STIRLING ALBION

 

("The Binos")

Year formed1945
Previous names

None

Ground

Forthbank Stadium, Sprinkerse, Stirling FK7 7UJ

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements110 x 74 yards (101 x 68 metres)
Ground capacity3,808
Record attendance at present ground3,808 v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup 4th round, 15 February 1996 (lost 0-2)
League career

Scottish Division 'B': 1947 - 1949

Scottish Division 'A': 1949 - 1950

Scottish Division 'B': 1950 - 1951

Scottish Division 'A': 1951 - 1952

Scottish Division 'B': 1952 - 1953

Scottish Division 'A' / One: 1953 - 1956

Scottish Division Two: 1956 - 1958

Scottish Division One: 1958 - 1960

Scottish Division Two: 1960 - 1961

Scottish Division One: 1961 - 1962

Scottish Division Two: 1962 - 1965

Scottish Division One: 1965 - 1968

Scottish Division Two: 1968 - 1975

Scottish Division Two: 1975 - 1977

Scottish Division One: 1977 - 1981

Scottish Division Two: 1981 - 1991

Scottish Division One: 1991 - 1994

Scottish Division Two: 1994 - 1996

Scottish Division One: 1996 - 1998

Scottish Division Two: 1998 - 2001

Scottish Division Three: 2001 - 2004

Scottish Division Two: 2004 - 2007

Scottish Division One: 2007 - 2008

Scottish Division Two: 2008 - 2010

Scottish Division One: 2010 - 2011

Scottish Division Two: 2011 - 2012

Scottish Division Three / League Two: 2012 - 2014

Scottish League One: 2014 - 2015

Scottish League Two: 2015 - 2023

Scottish League One: 2023 - .

First Scottish League game13 August 1947 v Stenhousemuir, Scottish Division Two (drew 0-0)
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish Division 'B' / Two champions: 1952-53, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1964-65

Scottish Division 'B' runners-up: 1948-49, 1950-51

Scottish Division Two champions: 1976-77, 1990-91, 1995-96, 2009-10

Scottish Division Two runners-up: 2006-07

Scottish Division 'C' / League Two champions: 1946-47, 2022-23

Scottish Division Three runners-up: 2003-04

Scottish Eastern Football League 1st series runners-up: 1945-46

Domestic - Cup

None

Best League position12th, Scottish Division One, 1958-59
Lowest League position9th, Scottish Division Three, 2001-02
Furthest in Scottish CupQuarter-final, 1949-50, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1989-90
Furthest in League CupSemi-final, 1961-62
  
Most League points 
2 for a win59, Scottish Division Two, 1964-65
3 for a win81, Scottish Division Two, 1995-96
Fewest League points 
2 for a win6, Scottish Division One, 1954-55
3 for a win

20, Scottish Division One, 2010-11

20, Scottish League One, 2014-15

Most League goals scored105, Scottish Division Two, 1957-58
Most League goals conceded105, Scottish Division One, 1954-55, 1967-68
Fewest League goals scored18, Scottish Division One, 1980-81
Fewest League goals conceded22, Scottish League Two, 2020-21
Most wins in a League season26, Scottish Division Two, 1964-65
Fewest wins in a League season2, Scottish Division One, 1954-55
Most draws in a League season17, Scottish Division Two, 2000-01
Fewest draws in a League season

2, Scottish Division One, 1954-55

2, Scottish Division Two, 1948-49

Most losses in a League season29, Scottish Division One, 1992-93
Fewest losses in a League season

3, Scottish Division Two, 1964-65

3, Scottish Division Two, 1995-96

Record win20-0 v Selkirk, Scottish Cup 1st round, 8 December 1984
Record defeat

0-9 v Dundee United, Scottish Division One, 30 December 1967

0-9 v Ross County, Scottish Cup 5th round, 6 February 2010

  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season27, Joe Hughes, Scottish Division Two, 1969-70
in total129, Billy Steele, 1971-83
  
Most League appearances504, Matt McPhee, 1967-81

Most capped player

None
Highest transfer fee received£90,000 for Stephen Nicholas to Motherwell, March 1999
Highest transfer fee paid

£25,000 for Craig Taggart from Falkirk, August 1994