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Burntisland Shipyard

Kit impression

Founded

1919

Years standing

107

Home ground

Recreation Park, Burntisland

Capacity

1,000 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Runners-up (2): 1971–72, 1994–95
Winners: 2017–18
Winners (5): 1931–32, 1945–46, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97

Nickname: Shippy

Reasons To Adopt

Burntisland Shipyard work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Scotland, Recreation Park, Burntisland, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Easy weekend
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is about 15km from the ground, and Burntisland railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Scotland Scottish Cup 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.
Old enough to matter
1919 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Runners-up (2): 1971–72, 1994–95 and Winners: 2017–18. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Recreation Park, Burntisland. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Edinburgh Airport (EDI)

15 km / 9 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Burntisland railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Recreation Park, Burntisland

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 Recreation Park, Burntisland