Vale of Leithen F.C.

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Vale of Leithen
Vale of Leithen crest.png
Full nameVale of Leithen Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale
Founded1891
GroundVictoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStuart Robertson
ManagerIan Flynn
League East of Scotland League First Division
2022–23 East of Scotland League Premier Division, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website Club website

Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland. They play in the East of Scotland League First Division, and their home games take place at Victoria Park.

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The team's motto is "Keep Faith", and features on their club crest, along with the town's patron saint, St. Ronan. The home strip features a blue shirt, navy blue shorts and navy blue socks; the away strip is all-white, with black trim.

Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team Vale of Leven.

History

The club is one of the oldest in the Scottish Borders, having formed in 1891, they became full members of the Scottish Football Association in 1897. The club played at Caddon Park and initially played their first two games as Leithen Vale but subsequently changed their name to Vale of Leithen Football Club. In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park.

The club were founding members of the Lowland Football League in 2013–14, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Their best finishing position was 6th place in their first campaign, spending nine seasons in the league before being relegated back to the East of Scotland League at the end of the 2021–22 season, and suffering consecutive relegations in the subsequent two seasons.

Club Officials

PositionName
Honorary PresidentKeith Brown
Honorary Vice PresidentStanley Clifford
ChairmanStuart Robinson
Vice Chairman / TreasurerMichael Hogarth
General ManagerBobby Craigie
Committee MemberMichael Burns
Committee MemberBrian Ellis
Committee MemberAlan Forrest
Club ChaplinRob Wilson

Coaching Staff

PositionName
ManagerIan Flynn
CoachGreg Lloyd
CoachBarry Burns
CoachAdam Hill

Current squad

As of 24 April 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ryan Gordon
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Malcolm
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Bell
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jason Dryden
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Masson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross McIntyre
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harris Neillings
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Tys
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum Williamson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Craig Brydon
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dean Burgess
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Daniel McKinlay
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sunny McGarth
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum Mitchell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gary Mitchell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Nicholson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Cammy Smith
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Louis Baigan
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Flynn
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Mitchell
— FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Slav Stoyanov
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Daniel Taylor

Season-by-Season Record

SeasonDivisionPositionPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGDPoints Scottish Cup
2013/14 Lowland League 6th221138−236 First Round, losing to Brora Rangers
2014/15 Lowland League 9th269611−1433 Preliminary Round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers
2015/16 Lowland League 13th287516−2926 Preliminary Round One, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch
2016/17 Lowland League 13th3011415−1437 First Round, losing to East Kilbride
2017/18 Lowland League 15th308517−3229 First Round, losing to Spartans
2018/19 Lowland League 13th288515−3129 First Round, losing to Gretna 2008
2019/20 Lowland League 16th†232219−718 First Round, losing to Fort William
2020/21 Lowland League 17th†120012−530 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Banks O' Dee
2021/22 Lowland League 18th341231−1565 First Round, losing to Brechin City
2022/23 East of Scotland League Premier Division 16th302028−1150 Preliminary Round, losing to Dunbar United
2023/24 East of Scotland League First Division

† Season's curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Honours

East of Scotland Football League

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup

Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)

East of Scotland (City Cup)

King Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad – Vale of Leithen FC".
  2. ↑ "King Cup Previous Winners" . Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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