Montrose FC is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. The club was founded in 1879 and play at Links Park.  Montrose joined the Scottish Football League in 1923, along with near-neighbours Brechin City in the newly founded Scottish Third Division, 1923–24 achieving a creditable fourth placed finish. However, the following season, Montrose finished at the bottom of the table, and despite signs of a recovery in 1925-26, lost their league place when the Third Division was scrapped owing to ongoing financial difficulties experienced by many of the member clubs. The club was readmitted to the Second Division in 1929-30. In the 1930s, the first few league seasons after readmission were difficult, with the club regularly finishing in the bottom four of the table. In the immediate postwar period, Montrose spent time playing in the newly formed Division "C", consisting of provincial clubs and some first division reserve sides. With the re-formation of the Second Division in 1955-56, the club once again joined that league. Montrose’s halcyon period was the mid 1970s when, under manager Alec Stuart, they reached third place in the old First Division (second tier of Scottish football). Montrose won their first championship under the guidance of Iain Stewart in 1984–85, as they triumphed in the old second division. Relegation followed in 1987.  Montrose has  spent the vast majority of their recent history in the relative obscurity of the Third Division. At the end of the 1994–95 season, they were promoted to the Second Division after finishing as runners up to Forfar Athletic. However, the team's first attempt at this higher level was not successful, as they finished bottom of the table in 1995–96. They were promoted as League Two champions in 2018 ending 22 consecutive seasons in Scotland’s basement division. Montrose has since established itself as one of the stronger teams in League One.