Stirling Albion F.C.
Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park F.C. after World War II. The club currently competes in the Scottish Third Division as a member of the Scottish Football League.
The club plays in the Third Division after being relegated twice in successive seasons from the First and Second Divisions respectively. Its highest league position came in 1958–59 with a 12th placed position in the top flight. Its only major success is in the league where it has won the second tier of Scottish football on four occasions, the last coming in 1964–65. The club has more recently competed in the third tier following its re-creation in 1975.
Stirling's home ground is Forthbank Stadium, a 3,808 capacity stadium in the east of the city near the banks of the River Forth. Before the stadium was opened in 1993 the club was based at Annfield Stadium which had been the home of the club since it was founded in 1945. The current manager of the club is Greig McDonald.
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