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 201920 after the season was prematurely halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Darvel joined the West of Scotland Football League in 202021 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

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