Gartcairn F. A. Juniors
| Full name | Gartcairn Football Academy Juniors | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Cairns. | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| Ground | MTC Park, Airdrie | |
| Chairman | Robert McCallum | |
| Manager | Gerry Bonham | |
| League | SJFA Central District Second Division | |
| 2014–15 | N/A | |
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Gartcairn F. A. Juniors, commonly referred to as Gartcairn Juniors, are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire who play in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region.
History
The Gartcairn Football Academy was founded in 2007 with two teams at under-8 and under-10 level.[1] Since that time, the club grew to involve seven hundred players and sixty coaches with teams from the youngest age groups up to an adult amateur side. Gartcairn decided to apply for membership of the Scottish Junior Football Association in 2015, to create an unbroken player pathway to semi-professional level and to provide a playing option for existing local talent in Airdrie and neighbouring Coatbridge.[2] Airdrie had previously had no representation at Junior level since the 1930s.
The Academy officially opened their own facility at St Margaret's High School in Airdrie in January 2014, however the Junior side initially had to play out of Coatbridge Outdoor Sports Centre due to certain ground criteria not being met.[3] The club were able to use to their own ground, named MTC Park, from January 2016 after alterations were made.[4]
The first team have been managed since March 2016 by Gerry Bonham.[5] The club attracted former Hibernian player Tam McManus out of retirement for their debut Junior season.[6]
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