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Keith
Full nameKeith Football Club
Nickname(s)The Maroons
Founded1910
GroundKynoch Park, Keith
Capacity4,450 (370 seated)
ChairmanAndrew Troup
ManagerDean Donaldson
LeagueHighland League
2023–24Highland League, 13th of 18

Keith Football Club are a senior football club who currently play in the Highland League in Scotland. They were founded in 1910 and play at Kynoch Park in Keith, Moray. Although the town of Keith is relatively small, the club have produced a few notable players such as Hamish French and former Scotland captain, Colin Hendry.

Due to their being a senior team, they can play in the Scottish Cup. The club is perhaps best known to many followers of higher-division football for their 10–1 defeat to Rangers in a 1995–96 Scottish Cup match at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.

History

The club's first pitch was Seafield Park, where they played in the Huntly & District League. Their second pitch is their current ground of Kynoch Park, which was donated by Sir John W Kynoch in 1922. Keith entered the Highland League in 1924.

Their record home defeat was 1–9 against Elgin City in 1925. Keith's first ever Scottish Cup tie was in 1926, which resulted in a 7–3 defeat at Peebles Rovers. Kynoch Park hosted its first Scottish Cup game was in 1928, with Keith recording a 5–2 win against Dalbeattie Star. They went on to lose 6–1 in the second round against Scottish Cup holders Celtic in front of a record crowd of 5,820. This was Celtic's first competitive appearance north of Aberdeen.

Current squad

As of 20 November 2017

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 Greg Simpson
GK Scotland SCO Michael McKinnon
GK Scotland SCO Regan Stuart
DF Scotland SCO Adam Clark
DF Scotland SCO Stewart Hutcheon
DF Scotland SCO Bradley Manson
DF Scotland SCO Michael Ralton
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Robertson
DF Scotland SCO Greg Smith
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Spink
MF Scotland SCO Scott Begg
MF Scotland SCO James Brownie
MF Scotland SCO Fraser Cowie
MF Scotland SCO Keith Cruickshank
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Donnie Fraser
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Keir
MF Scotland SCO Craig MacAskill
MF Scotland SCO Gary McNamee
MF Scotland SCO Sam Nicoll
MF Scotland SCO Bruce Raffell
MF Scotland SCO Andy Smith
MF Scotland SCO Keir Smith (on loan from Inverness CT)
MF Scotland SCO Aidan Sopel
MF Scotland SCO Scott Whelan
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Buxton (on loan from Peterhead)
FW Scotland SCO Mitchell Foy (on loan from Inverness CT)
FW Scotland SCO Cammy Keith
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Whelan

Honours

1961–62, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1999–00, 2006–07

1964–65, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2012–13

1935–36, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 2008–09

1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07

1960–61, 1962–63, 1984–85, 2002–03

1935–36, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2006–07

  • Elgin District Cup:

1927–28, 1929–30

  • Elginshire Charity Cup:

1923–24