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Spartans

Spartans FC

Kit impression

Founded

1951

Years standing

Home ground

Ainslie Park, Edinburgh

Capacity

3,612534 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Runners-up: 2025–26
Winners (3): 2013–14, 2017–18, 2022–23
Runners-up: 2015–16
Winners (9): 1971–72, 1983–84, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Runners-up (7): 1977–78, 1984–85, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07, 2011–12
Winners (4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2022–23
Winners: 2016–17
Winners (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11
Winners (10): 1983–84, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2018–19
Winners (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Winners (12): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1987–88, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
Winners (2): 2009, 2015

Make The Case

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

Easy weekend
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is about 9km from the ground, and East Pilton railway station is 0km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
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.
Modern era club
Formed in 1951, so the whole story is documented, arguable and still being written. Join now and you were basically there from the start.
Loaded cabinet
12 distinct honours on record, including Runners-up: 2025–26. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.

Matchday Trip

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

Nearest airport

Edinburgh Airport (EDI)

9 km / 6 miles from the ground

Nearest station

East Pilton railway station

Walkable from the platform

See the whole Scotland League Two →

Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Ainslie Park, Edinburgh

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 Ainslie Park, Edinburgh