St Cadoc's Youth Club is a Scottish football club based in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire. They were formed in 1987 by David Jones, janitor at St Cadoc's Primary School and have grown into a large community sports club playing football and netball.[1]
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| Full name | Saint Cadoc's Youth Club | ||
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| Founded | 1987 | ||
| Ground | New Tinto Park, Glasgow | ||
| Manager | Martin Fellowes | ||
| League | West of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
| 2022–23 | West of Scotland League First Division, 2nd of 16 (promoted) | ||
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The club formed an adult side and successfully applied to join the newly founded West of Scotland Football League for the 2020–21 season.[2] As part of the facility requirements for the league, they entered an agreement to groundshare with fellow West of Scotland League club St Anthony's at McKenna Park in Cardonald, Glasgow. In 2021, the club entered a ground-sharing agreement with Benburb at New Tinto Park in Govan. [3]
History edit
St Cadoc's YC were formed in 1987 by the primary school janitor, David Jones. The club is one of Scotland's largest clubs in terms of the number of registered players the club holds from all age groups. St Cadoc's first entered senior football at the beginning of the 2020-21 season, after being accepted into the inaugural West of Scotland Football League. During their first season, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, curtailing the season, with the Cads sitting in 4th place with only 8 games played in Conference B.
For the 2021-22 season, St Cadoc's enjoyed success in their first full season, finishing 2nd place in Conference B. This meant that the club qualified for the new West of Scotland First Division, tier 7 in the Scottish pyramid system. The club also reached the Strathclyde Demolition Cup final, losing 2-0 to Drumchapel United at Buffs Park, Kilwinning.
In 2022-23, St Cadoc's finished in consecutive 2nd place finishes, 1 point behind league winners Gartcairn. This gained the club promotion to the West of Scotland Premier Division, tier 6 in the Scottish pyramid system.
The 2023-24 season brought a huge turnaround in players and staff. Former East Kilbride F.C. interim manager and coach Martin Fellowes was drafted in with his backroom staff who followed from the Lowland League club, to help the Cads tackle their first season in the Premier Division. At the beginning of this season the club gained their SJFA licence which allowed them to compete in the Scottish Junior Cup for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals stage, before losing to Johnstone Burgh on penalties.
Coaching staff edit
As of 19 July 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Martin Fellowes |
| Assistant manager | Mark McKenna |
| First Team Coach | Craig Malcolm |
| Sports Therapist | Josh McPherson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Michael McCloy |
| Sports Scientist | Michael King |
| Performance Analyst | Sam MacKenzie |
Current squad edit
- As of 23 Mar 2024 [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan edit
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Grounds edit
St Cadoc's had a ground-sharing agreement with St Anthony's for their inaugural season in the West of Scotland Football League. For the upcoming 2021-22 season, the Cads swapped ground-sharing agreements with Harmony Row who were temporarily based at New Tinto Park, home of Benburb F.C., with Harmony Row heading to McKenna Park.
New Tinto Park, is located just north of both the railway and the M8 motorway and fitted with 3G artificial turf.
New Tinto Park has also been used as the home ground for Rangers W.F.C. from 2015 to 2019, and for Rossvale, now known as Caledonian Locomotives. St Cadoc's currently ground share at New Tinto Park, along with Queen's Park Women who compete in the SWPL.
Honours edit
Strathclyde Demolition Cup
- Runners-up: 2021-22
References edit
- ^ "St Cadoc's Youth Club". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Pirie, Mark (15 April 2020). "Lanarkshire juniors exodus confirmed as ALL clubs revealed as part of West of Scotland League". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ McRoberts, Kevin (16 April 2020). ""St Cadoc's are delighted to join the new West of Scotland League"". Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra. Glasgow. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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External links edit
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