The club nickname, The Blasties, derives from a Robert Burns poem, The Inventory, written in 1786.

[1] However, a more likely reason for the nickname is the proximity of the club to the nearby blast furnaces of the former Glengarnock Steelworks.

[citation needed] The Blasties' (the nickname of Kilbirnie Ladeside) original home of Ladeside Park on Mill Road was partly built on by the army during World War II and the club relocated to Valefield, the home of Glengarnock Vale, another local side.

The name 'Ladeside' derives from the lade that runs near the ground from the old Nether Mill at Knoxsville Road near the Miller's Knowe.

[citation needed] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.