ARBROATH ("The Red Lichties") Year formed | 1878 | Previous names | Arbroath Rovers: April to August 1878 Arbroath FC: August 1878 to date | Ground | Gayfield Park, Arbroath DD11 1QB (for pictures of the ground click here) | Pitch measurements | 115 x 71 yards (105 x 65 metres) | Ground capacity | 6,488 | Record attendance at present ground | 13,510 v Rangers, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 23rd February 1952 (lost 0-2) | League career | Scottish Northern League: 1891 - 1909 Forfarshire County League: 1897 - 1901 Scottish Central League: 1909 - 1915 Forfarshire County League: 1909 - 1910 Scottish Northern League: 1912 - 1914 Scottish Eastern League: 1919 - 1920 Scottish Northern League: 1919 - 1920 Scottish Alliance: 1920 - 1921 Scottish Division Two: 1921 - 1936 Scottish Division One: 1936 - 1939 Scottish North Eastern League: 1944 - 1945 Scottish Southern League: 1945 - 1946 Scottish Division 'B' / Division Two: 1946 - 1959 Scottish Division One: 1959 - 1960 Scottish Division Two: 1960 - 1968 Scottish Division One: 1968 - 1969 Scottish Division Two: 1969 - 1972 Scottish Division One: 1972 - 1975 Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1980 Scottish Division Two: 1980 - 1994 Scottish Division Three: 1994 - 1998 Scottish Division Two: 1998 - 2001 Scottish Division One: 2001 - 2003 Scottish Division Two: 2003 - 2005 Scottish Division Three: 2005 - 2008 Scottish Division Two: 2008 - 2010 Scottish Division Three: 2010 - 2011 Scottish Division Two / League One: 2011 - 2014 Scottish League Two: 2014 - 2017 Scottish League One: 2017 - 2019 Scottish Championship: 2019 - 2024 Scottish League One: 2024 - . | First Scottish League game | 20th August 1921 v Johnstone, Scottish Division Two, won 3-1 | | | Honours | | European | None | Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1934-35, 1958-59, 1967-68, 1971-72 Scottish League One champions: 2018-19 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 2000-01, 2011-12 Scottish Division Three / League Two champions: 2010-11, 2016-17 Scottish Division Three runners-up: 1997-98, 2006-07 | Domestic - Cup | Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1903-04 Scottish Qualifying Cup runners-up: 1899-1900, 1912-13 Scottish Consolation Cup runners-up: 1908-09 Scottish Forfarshire Cup winners: 1883-84, 1887-88, 1888-89, 1892-93, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1906-07, 1913-14, 1920-21, 1923-24, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1957-58, 1993-94, 1995-96, 2015-16 Scottish Forfarshire Cup runners-up: 1885-86, 1897-98, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1905-06, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1914-15, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1934-35, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1968-69, 1976-77, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2014-15 | Best League position | 11th, Scottish Division One, 1935-36, 1937-38 | Lowest League position | 9th, Scottish League Two, 2015-16 | Furthest in Scottish Cup | Semi-final, 1946-47 | Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1959-60 | Most League points | | 2 for a win | 57, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67 | 3 for a win | 70, Scottish League One, 2018-19 70, Scottish Division Three, 2006-07 | Fewest League points | | 2 for a win | 15, Scottish Division One, 1959-60 | 3 for a win | 15, Scottish Division One, 2002-03 | Most League goals scored | 90, Scottish Division Two, 1928-29 | Most League goals conceded | 106, Scottish Division One, 1959-60 | Fewest League goals scored | 24, Scottish Championship, 2019-20 | Fewest League goals conceded | 26, Scottish Championship, 2019-20 | Most wins in a League season | 25, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67 | Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Scottish Division One, 2002-03 | Most draws in a League season | 16, Scottish Championship, 2022-23 | Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Scottish Division 'B', 1947-48 3, Scottish Division One, 1976-77 | Most losses in a League season | 27, Scottish Division One, 2002-03 | Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Scottish Division Two, 1966-67, 1971-72 6, Scottish League One, 2017-18 6, Scottish League Two, 2016-17 | Record win | 36-0 v Bon Accord, Scottish Cup 1st round, 12th September 1885 | Record defeat | 1-9 v Celtic, Scottish League Cup 3rd round, 25th August 1993 | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | in a season | 45, Dave Easson, Scottish Division Two, 1958-59 | in total | 120, Jimmy Black, 1966-71 | | | Most League appearances | 445, Tom Cargill, 1966-81 | Most capped player | 2, Ned Doig for Scotland, 1885-89 | Highest transfer fee received | £120,000 for Paul Tosh to Dundee, August 1993 | Highest transfer fee paid | £20,000 for Douglas Robb from Montrose, 1981 |
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