Peterhead F.C.
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| Full name | Peterhead Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Toon | |||
| Founded | 1891 | |||
| Ground | Balmoor, Peterhead | |||
| Capacity | 3,150[1] (1,000 seated) | |||
| Chairman | Rodger Morrison | |||
| Manager | Jim McInally | |||
| League | Scottish League Two | |||
| 2023–24 | Scottish League Two, 2nd of 10 | |||
| Website | http://www.peterheadfc.org/ | |||
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Peterhead Football Club are a football club based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They currently play in Scottish League One after being promoted in the 2018–19 season.[2]
Their home ground is Balmoor in Peterhead, with a capacity of 3,150.[1] The current manager is Jim McInally, who was appointed on 7 October 2011 following the sacking of John Sheran on 23 September 2011 after the side won only one game in 17 matches.[3]
Peterhead's traditional rivals are the Highland League team Fraserburgh; however, since their election to the Scottish Football League in 2000 this rivalry has waned. They now have a new rivalry with Elgin City.
On 22 November 2011, Peterhead earned a game against Celtic in the Scottish Cup, which was held at their stadium, Balmoor, on 8 January 2012. The visitors won 3–0.[4] On the opening game of the Scottish Third Division 2012–13 campaign, Peterhead achieved one of their greatest results by earning a 2–2 draw against Rangers, denied victory by an 89th-minute equaliser.[5] On 20 January 2013 Peterhead hosted Rangers for a second time that season, the game was watched by 4,855 spectators. This is Balmoor's all-time record attendance with approximately 400 more fans than the previous fixture. On Saturday 18 April 2014, Peterhead clinched their first trophy as a football league club by winning the Scottish League Two title, beating Clyde 2–0 at Broadwood Stadium.[6]
On Saturday 14 November 2015, Peterhead reached their first cup final since leaving the Highland League, beating Queen's Park to reach the Scottish Challenge Cup final. The club were beaten 4–0 by Rangers at Hampden Park, with over 2,000 travelling from Peterhead to cheer the Blue Toon.[7]
Honours
Scottish League Two Champions: (2) 2013–14, 2018–19
Scottish Challenge Cup Runners-up: (1) 2015–16
Highland League Winners: (5) 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1988–89, 1998–99
Highland League Cup Winners: (5) 1962–63, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1980–81, 1988–89
Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) Winners: (6) 1946–47, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1997–98
Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: (20) 1905–06, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1976–77,
1978–79, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1998–99
Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: (2) 1998–99, 2009–10
Scottish Week Challenge Cup Winners: (3) 2011, 2012, 2013
Club records
Biggest win: 17–0 v Fort William 1998
Biggest home defeat: 0–10 v Fraserburgh 1974
Biggest away defeat: 0–13 v Aberdeen (Scottish Cup in 1923–24)
Record home attendance (Recreation Park): 8,643 v Raith Rovers (Scottish Cup, 25 February 1987)
Record home attendance (Balmoor Stadium): 4,885 v Rangers (Third Division, 20 January 2013)
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2021[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
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Club officials
Coaching staff
- Manager: Jim McInally
- Assistant Manager: David Nicholls
- Goalkeeping Coach: Jim Butter
- Coach: Simon Ferry
- Fitness Coach: Stuart Hogg
- Physiotherapist: Greig Smith
Board
- Chairman: Rodger Morrison
- Director: Michael Duncan
- Director: Leslie Hill
- Director: Charlie Watt
- General Manager: Martin Johnston
- Youth and Community Liaison: Nat Porter
Managers
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* Prior to Colin Grant's appointment the team was picked by committee.
References
- ^ a b "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Peterhead FC: Champions!". Buchan Observer. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Jim McInally becomes Peterhead manager". BBC. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Peterhead 0–3 Celtic". BBC. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Peterhead 2–2 Rangers". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Clyde 0–2 Peterhead". BBC. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4–0 Peterhead". BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Playing Staff". Peterhead FC. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Team Management". Peterhead FC. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "The Board". Peterhead FC. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Peterhead part with manager Cooper and line up Sheran". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Manager John Sheran axed by Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.