✓984. Winton Park

Ardrossan Winton Rovers 5-1 Gartcairn

West of Scotland FL First Division

Saturday 16th May 2026

 

Ardrossan is a town on the North Ayrshire coast which forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns' (population over 10,000) 

Ardrossan developed during the 18th and 19th centuries, due to its position on the coast, exporting coal and pig iron to Europe and North America. It was also a center for shipbuilding, with fishing vessels and small cargo boats being the mainstream of the shipyard until the 1950s

Ardrossan Winton Rovers FC formed in 1900 as a Juvenile club before joining the Junior ranks in 1903. The club’s early league honours include winning the Irvine & District League in 1909-10 and 1911-12, followed by the Western League in 1919-20 and 1933-34. The Winton have won an array of cup honours including the Ayrshire Cup four times and lifting the Ayrshire District Cup on five occasions. They won the Ayrshire District League for a second time in 2014–15 and were promoted to the SJFA Super League First Division.They joined the West of Scotland League in 2020, and have now won promotion into the Premier Division. due to the reconstruction of the Lowland League for next season.

Winton Park

Anderson Terrace,

Ardrossan

KA22 8JP

Capacity 3,500

Record Attendance 6,000 v Irvine Meadow, Scottish Junior Cup 1970

Total Scottish grounds visited 131

Current WoSFL grounds visited 15/32

The club bought Winton Park from Lord Eglinton in 1923 for £160. The park originally ran in an East - West direction, before turning to its current North -South direction prior to Bells Nursery selling a strip of land to them for £50. The grandstand was built around 1956, but unfortunately this classic style stand is currently out of bounds to spectators, but has the changing and corporate rooms underneath. Next to is an elevated covered stand which has the refreshment bar and social club behind it. There’s plenty of terracing and covered stands on all sides, as well as sections of benches, plus it now has an all-weather pitch. 

Ardrossan Winton Rovers 5 Gartcairn 1

West of Scotland League First Division matchday 30(

5th v 15th)

2pm ko

Att.107hc

Admission £8

0-1 #10 1’

1-1 Sam McCloskey 5’

2-1 Aidan Ferris 45+3 HT

#11(Gartcairn) Red card 63’

3-1 Aiden Ferris 76’

4-1 Ewan McIver 82’

5-1 Ross McIver87’

Ardrossan hit back after conceding a first minute goal to comfortably finish the campaign with a handsome victory, although the visitors having a player sent off around the hour mark, made it easier, as the final score suggests.

#Heedhopper

164 miles door-to-door

0620 train Newcastle to Glasgow via Edinburgh arrive 0907 - return 1700 - 2003

A very early start was required for my plan to visit a couple of ‘Spoons pubs on the Ayrshire coast, before visiting a ground that's been on my t’do list for quite a while. The plan went like clockwork with all eight trains from Newcastle and back running on time. I spent an hour in both Saltcoats and Largs, where I also had a pint in the Three Reasons. A great day out - I love it when a plan comes together and it was a pleasure to visit Winton Park. It's been a ground I’ve been looking forward to ticking off and you can understand why from my photographs.