Haddington Athletic F.C.
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| Haddington Athletic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Haddington Athletic Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Hi-Hi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Millfield Park, Haddington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Drew Donaldson |
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| Manager | George Bowmaker |
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| League | SJFA East Region, South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | SJFA East Lothians Division 2, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Haddington Athletic FC is a Scottish Junior Football club, playing in the SJFA East Region. For the 2006/07 season, the club will compete in the South Division in the third tier of the East league setup. The club is based in Haddington, the county town of East Lothian
Nicknamed the Hi-Hi, the club was founded in 1939 and play their home matches at Millfield Park. The ground has changing and committee facilities, added with help from the local council. There is a covered shelter for the 30 or 40 or so regular supporters. Reasons for low crowds include the fact that the town is predominantly a Rugby Union stronghold.
Current squad for 2006/7 Season
- Blair, Ross (D)
- Bowmaker, Kevin (F)
- Combe, Johnny (D)
- Congalton, Jamie (D)
- Connelly, Jamie (D)
- Finlayson, Alex (F)
- Gilmour, Scott (D)
- Greenaway, Robert (D)
- Hill, Chris (GK)
- Kelly, Mark (D)
- Kennedy, Stuart (M)
- Marshall, Paul (F)
- Milne, Kevin (D/M)
- Mitchell, Kevin (D)
- Motion, Michael (M)
- Murray, Kevin (M)
- Osazuwa, CJ (F)
- Richardson, Lloyd (M)
- Roberts, Chris (M)
- Rusin, Lukasz (M)
- Russell, Paul (M)
- Rutherford, Gavin (D)
- Slight, Derek (M)
[edit] Honours
[edit] Former players
A number of players have used Haddington as a stepping stone to bigger and better things and the following players made the grade in the Senior game: John Scott to Third Lanark, Johnny Gilhooley to Cowdenbeath, Bobby Wood to Hibernian, Dougie Armstrong and Tom McKenzie to Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Mitchell Barclay to Bournemouth in England.
In 1948, Dougie Armstrong became the Club's only Junior international player when he played for Scotland against a Republic of Ireland team.
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| Scottish Junior Football Association | ||
| Eastern Regional Divisions: 2006-07 | ||
| North | ||
| Arbroath SC | Arbroath Vics | Blairgowrie | Brechin Vics | Broughty Athletic | Coupar Angus | Downfield | Dundee Violet | East Craigie | Forfar Albion | Forfar West End | Kirrie Thistle | ||
| Central | ||
| Ballingry Rovers | Bankfoot Athletic | Crossgates Primose | Dundonald Bluebell | Jeanfield Swifts | Kirkcaldy YMCA | Lochgelly Albert | Lochore Miners Welfare | Luncarty | Newburgh | Steelend Vics | Thornton Hibs | ||
| South | ||
| Blackburn United | Broxburn Athletic | Dalkeith Thistle | Dunbar United | Edinburgh United | Fauldhouse United | Haddington Athletic | Harthill Royal | Livingston United | Newtongrange Star | Pumpherston | Sauchie | Stoneyburn | Tranent | West Calder United | ||
| SJFA Level 3 (all divisions in parallel) | ||
| Promotion to: East Premier League | ||
| Relegation to: none | ||
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