Gala Fairydean Rovers F.C.
Gala Fairydean Rovers Football Club are a Scottish association football club based in the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The club competes in the Lowland League, after joining from the East of Scotland Football League in 2013. At the same time the club changed its name to Gala Fairydean Rovers, following a merger between Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers. The club plays its home matches at Netherdale in Galashiels.
| Full name | Gala Fairydean Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | GFR | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Netherdale, Galashiels | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ryan Cass | ||
| Manager | Martin Scott | ||
| League | Lowland League | ||
| 2022–23 | Lowland League, 12th of 19 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Gala Fairydean won the East of Scotland Football League eight times and finished runners-up on seven occasions. The club reached 15 Scottish Qualifying Cup South finals, winning it 11 times, before the competition was abolished in 2007. Gala Fairydean Rovers qualify automatically for the Scottish Cup as a member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). The best performance by the club was reaching the third round, done on five occasions. Gala Rovers won the Border Amateur Football League 13 times.