Yoker Athletic F.C.
Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. Yoker is an area of Glasgow adjacent to Clydebank, however Yoker's stadium lies just outside the Glasgow boundary. Nicknamed the Whe Ho, they were formed in 1886 and are based at Holm Park. They currently operate in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in royal blue and white strips (uniforms).
Since Clydebank entered the junior level in 2003–04 they have shared a healthy rivalry with Yoker Athletic and as of season 2008–09, The Bankies are tenants of Yoker at Holm Park after leaving their ground in Duntocher. Yoker were promoted to Central Division 1 on the 23rd of April 2011 after a 8-0 victory over Newmains United.
Yoker Athletic can boast of a mention in Scottish Literature; James Kelman's novel A Disaffection features the main character attending a match at Holm Park.
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