Arbroath FC are best known for their famous 36-0 thumping of Aberdeen side Bon Accord in a Scottish Cup tie in 1885, a score that remains a world record in senior football.  The club was founded in 1878 after a meeting in the George Hotel, Commerce Street, and became founder members of the Northern League, winning the title in 1893. From 1909, Arbroath  competed in the Central League which was incorporated into the Scottish League as the new Division Two in 1921. In 1934 Arbroath secured promotion to the Scottish First Division and they maintained their place in the top flight until the outbreak of the Second World War. When the League was restarted in 1945, Arbroath were placed in the new B Division (i.e. Division Two), where they languished until 1959 when they were again promoted. They were relegated in last place the following year: history repeated itself in 1968 and 1969 but promotion in 1970 led to a period of relative success, with Arbroath holding their own in the lower reaches of the First Division until the introduction of the Scottish Premier League in 1975, when they wound up in the new First Division (now the second tier). Relegation to Division Two (third tier) came in 1980 where they would remain until the reorganisation of 1995, when Arbroath went into the new Third Division (fourth tier). After finishing bottom in 1997, the club won promotion the following season and in 2001 they returned to the First Division (now second tier).  By 2006 they were back in the lowest division. They have spent the subsequent years in the lower two divisions. A high point  was winning the Third Division title in 2011: the club's first senior honours in their 133-year history. They were relegated in 2014 but won the Third Division title again in 2017.