Darvel F.C.

Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park, and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

Darvel
Full nameDarvel Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale, The Juniors, Derval
Founded1889
GroundRecreation Park,
Irvinebank Road
Darvel
Capacity2,200 (60 seated)
OwnerJohn Gall
ChairmanStephen Gilmour
ManagerMichael Kennedy
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2020–21West of Scotland League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

The club reached the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup, but were beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United.[1]

Darvel won the Ayrshire District League title in 2016–17 to gain promotion to the West Super League First Division (renamed as the West Championship), the second tier of the SJFA West Region league structure.

The team was managed from June 2013 to November 2017 by Scott Clelland.[2] On 14 February 2019, Darvel announced that Michael Kennedy would be the new manager for the season 2019–20.

The club and Blantyre Victoria were declared joint-winners of the West Region Championship in 2019–20 after the season was prematurely halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Darvel joined the West of Scotland Football League in 2020–21 along with all other West Region junior clubs, and were promoted to the Premier Division for the inaugural season.

Players

Current squad
As of 16 March 2022

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 Lyle Avci
— GK  SCO Chris Truesdale
— DF  SCO Jordan Allan
— DF  SCO Cameron Eadie
— DF  SCO Connor Greene
— DF  SCO Jason Marr
— DF  SCO Daryll Meggatt
— DF  SCO Ross Perry
— DF  SCO David Syme
— MF  SCO David Galt
— MF  SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Creag Little
— MF  SCO Darren Miller
— MF  SCO Ian McShane
— MF  SCO Craig Reid
— MF  SCO Andy Stirling
— MF  SCO Ryan Thomson
— FW  SCO Ross Caldwell
— FW  SCO Thomas McGaughey
— FW  SCO Allan McKenzie
— FW  SCO Craig Moore

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1975–76

West Region Championship

  • Joint-winners: 2019–20

Ayrshire District League

  • Winners: 2016–17

References
  1. "Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1970-1979". Scottish Junior FA.
  2. Wren, David (3 July 2014). "Darvel Juniors boss Scott Clelland optimistic ahead of new season". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. Thomson, Paul (22 May 2020). "Ex Hamilton Accies secretary and UEFA delegate to lead Junior title probe". Daily Record.

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