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| Full name | East Kilbride Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Kilby, EK | ||
| Founded | May 2010 | ||
| Ground | K-Park Training Academy, East Kilbride[1] | ||
| Capacity | 660 (400 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Mark Horner[1] | ||
| Manager | Mick Kennedy | ||
| League | Lowland League | ||
| 2023–24 | Lowland League, 1st of 18 (champions) | ||
| Website | http://eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk | ||
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East Kilbride Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Lowland Football League, in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system.
Formed in 2010 with the intention of bringing senior football to one of Scotland's largest towns,[2] the club initially competed in amateur football before becoming one of the founder members of the Lowland League in 2013. The club became a full member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 2014, entitling them to automatic entry to the Scottish Cup.
- ^ a b "EKFC Announce Plans To Bring Senior Football To East Kilbride". k-parktrainingacademy.co.uk. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Plans for football complex in Calderglen Country Park are on show, Daily Record, 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2022