WELCOME TO ROTHES FC HISTORY
Regularly updated, this is the story of the Speysiders' gradual improvement, both on and off the park, since 1938. We hope you enjoy reading the information we have gathered to-date.
14 Aug 2026:The 1939 Central Highland League championship win was an "unofficial" triumph. Learn why it's not recognised by the SFA.
29 Jul 2026: New page about Mackessack Park and its facilities has been established.
24 Jul 2026: The article "Floodlights and the change to tangerine", which originated on this website on 14 April 2026, has been included in Issue 178 of the widely-read Scottish Football Historian (SFH) magazine, which was published today. Hopefully this will prove to be the first of a number of "plugs" in SFH for Rothes F.C.
1 Jul 2026: The Scottish Cup page has been expanded to explain the effect of the Qualifying Cup on Rothes' Scottish Cup participation.
3 June 2026: Eleven player profiles (taken from the Season 1980-81 programmes) have been added.
17 May 2026: A first four Scottish Cup match reports - v Caledonian on 1 Sep 1954 , v Buckie Thistle on 10 Sep 1955, v Arbroath on 8 Sep and v Clyde on 3 January 1981 have been added.
12 May 2026: Details of all Rothes' Scottish Cup ties have been added.
11 May 2026: The Club Colours page has been augmented - but unfortunately this has so far resulted in more questions than answers! We will keep searching!
4 May 2026: Andy Beattie's successful but apparently strained single season as Rothes FC manager FC has been added to the Managers page.
25 April 2026: Some highlights from Drew Baillie's time as Rothes manager have been added to the site.
18 April 2026: A "Supporting the Club" page has been set aside to detail the various ways in which individuals and companies can support Rothes FC.
15 April 2026: A list of former RFC managers, dating back to 1979, is currently being researched and updated here.
14 April 2026: The new article "Floodlights and the change to tangerine", which originated on this website on 14 April 2026, will also be included in Issue 178 of the widely-read Scottish Football Historian (SFH) magazine.
11 April 2026: The Wikipedia reference to Rothes FC's reason for changing the club's colours to tangerine and black is debunked - please see Lights and Colours page.
10 April 2026: The story of Rothes' first senior cup win can be found on the Campbell Cup page.
9 April 2026: Rothes’ successful application to join the Highland League in 1938 - please see the 1938 page. More info to be added.