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Annan Athletic

Annan Athletic FC

Kit impression

Founded

1942

Years standing

Home ground

Galabank, Annan

Capacity

2,504500 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Carlisle and District League
Winners: 1952–53
Cumberland Senior Cup
Winners (3): 1952–53, 1968–69, 1971–72
Runners up: 1954–55
East of Scotland Football League
Winners (4): 1989–90, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07
Runners up (3): 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05
East of Scotland Football League First Division
Winners: 1987–88
East of Scotland League Cup
Winners: 1999–00
Runners up: 2006–07
South of Scotland Football League
Winners (2): 1983–84, 1986–87
Runners up (2): 1982–83, 1984–85
South of Scotland League Cup
Winners (4): 1984–85, 1992–93, 2004–05, 2007–08

Nickname: Black and Golds Galabankies

Reasons To Adopt

Annan Athletic work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Scotland, Galabank, Annan, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Cathedral football
Galabank, Annan holds around 2,504,500. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as Black and Golds Galabankies. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), roughly 100km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
Scotland League Two is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Scotland does not do easy neutrals.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Galabank, Annan. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Newcastle International Airport (NCL)

100 km / 62 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Annan Shawhill railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Galabank, Annan

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Galabank, Annan