FOUNDED IN 1996  BY A BUNCH OF ENTHUSIASTIC FOOTBALLERS FROM CORSEFORD.

FOR MOST OF THE GUYS INVOLVED AT THE BEGINNING, THEIR FOOTBALLING EXPERIENCE CAME FROM THE BLAZE PARK IN FORDBANK SCHOOL OR THE TUESDAY NIGHT SIDE-OFF ON THE GRASS BEHIND THE COKEY HOOSE. GETTING BORED WITH THIS AND LOOKING FOR SOME COMPETITION WE DECIDED TO ENTER A TEAM IN THE LOCAL PAISLEY AND DISTRICT AMATEUR LEAGUE. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OUR FIRST MANAGER CHA ROBERTSON, FORDBANK STAR AFC WAS BORN!

FIRST GAME EVER PLAYED BY THE STAR WAS A CUP-TIE AWAY TO CLYDEBANK, JUST ONE PROBLEM………..NO STRIPS!

WITH NO MONEY IN THE KITTY AND NO SPONSORSHIP DEAL IN PLACE OUR FIRST STRIP (SECOND HAND FROM A GUY IN ELDERSLIE) WAS PURCHASED ON THE EVE OF OUR FIRST GAME, COURTESY OF A PROVIDENT LOAN IN THE NAME OF OUR THEN CENTRE FORWARD JOHN “EGGY” EDGAR.

NOW INTO OUR 12TH YEAR AND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL MANAGER, JACKIE LOUGHLIN SNR, A FEW OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS ARE STILL GOING STRONG, THE IRREPLACEABLE MORALE OFFICER SOAPY BANAGHAN, JACK LOUGHLIN , DAVID ERSKINE AND A SPECIAL MENTION TO THE CLUBS MOST LOYAL SERVANT AND FOUNDER  MEMBER, JJ BANAGHAN.

WE CAN NOW CLASS OURSELVES AS ONE OF THE TOP SIDES IN THE P+D AND HAVE ALSO TAKEN A FEW SCALPS OVER THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE COUNTRY ON SCOTTISH CUP DUTY OVER THE YEARS.

WE HOPE THIS WEBSITE WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFO YOU NEED ON FORDBANK STAR, FROM OUR FIRST GAME TO OUR TRIP TO EDINBURGH, THE TRAGIC PASSING OF A MUCH MISSED PLAYER AND FRIEND, OUR No.5 STEVEN MERRICK, THE BLACKPOOL TRIP AND MUCH, MUCH MORE……

BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS OVER THE YEARS AND TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS THE HAGG BAR, H+H RACING AND THE CORSEFORD KEYSTORE, WITHOUT WHOM WE WOULD HAVE NO FOOTBALL, THANKS!

‘MON THE STAR!!