Darvel F.C.

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Darvel
Full name Darvel Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s) The Vale, The Juniors, Dervel
Founded 1889
Ground Recreation Park,
Irvinebank Road
Darvel
(Capacity: 2,200 (60 seated))
Manager Iain Kearney
League SJFA Ayrshire District League
2010–11 5th
Home colours
Away colours

Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire.

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[edit] History

Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors", and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Reaching the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup (beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United) has been the most illustrious point in the club's history.[1] Since a closely fought challenge with Largs Thistle for the 1993–94 Division Two title, in which Largs eventually won on goal difference, Darvel have found success a little hard to come by.

[edit] Managers

  • Scotland Billy McGaw ( 2002–Apr 2005)
  • Scotland Mike Galloway (Apr 2005–Jul 2005)
  • Scotland Tom McDonald (Jul 2005–Aug 2007)
  • Scotland John Hollis (caretaker) (Aug 2007–Sept 2007)
  • Scotland Jimmy Creaney (Sept 2007–Oct 2007)
  • Scotland Richie Pollock (Feb 2008–Nov 2008)
  • Scotland George Grierson (Nov 2008–June 2011)
  • Scotland Chris Kelly & Steven Barclay (caretakers) (June 2011–Aug 2011)
  • Scotland Stef Chisholm (Aug 2011–Dec 2011)
  • Scotland Iain Kearney (Dec 2011–present)

[edit] Honours

  • Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1975–76
  • Western League winners: 1966–67
  • Western League (Southern) winners: 1959–60, 1966–67
  • Kilmarnock & District Junior League winners: 1900–01, 1904–05, 1905–06
  • Ayrshire (Ayrshire Weekly Press) Cup: 1893–94, 1894–95
  • Western League Cup: 1930–31, 1967–68
  • Kilmarnock & Loudon Cup: 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
  • Western Intermediate League Cup: 1930–31
  • Irvine & District Cup: 1921–22, 1922–23
  • Irvine Herald Cup: 1904–05
  • Moore Trophy: 1933–34
  • Vernon Cup: 1957–58, 1959–60

[edit] Famous players

  • Scotland John Batten
  • Scotland Jim Cartner
  • Scotland Eddie Curran
  • Scotland Jim Finnigan
  • Scotland Derek Frye
  • Scotland Tommy Gardiner
  • Scotland Jim Geddes
  • Scotland Adam Good
  • Scotland Alex Grant
  • Scotland Bobby Haining
  • Scotland Darren Henderson
  • Scotland Ken Housley
  • Scotland Derrick Hoy
  • Scotland Andy Jamieson
  • Scotland Ross Kerr
  • Scotland John Leckie
  • Scotland Iain Lee
  • Scotland Andy King
  • Scotland Steve McCluskie
  • Scotland Iain McCreadie
  • Scotland Lawrie McKinna
  • Scotland Joe Miller
  • Scotland Stuart McLean
  • Scotland Ally McRoberts
  • Scotland Andy Murdoch
  • Scotland John Murphy
  • Scotland Andy Porter
  • Scotland Craig West
  • Scotland Bill Riddick
  • Scotland Bobby Russell
  • Scotland Willie Russell
  • Scotland Jim Samson
  • Scotland Alex Smith
  • Scotland Nicol Smith
  • Scotland Jock Spence
  • Scotland Billy Steele
  • Scotland Hamilton Thompson
  • Scotland Dave Walker
  • Scotland Derek Williams
  • Scotland Gordon Wylie

[edit] References

  1. ^ OVD Cup Record (1968 to present)

[edit] External links
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