Place:Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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NameRenton
TypeTown
Coordinates55.9705°N 4.5861°W
Located inDunbartonshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoCardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotlandparish in which Renton was located until 1975
Strathclyde, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
Argyll and Bute, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
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Renton (Scottish Gaelic: An Reantan; Scots: The Renton) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, in the west Central Lowlands of Scotland. In the 2001 National Census it had a population of 2,138.

Renton is particularly famous for the village's association football side. Renton was one of the 11 founder members of the Scottish Football League and winners of the 1885 and 1888 Scottish Cup, producing many famous players.

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