- Peterhead F.C.
Infobox Football club
clubname = Peterhead
fullname = Peterhead Football Club
nickname = "The Blue Toon
founded =1890
ground =Balmoor ,Peterhead
capacity = 4,000
chairman = flagicon|ScotlandRodger Morrison
manager = flagicon|ScotlandNeale Cooper
league = Scottish Second Division
season = 2007–08
position = Scottish Second Division, 5th
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leftarm2=ea0b0b|body2=ea0b0b|rightarm2=ea0b0b|shorts2=ea0b0b|socks2=ea0b0bPeterhead F.C. are a football club based in
Peterhead ,Aberdeenshire ,Scotland . They currently play in theScottish Football League Second Division , followingpromotion in the 2004–05 season.Their home ground is
Balmoor inPeterhead , with a capacity of 4,000. The present caretakermanager isNeale Cooper , after manager Steve Paterson was sacked by the club onJanuary 10 2008 . Paterson and Cooper replacedIain Stewart andPaul Mathers , who were sacked on29 October 2006 .Peterhead's traditional rivals are the Highland League team Fraserburgh, however since their election to the
Scottish Football League , this rivalry has waned somewhat.Honours
Highland League: (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: (1) 1998/99
Club Records
Biggest league win: 17–0 Fort William 1998
Biggest home defeat: 0–8 Lossiemouth 1993
Biggest cup defeat: 0–13 Aberdeen (
Scottish Cup in 1923–24)Record home attendance, all-time: 8,643 v Raith Rovers (
Scottish Cup 4th Round Replay,25 February 1987 , at Recreation Park)Record home attendance at Balmoor: 3,700 v Partick Thistle (Second Division, 2006)
Current squad
"As of
1 September 2008 ."Managers
*flagicon|Scotland
Colin Grant (1976–1980)
*flagicon|ScotlandDennis D'Arcy (1980–1981)
*flagicon|Scotland Joe Harper (1981–1982)
*flagicon|Scotland Dave Smith (1982–1983)
*flagicon|Scotland Jim Hamilton (1983–1990)
*flagicon|Scotland George Adams (1990–1991)
*flagicon|ScotlandJim Guyan (1991–1993)
*flagicon|Scotland Ian Wilson (1993–1994)
*flagicon|Scotland David Watson (1994–1995)
*flagicon|Scotland Ian Wilson (1995–1998)
*flagicon|Scotland Ronnie Brown (1998–2000)
*flagicon|Scotland Ian Wilson (2000–2004)
*flagicon|Scotland Iain Stewart (2004–2006)
*flagicon|ScotlandSteve Paterson (2006–2008)
*flagicon|ScotlandNeale Cooper caretaker (2008–Present)* Prior to Grant's appointment the team was picked by committee.
External links
* [http://www.peterheadfc.co.uk/ Official site]
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