East Stirlingshire

East Stirlingshire Football Club are a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk, although home matches are currently played in the nearby village of Stenhousemuir. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the Third Division. The club’s name is often abbreviated by outsiders to East Stirling, leading to the erroneous impression that they are based in or near the city of Stirling, 14 miles from Falkirk; fans and other locals refer to the club by their nickname, The Shire.

In 1880, cricket club Bainsford Bluebonnets founded a football club called Bainsford Britannia.In November the following year the football club changed its name, and East Stirlingshire Football Club was born. The first match was against Falkirk Seconds, with the Bairns triumphing 7-0.

The club was a force to be reckoned with towards the end of the 19th century. In reaching the quarter-finals of the 1888-89 Scottish Cup, The Shire crushed rivals Stenhousemuir 10-1 and Vale of Bannock 11-2. That 11-2 win is a club record, but the cup dream was ended by a closely fought 2-1 defeat at the hands of Celtic in the quarter finals.

Two years later the goals were flying in again and the Shire were

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1965-1966 Home Kit

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