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| Full name | Crossgates Primrose Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Rose | ||
| Founded | 1926 (folded 1960, re-formed 1983) | ||
| Ground | Humbug Park Inverkeithing Road Crossgates | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Frazer Martin | ||
| Manager | Alan Campbell | ||
| League | East of Scotland League First Division | ||
| 2024–25 | East of Scotland League First Division, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | https://www.crossgatesprimrosefc.com/ | ||
Crossgates Primrose Football Club are a Scottishfootball club based inCrossgates, nearDunfermline,Fife. The team plays in theEast of Scotland League First Division, having moved from thejunior leagues in 2018.[1]
They were originally formed in 1926 but folded in 1960 with the club re-forming in 1983. Due to a lack of committee members, the club withdrew from the league in November 2015[2] and spent the rest of the season in abeyance. Following the establishment of a new committee in April 2016, Primrose returned to playing competitively for the 2016–17 season. The team have been managed since August 2017 by Alan Campbell.[3]
Their home ground isHumbug Park, its unusual name deriving from a disused pit of the former Cuttlehill Colliery on which site the ground is located.[4] The park was also home togreyhound racing between 1937 and 1953.[5]
Crossgates' record attendance was 7,600 for aScottish Junior Cup sixth round tie in 1952–53 againstAuchinleck Talbot.[6]
The club's best-known former players areScotland legendJim Baxter, who Crossgates sold toRaith Rovers for £200, and his second cousinGeorge Kinnell.[7][8]
As of 19 October 2025
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