List of East Stirlingshire F.C. records and statistics
East Stirlingshire F.C. is a Scottish association football club from Falkirk . The club was founded in 1881 joined the Scottish Football League in 1900.
This list encompasses the major honours won by East Stirlingshire, records set by the club, its managers and its players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by East Stirlingshire players in international tournaments, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Firs Park , the club's home ground between 1921 and 2008, are also included in the list.
Honours
League
Player records
Most appearances
Scottish Football League appearances from 1948 to 2013 only.
Goalscorers
International caps
First capped player: Humphrey Jones for Wales against England on 23 February 1889.
First capped player for Scotland : Archibald Ritchie against Wales on 21 March 1891.
Most capped player: Humphrey Jones with 5 caps for Wales as an East Stirlingshire player.
Most capped player for Scotland: David Alexander , 2 caps as an East Stirlingshire player.
Transfers
Club records
Goals
Points
Most points in a season:
Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win:
Three points for a win:
Matches
Firsts
First match as Britannia : Britannia 0–7 Falkirk 2nd XI , 4 December 1880.
First match as East Stirlingshire : Falkirk 5–0 East Stirlingshire , 27 August 1881.
First league match: East Stirlingshire 2–3 Airdrieonians , 18 August 1900.
First Lowland Football League match: East Stirlingshire 2-2 Vale of Leithen , 6 August 2016.
First Scottish Cup match: Milngavie Thistle 2–1 East Stirlingshire , September 1882.
First Scottish League Cup match: East Stirlingshire 2–1 Kilmarnock , 11 September 1948.
First Scottish Challenge Cup match: Queen of the South 5–0 East Stirlingshire , 16 October 1990.
Record wins
Record Scottish Football League win: 8–0 (against Arthurlie , 27 August 1927).
Record Scottish Football League away win: 6–0 (against Bo'ness , 24 January 1921; and against Berwick Rangers , 10 September 1955).
Record Scottish Cup win:
Record Scottish League Cup win:
4–0 (against Cowdenbeath , 1 September 1976);
5–1 (against Berwick Rangers, 31 August 1957; and against Montrose , 15 August 1959);
6–2 (against East Fife , 4 September 1965).
Record Lowland Football League win: 10-1 (against Gala Fairydean Rovers , Saturday 3 December 2016).
Record Scottish Challenge Cup win: 4–0 (against Stenhousemuir, 12 September 2000).
Record win in any match: 17–0 (against Carron, Stirlingshire Cup , 18 October 1884).
Record defeats
Record Scottish Football League defeat: 1–12 (against Dundee United , 13 April 1936).
Record Scottish Cup defeat: 2–10 (against Renton , 4 April 1884).
Record Scottish League Cup defeat: 2–9 (against Albion Rovers , 18 August 1956).
Record Scottish Challenge Cup defeat: 0–7 (against St Mirren , 6 August 2002).
Record consecutive results
Record consecutive league wins: 8 (from 14 November 2009 to 10 February 2010).
Record consecutive league defeats: 24 (from 8 November 2003 to 8 May 2004).
Record consecutive league games without a defeat: 17 (from 19 November 2017 to 31 March 2018).
Record consecutive league games without a win: 26 (from 8 February 2003 to 25 October 2003).
Attendances
Highest attendance at Firs Park :
Scottish Cup game: 12,000 (against Partick Thistle , 19 February 1921).
League game: 10,000 (against St Mirren, 16 November 1935).
Notes
References