Darvel F.C.

Darvel

Full name	Darvel Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Vale, The Juniors, Dervel
Founded	1889
Ground	Recreation Park, Irvinebank Road Darvel (Capacity: 2,200 (60 seated))
Manager	Stef Chisholm
League	SJFA Ayrshire District League
2010–11	5th
Home colours Away colours

Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire.

History

Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors", and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Reaching the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup (beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United) has been the most illustrious point in the club's history.^[1] Since a closely fought challenge with Largs Thistle for the 1993–94 Division Two title, in which Largs eventually won on goal difference, Darvel have found success a little hard to come by.

Managers

• Billy McGaw ( 2002–Apr 2005)
• Mike Galloway (Apr 2005–Jul 2005)
• Tom McDonald (Jul 2005–Aug 2007)
• John Hollis (caretaker) (Aug 2007–Sept 2007)
• Jimmy Creaney (Sept 2007–Oct 2007)
• Richie Pollock (Feb 2008–Nov 2008)
• George Grierson (Nov 2008–June 2011)

Honours

• Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1975–76
• Western League winners: 1966–67
• Western League (Southern) winners: 1959–60, 1966–67
• Kilmarnock & District Junior League winners: 1900–01, 1904–05, 1905–06
• Ayrshire (Ayrshire Weekly Press) Cup: 1893–94, 1894–95
• Western League Cup: 1930–31, 1967–68
• Kilmarnock & Loudon Cup: 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Western Intermediate League Cup: 1930–31
• Irvine & District Cup: 1921–22, 1922–23
• Irvine Herald Cup: 1904–05
• Moore Trophy: 1933–34
• Vernon Cup: 1957–58, 1959–60

Famous players

John Batten Jim Cartner Eddie Curran Jim Finnigan Derek Frye Tommy Gardiner Jim Geddes Adam Good Alex Grant Bobby Haining

Darren Henderson Ken Housley Derrick Hoy Andy Jamieson Ross Kerr John Leckie Iain Lee Andy King Steve McCluskie Iain McCreadie

Lawrie McKinna Joe Miller Stuart McLean Ally McRoberts Andy Murdoch John Murphy Andy Porter Craig West Bill Riddick Bobby Russell

Willie Russell Jim Samson Alex Smith Nicol Smith Jock Spence Billy Steele Hamilton Thompson Dave Walker Derek Williams Gordon Wylie

References

1. ^ OVD Cup Record (1968 to present)

External links

• Club website