Year formed | 1903 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | Bayview Stadium, Harbour View, Methil, Fife KY8 3RW (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
Ground capacity | 2,000 |
Record attendance at present ground | 4,700 v Rangers, Scottish League One, 26 October 2013 (lost 0-4) |
League career | Scottish Division Two / Division 'B': 1921 - 1930 Scottish Division 'A': 1930 - 1931 Scottish Division 'B': 1931 - 1948 Scottish Division 'A' / Division One: 1948 - 1958 Scottish Division Two: 1958 - 1971 Scottish Division One: 1971 - 1974 Scottish Division Two: 1974 - 1975 Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1978 Scottish Division Two: 1978 - 1984 Scottish Division One: 1984 - 1988 Scottish Division Two: 1988 - 1996 Scottish Division One: 1996 - 1997 Scottish Division Two: 1997 - 1999 Scottish Division Three: 1999 - 2003 Scottish Division Two: 2003 - 2004 Scottish Division Three: 2004 - 2008 Scottish Division Two / League One: 2008 - 2014 Scottish League Two: 2014 - 2016 Scottish League One: 2016 - 2022 Scottish League Two: 2022 - . |
First Scottish League game | 20th August 1921 v Bathgate, Scottish Division Two (lost 1-2) |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two champions: 1947-48 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1929-30, 1970-71 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1983-84, 1995-96 Scottish Division Three / League Two champions: 2007-08, 2015-16 Scottish Division Three runners-up: 2002-03 Scottish Second World War North-Eastern Football League 1st series runners-up: 1941-42 Scottish Second World War North-Eastern Football League 2nd series runners-up: 1942-43 |
Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1937-38 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1926-27, 1949-50 Scottish League Cup winners: 1947-48, 1949-50, 1953-54 Scottish Qualifying Cup winers: 1920-21 |
Best League position | 3rd, Scottish Division One, 1951-52, 1952-53 |
Lowest League position | 8th, Scottish Division Three, 2001-02, 2004-05 |
Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | see above |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 57, Scottish Division Two, 1929-30 |
3 for a win | 88, Scottish Division Three, 2007-08 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 19, Scottish Division One, 1977-78 |
3 for a win | 14, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 |
Most League goals scored | 114, Scottish Division Two, 1929-30 |
Most League goals conceded | 113, Scottish Division One, 1930-31 |
Fewest League goals scored | 26, Scottish Division One, 1973-74 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 24, Scottish Division Three, 2007-08 |
Most wins in a League season | 28, Scottish Division Three, 2007-08 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 |
Most draws in a League season | 21, Scottish Division One, 1986-87 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Scottish Division One, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1957-58 3, Scottish Division Two / One, 1926-27, 1934-35, 1947-48, 1986-87 3, Scottish League One, 2017-18, 2020-21 |
Most losses in a League season | 26, Scottish Division One, 1930-31 26, Scottish Division One, 1996-97 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 2, Scottish Division Two, 1947-48 |
Record win | 13-2 v Edinburgh City, Scottish Division Two, 11 December 1937 |
Record defeat | 0-9 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Division One, 5 October 1957 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 41, Jack Wood, Scottish Division Two, 1926-27 41, Henry Morris, Scottish Division Two, 1947-48 |
in total | 225, Phil Weir, 1922-35 |
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Most League appearances | 517, David Clarke, 1968-86 |
Most capped player | 5, George Aitken for Scotland |
Highest transfer fee received | £150,000 for Paul Hunter to Hull City, March 1990 |
Highest transfer fee paid | £70,000 for John Sludden from Kilmarnock, July 1991 |