Stranraer F.C.

Stranraer F.C.

Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club based in the town of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway. The club was founded in 1870, making it the third oldest football club in Scotland behind Queen's Park and Kilmarnock. The club currently competes in the Scottish Second Division as a member of the Scottish Football League.

The club has won the Scottish Second Division on two occasions, most recently in 1997–98 as well as coming runners-up in 2004–05. Its only ever national cup final came in 1996, when the club defeated First Division champions St. Johnstone 1–0 in the Scottish Challenge Cup final.

Stranraer's home ground is Stair Park, which has the capacity to seat around 1,800 spectators. The ground was opened in 1907 and is located in the east of Stranraer. The club is currently managed by Stephen Aitken after a spell as caretaker manager following the sacking of Keith Knox