Crossgates Primrose F.C.
Association football club in Scotland
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Crossgates Primrose Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Crossgates, near Dunfermline, Fife. The team plays in the East of Scotland League First Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]
(folded 1960, re-formed 1983)
Inverkeithing Road
Crossgates
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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/ | ||
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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 is Humbug 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 to greyhound racing between 1937 and 1953.[5]
Crossgates' record attendance was 7,600 for a Scottish Junior Cup sixth round tie in 1952–53 against Auchinleck Talbot.[6]
The club's best-known former players are Scotland legend Jim Baxter, who Crossgates sold to Raith Rovers for £200, and his second cousin George Kinnell.[7][8]
Current squad
As of 19 October 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Alex Jack Cup: 2021–22
- Fife Junior Cup: 1947–48, 1955–56
