Vale of Leithen F.C.

Vale of Leithen Football Club is a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland. They play in the East of Scotland Premier League 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
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2021–22Lowland League, 18th of 18 (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 with white sleeves, blue shorts and red socks; the away strip is all-red, with white trim on the sleeves.

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.

Current squad
As of 24 December 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Chris Burt
2 DF Scotland SCO Fraser Taylor
3 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Kay
4 DF Scotland SCO Ross Nicholson
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary Tickle
6 MF Scotland SCO Murray Wilson
7 MF Scotland SCO Conor Barclay
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Aitken
9 FW Scotland SCO Brodie Watt
10 FW Scotland SCO James Pringle
11 MF Scotland SCO Tyler Bolochoweckyj
14 FW Scotland SCO Owen Bryce
15 DF Scotland SCO Callum Mitchell
18 FW Scotland SCO Daniel Deya
20 DF Scotland SCO Dylan Weldon
22 DF Scotland SCO Nathan Masson
24 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Sanderson

Coaching staff
PositionName
Manager Ian Flynn
Assistant Manager Jocky McCraw

Season-by-season record
Season Division Position Played Wins Draws Losses GD Points Scottish Cup
Vale of Leithen
2012–13 East of Scotland Football League (Premier Division) 9th 22 5 8 9 −8 23 Third round, losing to Cowdenbeath
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 1, 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 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 2, losing to Banks O' Dee
2021–22 Lowland League 18th 34 1 2 31 −156 10 First round, losing to Brechin City
2022–23 East of Scotland Football League (Premier Division) Preliminary round, losing to Dunbar United

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

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, 1985–86, 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[2]

References
  1. "Squad – Vale of Leithen FC".
  2. "King Cup Previous Winners". Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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