Blantyre Victoria F.C.

Blantyre Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed the Vics, they were formed in 1890 and play at Castle Park where their record attendance is 6,000. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in blue and white strips (uniforms).

They shared a healthy rivalry with Blantyre Celtic before the Celtics became defunct in the early 1990s.

[edit] Honours

West of Scotland Cup winners: 1943-44
Lanarkshire League winners: 1892-93, 1905-06, 1910-11, 1916-17, 1919-20, 1926-27
Central League champions: 1935-36, 1979-80
Central League B Division winners: 1980-81
Central League C Division winners: 1979-80
Central Division One winners: 1995-96
Lanarkshire Junior Cup: 1903-04, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1923-24, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1945-46, 1948-49, 1967-68
Lanarkshire Hozier Cup: 1965-66
Central League Cup: 1976-77
Central (Beatons Coaches) Sectional League Cup: 1995-96

Some famous players to have started their careers at Blantyre Vics include:

Billy McNeil (later captain and manager of Celtic)
Joe Jordan (later of Leeds United, Manchester United and AC Milan)
Jock Stein (later legendary Celtic Manager)
Both the grandfathers of Scotland internationals Jonathan Gould (Coventry, Celtic, Preston) and Stuart McCall (Everton, Rangers, Bradford City, Sheffield United) also played for the Vics

All Time Record Goalscorers:

Most In One Season - Harry Shearer - 68 - 1961/62
Most In Career - William Sinnett - 178 - 1955 - 1963
Youngest Scorer - Mark Falconer 16 - 2 goals (A) v Yoker Athletic 1994 followed by Joe Jordan 16 - 1 goal (H) v Blantyre Celtic 1967

Steve O'Neil top goal scorer - 23 goals season 2002-2003.