Selkirk F.C.

Following financial problems, they resigned from the Lowland League during the 2018–19 season and later went out of business due to insurmountable debts and failure to keep their SFA membership.

[4] Season 1903–04 saw the return of the Border Cup to Selkirk, although it took two replays to finally defeat Peebles Rovers at Victoria Park, Innerleithen.

[4] 1905-06 saw the team come close to winning its first honour from out with the Borders region, after a 3–1 reverse at the hands of Berwick Rangers in the final of the Consolation Cup.

Almost of greater significance to matters on the field, Selkirk were able to outbid the let a local farmer offered with to graze sheep on part of the underhaugh by the River Ettrick.

[4] Season 1923–24 saw the first post war trophy paraded at Ettrick Park with a 2–1 victory over Civil Service Strollers in the Border Cup final.

[4] A significant honour was bestowed in the club when former player James Fairgrieve was elected president of the East of Scotland Football Association from 1925 to 1928.

The club also managed a creditable 4–4 draw against a strong Hearts side with much to the Selkirk team's relief, legendary centre forward Barney Battles, Jr. acting as referee.

1933 witnessed a famous Scottish Cup tie, with Selkirk defeating all-professional Bo'ness 3–0 courtesy of a 'spectacular' Jimmy Tranter hat-trick.

A directive from the SFA immediately suspended all non-Army or junior competitive games heralding the end of another era in the club's history.

In addition, two young lads, Davie Grieve and Bobby Johnstone emerged from the Parkvale Rovers primed and ready for action.

Unfortunately a major trophy eluded the team once more, this time losing to professional Gala Fairydean, 5–2, in the East of Scotland Cup final.

Just before this, in September 1947, in the held-over East of Scotland Qualifying Cup final replay, Selkirk defeated Leith Athletic, 4–0, at Ettrick Park.

A huge crowd turned out for the Wednesday night game and the final whistle brought great scenes of celebration, which were only slightly muted by the non-appearance of the cup.

The five years of glory commenced with the release of Ian Whitehead from Berwick Rangers in 1973, Chalky as he was universally known was snapped up by Selkirk and became player/manager later in the season.

As the support slowly filtered in to Ettrick Park for a league match against lowly Eyemouth United, the sharp shrill of the referee's whistle sounded the start of the game.

[5] Like all good things however, Selkirk's Golden Era came to an end when Ian Whitehead was enticed back into Scottish League Football as a coach with Second Division Berwick Rangers.

In truth the club were treading water at the time, they had dropped out of the East of Scotland League temporarily, and had to field a makeshift side of whoever they could find for the Scottish Cup match in order to maintain their qualification for the competition.

[6] Selkirk won promotion to the East of Scotland Premier Division in season 2005–06 after some spirited performances, including a 6–1 win against local rivals Gala Fairydean.

Buoyed by this unexpected turn in fortunes, the club ended the campaign on a high by capturing their first silverware in 30 years, triumphantly lifting the Image Printers' Cup with a 3–1 victory over the much-fancied Lothian Thistle.

Towards the culmination of the fixture list, Selkirk had recorded unexpected home and away victories over the reigning league champions, Whitehill Welfare, to avoid the dreaded trapdoor and ensure that Premier Division football would be witnessed at Yarrow Park for another year.

In season 2009–10, former chairman Roger Arnold and ex-player and manager of Selkirk Jackson Cockburn were awarded life-memberships of the club at a special lunch held at Yarrow Park.

Selkirk started season 2012–13 well with excellent pre-season results, drawing with the Celtic and Hibernian under-20s sides and pushing Cowdenbeath to overturn a 0–2 deficit in the last 15 minutes of the game.

These efforts resulted in the funding (with the assistance of the Scottish Football Partnership) and installation of a new 100 seater stand and other ground improvements in order to qualify for SFA audit.

[14] Following a defeat by Gretna 2008 on 12 October 2013, the ninth in a row, manager Mike McKinnon announced his resignation giving the club two weeks notice of his intentions.

[16] The new manager came to Selkirk with a four-year plan, so it was unsurprising that a 1–0 backs-to-the wall win away to Whitehill Welfare and a 5–1 drubbing of local rivals, Gala Fairydean Rovers were the only on-field highlights for the rest of the term.

A deal towards the end of the season was struck with EDUSport Academy to field some of their French nationals to provide match experience in Scotland.

The biggest surprise however was the signing of ex-Hibernian, Birmingham City, Lokomotiv Moscow and Scotland national football team striker, Garry O'Connor.

[18] Selkirk made national headlines again at the start of the 2015–16 season, this time with the signing of Scottish football's first ever poet in residence, Thomas Clark.

Ettrick Park Ground Developments 1906: A pavilion was erected at the entrance to the main gate, consisting of a large changing room for the home team, a much smaller one for the visitors and a 'doo-cot' for the match official.

This was a task made simpler by having a secretary, Bert Ballantine, who was also a councillor, and player and future manager Moray McLaren who happened to be a chartered surveyor.