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Clackmannan F. C. were a Scottish football (soccer) club best known for the four seasons they spent in the Scottish League in the 1920s. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada

However, most of their being was in various non-league competitions. Their league history within the more senior competitions is as follows:

Clackmannan inflicted Dunfermline Athletic's record defeat, 17-2 in the Midland League in 1891. There have been at least two Midland League competitions in Scotland There have been at least three competitions in Scotland known as the Central Football League The first was originally formed in 1896 by five clubs - Cowdenbeath F World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline

Clackmannan joined the Second Division of the Scottish League for 1921-22 when the Central League clubs formed most of this division. They finished bottom, and withdrew for a year to the Eastern League.

The club attempted to rejoin the Second Division for the 1923-24 season, but an overly confident campaign for election to the division was unsuccessful. However, Clackmannan gained admission to the new Third Division which was being started.

They played for three seasons in the Third Division without distinction. In their last season of Scottish League football (1925-26) they would have finished bottom had Galston not withdrawn halfway through the season. Galston FC were a Scottish football club based at Portland Park in Galston East Ayrshire. Indeed, the whole division folded up at the end of 1925-26, having proved unsustainable due to financial difficulties.

Clackmannan have appeared in the Scottish Cup on several occasions, mostly in the 1920s with the last being in 1931-32. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The club must have folded soon after this. During this period at least, they got past the first round (last 64 in those days) on only one occasion, and even this was after the withdrawal of an opponent.

Clackmannan's ground at least during the Scottish League days was Chapelhill Park. The club played in blue and white hoops throughout its existence.

Between 1962 and 1995, another club called Clackmannan F. C. played Junior football in the Fife League, without enjoying much success. History Junior football as distinguished from senior football has existed since the early 1880s

Formed 1885. Defunct 1904. Reformed 1907. Defunct 1931.

Grounds: 1885-1886 Tower Park & Glebe Park. 1886-1831 Chapelhill Park.

Colours: ?-? Royal blue & white striped shirts, white shorts.  ?-? Royal blue & white hooped shirts, royal blue shorts.


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