Selkirk F.C.

Selkirk F.C.

Selkirk Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Selkirk. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League and currently play in the Premier Division.

Nicknamed "The Souters", the club was founded in 1880 and is the oldest club in the Borders. Their home ground is Yarrow Park.

The club have appeared in the Scottish Cup on numerous occasions, with their most infamous appearance having been in 1984-85 when they were beaten 20-0 by Stirling Albion. This was the biggest winning margin in British senior football during the 20th century. Actually, the club had temporarily dropped out of the East of Scotland League and were effectively defunct at this time; in order to preserve future Scottish Cup participation upon their return, the club allowed local Border Amateur League club Selkirk Victoria to field their team under the Selkirk F.C. banner during that season's campaign. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article591865.ece Lothian keen to set the record straight for Selkirk's castaways] "Times Online", 19 November 2005. Accessed 9 April 2007]

Famous players produced by the club include two Scottish internationals - locally born Bobby Johnstone who was a member of Hibs' "Famous Five" and Bob Mercer who played for Hearts. Ironically, Mercer collapsed and died while playing for Hearts in a friendly match at Selkirk, aged only 36.

Selkirk won promotion in 2005-2006 after some spirited performances, including a 6-1 win over Gala Fairydean. Season 2006-2007 saw the club consolidate their place in the top flight.

Season 2007/08 resulted in relegation from the East of Scotland Premier League, although they were reprieved when Annan Athletic were appointed to fill the vacant SFL Divsion 3 position.The club ended the campaign on a high by capturing their first silverware for 30 years, lifting the Image Printers' Cup with a 3-1 victory over Lothian Thistle.

Manager Fraser Lothian left his post shortly afterwards, and it has been confirmed that local stalwart Paul 'Paulie' Brownlee will take over the reigns for the 2008/09 season. [ [http://www.selkirkweekendadvertiser.co.uk/sport/Brownlee-takes-over-the-reins.4226710.jp Brownlee takes over at Yarrow Park] “Selkirk Weekend Advertiser Online”, 27 June 2008. Accessed 27 June 2008]

Sources

*"Soccer in Selkirk": Article by Keith Anderson in "Scottish Football Historian" magazine, No.5 (Mar 1983)

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