Shotts Bon Accord F.C.

Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy are a Scottish football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The club was formed in 1950 and currently competes in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

"Hannah Park" redirects here. For the park in Jacksonville, Florida, see Hanna Park.
Not to be confused with Bon Accord F.C..

Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Full nameShotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Bonny
Founded1950
GroundHannah Park, Shotts
Capacity3,000
ChairmanIan McKie
ManagerJohn McKeown
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24West of Scotland League First Division, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

In 1995 Shotts were suspended from the Central Region of the SJFA for one season, after launching court action against the organisation.[1] The club were re-admitted to its Second Division (the third tier) in the 1996–97 season. Remarkably they won each of the league's three divisions in consecutive seasons upon their readmission.

Shotts have won the Scottish Junior Cup on two occasions, defeating Pumpherston Juniors 2–0 in 1958, and Auchinleck Talbot 2–1 in 2012.[2]

The team have been managed since May 2018 by John McKeown.[3]

Ground

Shotts Bon Accord play at Hannah Park in Shotts. There is a local social club attached.

Also the Motherwell reserve and under-19 teams have played some of their home games at the ground.

The ground was created using local volunteer labour, one of whom - James Hannah - died of thrombosis contracted during the efforts to finish. The park is named in his honour.

As well as being a football stadium, Hannah Park has also been the host venue for the annual Shotts Highland Games.

Current squad

As of 6 August 2023 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Sandy Thomson
— GK  SCO Johnny Murdoch
— DF  SCO Aaron Bryson
— DF  SCO Martin Cassells
— DF  SCO Josh Gracie
— DF  SCO Sam Kent
— DF  SCO Josh MacDonald
— DF  SCO Chris Meikle
— DF  SCO Andrew Muir
— MF  SCO Taylor Evans
— MF  SCO Jack Gordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Adam Hunter
— MF  SCO Ally Martin
— MF  SCO Paul McGeough
— MF  SCO PJ O'Donnell
— MF  SCO Josh Cameron
— MF  SCO Kieran Campbell
— MF  SCO Bradley Gray
— MF  SCO Chris Kelly
— MF  SCO Harry Kent
— FW  SCO Ben Richford
— FW  SCO Kyle Richford
— FW  SCO Martin Shiels

Coaching staff
PositionName
ManagerJohn McKeown
Assistant ManagerMartin Devlin
Goalkeeping CoachDerek Barnes
CoachWilliam McElholm

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

West of Scotland Cup

  • Winners: 1963–64

Lanarkshire League

  • Champions: 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68
  • League Cup winners: 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68

Central League

  • Premier Division champions: 1998–99
  • Division One champions: 1987–88, 1997–98
  • Division Two champions: 1996–97
  • C Division champions: 1976–77
  • League Cup winners: 1993–94
  • Sectional League Cup winners: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2010–11
  • Lanarkshire Junior Cup winners: 1960–61, 1962–63
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1963–64

References
  1. McColl, Graham. "Shott tactics". www.wsc.co.uk. When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Shott in the arm as captain Boyack seals the biggest surprise of them all". HeraldScotland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. O'Donnell, Jim (8 June 2018). "New Shotts boss John McKeown ready to rule the roost over his players". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. "Players - Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy".

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