Saltcoats Victoria F.C.

Saltcoats Victoria

Full name	Saltcoats Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Seasiders
Founded	1889 (re-formed 1911)
Ground	Campbell Park Blakely Road Saltcoats
Chairman	Raymond Montgomerie
Co-managers	Iain McMillan & Stevie Wilson
League	SJFA Ayrshire District League
2010–11	3rd

Saltcoats Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed the Seasiders, the club were originally formed in 1889 and play at Campbell Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

Campbell Park is now poorly situated within the town as there is no longer any housing in the area, and no nearby pubs. Saltcoats have always had a loyal support but the locals have shown in the past they will turn out for the big games. When Saltcoats twice reached the quarter final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup in the 1970s the home legs both attracted an estimated 3000+ supporters. Like many Junior Clubs Saltcoats rely on a hard working committee, and donations from sponsors to stay afloat. Campbell Park is now owned by North Ayrshire Council, but the facilities for players and match officials are poor. The Grandstand was destroyed by a severe storm in the early 1970s. The changing rooms below were maintained for some years after, but now the club relies on pre-fabricated facilities. After these facilities were deemed unsuitable, the club were forced to groundshare with local rivals Ardeer Thistle for three years before returning in 2011 with new 'vandal proof' facilities being provided.

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Chris Lamb
—	DF	SCO	George Bonnar
—	DF	SCO	Joe Hands
—	DF	SCO	Jamie McManus
—	DF	SCO	Mikey Lindsay
—	DF	SCO	Stuart Moodie
—	DF	SCO	David Wilson
—	MF	SCO	James Callaghan
—	MF	SCO	Ross Hocknull

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Ross McEvoy
—	MF	SCO	Paul Monan
—	MF	SCO	Ross Munro
—	MF	SCO	Carlo Scaramuzza
—	MF	SCO	Gavin Sim
—	FW	SCO	Patrick Doherty
—	FW	SCO	Alistair Ross
—	FW	SCO	Tam McClelland

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

• Winners: 1924–25

Other Honours

• West of Scotland Cup winners: 1945–46, 1946–47
• Ayrshire First Division winners: 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1938–39, 1945–46
• Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1992–93
• Ayrshire (Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald) Cup: 1911–12, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47
• Ayrshire League (Kerr & Smith) Cup: 1926–27, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1945–46
• Ayrshire District (Irvine Times) Cup: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1937–38, 1952–53
• Western Junior League Cup: 1926–27
• Irvine & District League: 1912–13

External links

• Club website
• JUNIOR CUP FINAL: St. Anthony's v Saltcoats Victoria (1925) (archive film from the National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE)