[8] Two men, tycoon James Kean and Iain King, who is a sports journalist, spent many years in the hope that East Kilbride Thistle (the town's former highest ranked football team) would become a senior sports team so much that they officially launched their youth development programme from under-21s right down to the under-5s.

[7] Their first league fixtures were a 2–1 defeat at Stirling University (10th) and a 1–0 home win over Whitehill Welfare (13th) in August 2013.

[14] They claimed their maiden trophy as a senior team with a 2–0 Final victory over Dalbeattie Star at Palmerston on 24 May 2014.

[17] After a draw at Spartans in the next round, East Kilbride suffered a heavy home defeat in the replay.

On 19 November 2016, East Kilbride lost 0–1 to Spartans to end their winning streak at 30 games.

[21] In that period, defender Craig Howie became the first player to make 100 appearances for the club, having made his debut aged 17 in 2013.

[22] East Kilbride won their second Lowland League title during the 2018–19 season, beating defending champions Spartans at K Park to clinch the trophy.

[24] The badge for the new club features the oystercatcher bird and also the colour red, symbols of St Bridgit, after whom East Kilbride is named, cill being the Gaelic word for a religious cell, which was the common form of ancient Celtic religious organisation, thus Kilbride being the religious cell associated with St Bridgit/St Bride; East to distinguish from West Kilbride in Ayrshire.

[25] The match did take place for the first time on 19 July 2014, with a strong Celtic under-20 team defeating East Kilbride 5–1.

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