Vale of Leithen F.C.


Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland. They play in the East of Scotland League Second Division, and their home games take place at Victoria Park.

Not to be confused with Vale of Leven F.C..

Vale of Leithen
Full nameVale of Leithen Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale
Founded1891
GroundVictoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStuart Robertson
ManagerIan Flynn
LeagueEast of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24East of Scotland League First Division, 15th of 15 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The team's motto is "Keep Faith", and features on their club crest, along with the town's patron saint, St. Ronan. The home strip features a blue shirt, navy blue shorts and navy blue socks; the away strip is all-white, with black trim.

Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team Vale of Leven.

History

The club is one of the oldest in the Scottish Borders, having formed in 1891, they became full members of the Scottish Football Association in 1897. The club played at Caddon Park and initially played their first two games as Leithen Vale but subsequently changed their name to Vale of Leithen Football Club. In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park.

The club were founding members of the Lowland Football League in 2013–14, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Their best finishing position was 6th place in their first campaign, spending nine seasons in the league before being relegated back to the East of Scotland League at the end of the 2021–22 season, and suffering consecutive relegations in the subsequent two seasons.

Club Officials
PositionName
Honorary PresidentKeith Brown
Honorary Vice PresidentStanley Clifford
ChairmanStuart Robinson
Vice Chairman / TreasurerMichael Hogarth
General ManagerBobby Craigie
Committee MemberMichael Burns
Committee MemberBrian Ellis
Committee MemberAlan Forrest
Club ChaplinRob Wilson

Coaching Staff
As of 26 May 2024
PositionName
ManagerIan Flynn
CoachAdam Hill
CoachGeorge Smith

Current Squad
As of 26 May 2024

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 Ryan Gordon
— DF  SCO Jason Dryden
— DF  SCO Ross McIntyre
— DF  SCO Ross Nicholson
— DF  SCO Callum Williamson
— MF  SCO Craig Brydon
— MF  SCO Dean Burgess
— MF  SCO Daniel McKinlay
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Sunny McGarth
— MF  SCO Callum Mitchell
— MF  SCO Gary Mitchell
— MF  SCO Kyle Mitchell
— MF  SCO Cammy Smith
— FW  SCO James Flynn
— FW  SCO Daniel Taylor

Season-by-Season
Season Division Position Played Wins Draws Losses GD Points Scottish Cup
2013/14 Lowland League 6th 22 11 3 8 −2 36 First Round, losing to Brora Rangers
2014/15 Lowland League 9th 26 9 6 11 −14 33 Preliminary Round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers
2015/16 Lowland League 13th 28 7 5 16 −29 26 Preliminary Round One, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch
2016/17 Lowland League 13th 30 11 4 15 −14 37 First Round, losing to East Kilbride
2017/18 Lowland League 15th 30 8 5 17 −32 29 First Round, losing to The Spartans
2018/19 Lowland League 13th 28 8 5 15 −31 29 First Round, losing to Gretna 2008
2019/20 Lowland League 16th† 23 2 2 19 −71 8 First Round, losing to Fort William
2020/21 Lowland League 17th† 12 0 0 12 −53 0 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Banks O' Dee
2021/22 Lowland League 18th 34 1 2 31 −156 5 First Round, losing to Brechin City
2022/23 East of Scotland League Premier Division 16th†† 30 2 0 28 −115 -6 Preliminary Round, losing to Dunbar United
2023/24 East of Scotland League First Division 15th ††† 28 0 0 28 -109 -3 Preliminary Round, losing to Dunbar United


† Season's curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

†† Vale of Leithen were given four three-point deductions.

††† Vale of Leithen were deducted three points.

Honours
  • East of Scotland Football League
    • Winners (4): 1924–25, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1986–87
  • East of Scotland Qualifying Cup
    • Winners (6) : 1919–20, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1948–49, 1978–79, 1981–82
  • Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)
    • Winners (5): 1957–58, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93
  • East of Scotland (City Cup)
    • Winners (1): 1991–92
  • King Cup
    • Winners (7) : 1921–22, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92[1]

References
  1. "King Cup Previous Winners". Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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