- Deveronvale F.C.
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Deveronvale 
Full name Deveronvale Football Club Nickname(s) Vale Founded 1938 Ground Princess Royal Park
(Capacity: 3,800)Chairman Walter Robertson Manager Scott Anderson League Highland Football League 2010–11 Highland Football League 2nd 
Home coloursAway coloursDeveronvale F.C. are senior football club currently playing the Highland Football League in Scotland. They were founded in 1938 and play their football at the Princess Royal Park in the town of Banff, (formerly Banffshire, now officially Aberdeenshire), Scotland. The club was formed in 1938 when Deveron Valley and Banff Rovers joined together. The name comes from the River Deveron, which has its mouth at Banff. After they were formed it took them one year to get into the Highland league. In August 1939 Deveronvale played their first league game. Their first win came a month later. Due to them being a senior team they can play in the Scottish Cup. In the 2006–07 season, Deveronvale made it into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after a 5–4 defeat of Third Division side Elgin City, before going out at home to First Division side Partick Thistle.[1][2]
In the 2011–12 season, for the first time ever, Deveronvale will enter the Ramsdens Cup, and will play Stirling Albion at home.[3]
Contents
Senior Honours
- Highland Football League
- Champions: 2002–03, 2005–06
- Aberdeenshire Cup
- Winners: 1947–48, 1950–51, 1950–51, 1961–62, 1965–66, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2011 –12
- Scottish Qualifying Cup
- Winners: 1950–51, 2001–02
- Bells Cup
- Winners: 1978–79
- Aberdeenshire Shield
- Winners: 1994–95, 2002–03
Famous players
Princess Royal Park has played host to Jim Leighton and Eddie Wolecki who went on to play for Aberdeen and Dundee United respectively. Also Des Bremner started his career at Deveronvale before moving to Hibernian, Aston Villa, (where he won a League title and European Cup winners medal) and Birmingham City
New Managers
Since the departure of former manager Gregg Caroll near the end of the 2007-08 season, Stuart Glennie and Scott Anderson were appointed as co-managers. Glennie and Anderson were picked over the other main candidate, and now player, Kenny Gilbert (who was player/manager at 3rd division club Elgin City F.C.). Before becoming managers at Deveronvale Stuart Glennie was a coach in Aberdeenshire, while Scott Anderson's Father, Billy Anderson, was a former player and manager at the club, also served as Assistant to Gregg Caroll. Scott Anderson, a former player at Deveronvale, also played for Rangers, St Johnstone and Banffshire rivals Buckie Thistle. Anderson took over the Manager's job on his own after Glennie resigned in August 2009.
Top goalscorers
Season Player Goals 2006–07 Matt Capstick 26 2005–06 Mark Smith 16 2004–05 Jamie Watt 21 2003–04 Barrie Stephen 21 2002–03 Ian Murray 49 2001–02 Jamie Watt 34 2000–01 Jamie Watt 20 1999–00 Graeme Cadger 18 1998–99 Charlie Rowley 12 1997–98 Paul Douglas 20 1996–97 Kevin Christie 10 1995–96 Eddie Wolecki 19 1994–95 Kevin Bremner 17 1993–94 Billy Sutherland 20 1992–93 Eddie Wolecki 22 1991–92 James Pirie / Steve McBeath 9 1990–91 Paul Stenhouse 16 1989–90 Gary MacDonald 13 1988–89 Graeme Nicol 9 1987–88 Neil Morrison 18 1986–87 Gary MacDonald 10 1985–86 Gary MacDonald 13 1984–85 Allan Forbes 14 1983–84 James Pirie 19 1982–83 Bobby Livingstone 9 1981–82 Gary Loch 23 1980–81 Gary Craig 16 1979–80 Grant Smith / Steve Cowan 9 1978–79 Kevin Bremner 27 1977–78 Grant Smith 13 1976–77 Allan Forbes 9 1975–76 Norrie McBain 9 1974–75 Norrie McBain 24 References
- ^ Deveronvale target more cup glory, BBC Sport, 2 February 2007, Accessed 3 June 2008
- ^ Deveronvale 0-1 Partick Thistle, BBC Sport, 3 February 2007, Accessed 3 June 2008
- ^ Highland duo enter new Ramsdens Cup, BBC Sport, 6 June 2011, Accessed 6 June 2011
External links
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