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Darvel F.C.

Coordinates: 55°36′32″N 4°16′41″W / 55.60877°N 4.27799°W / 55.60877; -4.27799
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Darvel
Full nameDarvel Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale, The Juniors, Derval
Founded1889
GroundRecreation Park,
Irvinebank Road
Darvel
Capacity2,200 (60 seated)
OwnerJohn Gall
ChairmanStephen Gilmour
ManagerMichael Kennedy
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24West of Scotland League Premier Division, 7th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park, and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

The club reached the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup, but were beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United.[1]

Darvel won the Ayrshire District League title in 2016–17 to gain promotion to the West Super League First Division (renamed as the West Championship), the second tier of the SJFA West Region league structure.

The team was managed from June 2013 to November 2017 by Scott Clelland.[2] On 14 February 2019, Darvel announced that Michael Kennedy would be the new manager for the season 2019–20.

The club and Blantyre Victoria were declared joint-winners of the West Region Championship in 2019–20 after the season was prematurely halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Darvel joined the West of Scotland Football League in 2020–21 along with all other West Region junior clubs, and were promoted to the Premier Division for the inaugural season. In the first full season they won the Premier Division in 2021–22.

Players

Current squad

As of 16 March 2022

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 Scotland SCO Lyle Avci
— GK Scotland SCO Chris Truesdale
— DF Scotland SCO Jordan Allan
— DF Scotland SCO Cameron Eadie
— DF Scotland SCO Connor Greene
— DF Scotland SCO Jason Marr
— DF Scotland SCO Daryll Meggatt
— DF Scotland SCO Ross Perry
— DF Scotland SCO David Syme
— MF Scotland SCO David Galt
— MF Scotland SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Creag Little
— MF Scotland SCO Darren Miller
— MF Scotland SCO Ian McShane
— MF Scotland SCO Craig Reid
— MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling
— MF Scotland SCO Ryan Thomson
— FW Scotland SCO Ross Caldwell
— FW Scotland SCO Thomas McGaughey
— FW Scotland SCO Allan McKenzie
— FW Scotland SCO Craig Moore

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1975–76

West of Scotland League Premier Division

West Region Championship

  • Joint-winners: 2019–20

Ayrshire District League

  • Winners: 2016–17

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1970-1979". Scottish Junior FA.
  2. ^ Wren, David (3 July 2014). "Darvel Juniors boss Scott Clelland optimistic ahead of new season". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ Thomson, Paul (22 May 2020). "Ex Hamilton Accies secretary and UEFA delegate to lead Junior title probe". Daily Record.

External links

55°36′32″N 4°16′41″W / 55.60877°N 4.27799°W / 55.60877; -4.27799

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