Our club history dates back to some of the earliest days of organised football in Scotland, officially forming on 5th January 1869.


Founded in 1869, we’re the oldest professional football club in Scotland! Take a look back at our memorable moments over the past 150 years.

DISCOVER RUGBY PARK THROUGH THE YEARS KEY MOMENTS IN HISTORY

Club Honours


League Winners Runners-Up
Scottish League Division 1 1964/65 1959/60
1960/61
1962/63
1963/64
Scottish First Division 1975/76
1978/79
1981/82
1992/93
Scottish Championship 2021/22
Old Second Division 1897/98 1953/54
1898/99 1973/74
Scottish Second Division 1989/90
Scottish Qualifying Cup 1896/97
Scottish Cup 1919/20 1897/98
1931/32
1928/29 1937/38
1996/97 1956/57
1959/60
Scottish League Cup 2011/12 1952/53
1960/61
1962/63
2000/01
2006/07
Ayrshire Cup Winners 42 times
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Finalists 1966/67
New York International Tournament 1960
Tennent Caledonian Cup 1979
SPL Fair Play Award
 
1998/99
1999/2000
SFA Scottish Youth Cup 2003/04

 

Club Records


As Scotland’s oldest professional football club, we’ve had plenty of time to make and break records.

Here are a few of our key records:

Record Appearance Holder
Alan Robertson 607 Apps 1972 – 1989
Record Goalscorer
Willie Culley 159 Goals 1911 – 1923
Record League Goalscorer
Willie Culley  149 Goals
Record Victory
v Saltcoats Victoria FC 13-2
Scottish Qualifying Cup Second Round
12 September 1896
Record Defeat
v Celtic 1-9
Scottish League Division 1
13 August 1938
Record Home Attendance
35,995 v Rangers
Scottish Cup Quarter Finals
10 March 1962
Record Transfer Fee Paid
£340,000 to St Johnstone FC for Paul Wright March 1995
Record Transfer Fee Received
£1.9m from Rangers FC for Steven Naismith August 2007