Kelty Hearts F.C.
| Full name | Kelty Hearts Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Jambos |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Ground | Central Park Bath Street Kelty (Capacity: 2,300) |
| Chairman | Gus Eaglesham |
| Manager | Keith Burgess |
| League | SJFA East Superleague |
| 2010–11 | 9th |
Kelty Hearts Football Club are a football club based in the town of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and similarly nicknamed "the Jambos" as the more illustrious Hearts of the Scottish Premier League, they play their home games at Central Park, which has room for 2,300 spectators. Their home strip (uniform) colours are maroon, with white shorts and white socks,and away strip colours are blue, with white shorts and blue socks.
They were members of the Fife Junior League, but are presently competing in the East Region of which they, along will all Fife junior clubs became a part in 2002. Twice in Kelty's history they have managed to reach the Scottish Junior Cup final but upon reaching both finals they have subsequently emereged as runners up. In 1999 they were defeated 1–0 by Kilwinning Rangers at Firhill Stadium and in 2007 they drew 1-1 but were defeated 2–1 after extra time due to a mistake by Chesterfield goalkeeper Greg Flemings older brother Allan, by Linlithgow Rose at nearby East End Park
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[edit] Honours
[edit] Scottish Junior Cup
- Runners-up: 1998–99, 2006–07
[edit] SJFA East Region Premier League
- Runners-up: 2006–07
[edit] Other Honours
- Fife & Tayside (Taycars) Trophy Winners 1997–98
- Fife League winners: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03
- Fife Junior (PSM) Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1992–93, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Cowdenbeath (Interbrew) Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1999–00
- Laidlaw Shield winners: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87
- Clark Beckett Cup: 1993–94
- ACA Sports League Cup: 2006–07
- Maloco Associates (Fife) Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Rosslyn Trophy Winners : 1991–92, 1996–97
[edit] Notable former players
- George O'Boyle
- Andy Tod
- Colin Cameron
- Alan Combe
- Dave Beaumont
- Colin Harris
- Gordon Findlay
- Alan McDonough
[edit] Notable former manager
[edit] External links
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