Links United F.C.

Links United Amateur Football Club are a football (soccer) club from Edinburgh in Scotland. Formed in 1955, they started life playing at Leith Links in the local Edinburgh Amateur Leagues. Success was not plentiful in the early years, although by 1967 they had managed to win promotion to the top division in their local league.

From the late 1960s onwards though the club grew in stature, winning many trophies. The pinnacle of their achievements was in 1977 when they reached the final of the Scottish Amateur Cup, although they were edged out in a 4-3 defeat to Morriston YMCA. In 1978 they switched from the Edinburgh League to the Lothian Amateur League, and continued with much success.

In 1995 they switched league competitions again, moving to the Caledonian Amateur Football League. They continue to compete in that competition, playing their home games at the Civil Service Sports Ground in Marine Drive in Edinburgh, home of East of Scotland Football League club Civil Service Strollers F.C..

Notable former player

*Allan McManus
*Neil Fenwick
*Stuart Fenwick

External links

* [http://www.scottishamateurfa.co.uk/Clubs/Caledonian/LinksUnited/ Website]