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| Full name | Stranraer Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues | |||
| Founded | 1870 | |||
| Ground | Stair Park, Stranraer | |||
| Capacity | 4,178[1] (1,830 seated) | |||
| Chairman | Iain Dougan | |||
| Manager | Chris Aitken | |||
| League | Scottish League Two | |||
| 2023–24 | Scottish League Two, 10th of 10 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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 and one of the 20 oldest in the world.[2] The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
They have won the Scottish Second Division on two occasions, most recently in 1997–98, as well as coming runners-up in 2004–05 and 2014–15. Their only 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 1,830 spectators and a total of 4,178[1] including standing. The ground was opened in 1907 and is located in the east of Stranraer.
- ^ a b "Stranraer Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Top 20 Oldest Football Clubs in the World". The Sportster. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.