Parks · Scottish Highlands
Burntisland Shipyard F.C.
Burntisland Shipyard F.C. in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burntisland Shipyard F.C. is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burntisland Shipyard Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Burntisland, Fife. The club competes in the East of Scotland League Second Division and play their home matches at Recreation Park. They are full members of the Scottish Football Association.
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Background
History
The club 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…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0643, -3.2361
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY3 0JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1925
- Official site
- burntislandshipyard.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5000251 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burntisland Shipyard F.C. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burntisland Shipyard F.C.?
- Burntisland Shipyard F.C. is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY3 0JG).
- When was Burntisland Shipyard F.C. built?
- Built or established in 1925.
- Who owns Burntisland Shipyard F.C.?
- Burntisland Shipyard F.C. is owned by Lee Richardson.
- Is Burntisland Shipyard F.C. free to visit?
- Yes, Burntisland Shipyard F.C. is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burntisland Shipyard F.C.?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY3 0JG. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.