]]'''
**Winners 1881, 1882
*'''Renfrewshire Junior FA Challenge Cup'''
**Winners – 1934, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957
*'''[[West of Scotland Junior Cup|West of Scotland Challenge Cup]]'''
**Winners 1943, 1976, 1978, 1997, 2011, 2015
*'''Renfrewshire & Dumbartonshire Cup'''
**Winners 1934, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1960
*'''Evening Times Trophy'''
**Winners 1937, 1946
*'''Evening Times Cup Winners Trophy'''
**Winners 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2011
*'''[[Central Junior Football League|Central Junior League]]'''
**League Cup winners 1939, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008
**Sectional League Cup winners 1979, 1987, 2009, 2010
*'''JC Alan Challenge Cup:'''
**Winners 2012
**Champions League winners 1972, 1985

==See also==
* [[Barrhead Rangers F.C.|Barrhead Rangers]], another senior club in town, which Arthurlie took over in 1880

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*Dave Twydell (1993) ''Rejected FC Glasgow & District'', Yore Publishing
*John Aitken (2013) ''The Scottish Football League 125'', Scottish Non League publishing
*John Aitken (2005) ''West of Scotland Juniors''. Scottish Non League publishing
*John Aitken (2013) ''The Scottish Junior Football Association 125 years'', Scottish Non League publishing
*Brian McColl (2013) ''Western League'', Scottish Football Archive

==External links==
* {{official website|https://arthurliefc.com/}}
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