Darvel F.C.
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Darvel Football Club is a Scottish football (soccer) club, based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire.
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| Full name | Darvel Juniors Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Vale, The Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Recreation Park, Darvel, Scotland (Capacity 2,200 (60 seated)) |
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| Manager |  Richie Pollock |
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| League | Ayrshire League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Ayrshire League, 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit] History
Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors", and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Reaching the final of the 1975/76 Scottish Junior Cup (beaten 3-0 by Bo'ness United) has been the most illustrious point in the club's history. Since a closely fought challenge with Largs Thistle for the 1993-94 Division Two title, in which Largs eventually won on goal difference, Darvel have found success a little hard to come by.
[edit] Managers
- Archie Mailey ( ? - Apr 2005)
- Mike Galloway (Apr 2005 - Jul 2005)
- Tom McDonald (Jul 2005 - Aug 2007)
- John Hollis (caretaker) (Aug 2007 - Sept 2007)
- Jimmy Creaney (Sept 2007 - Oct 2007)
- Richie Pollock (Feb 2008 - present)
[edit] League record
This is an account of Darvel's league record over the last ten years.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Position |
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| 1997-98 | Ayrshire Division 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 62 | 30 | 8th |
| 1998-99 | Ayrshire Division 2 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 13 | 11th |
| 1999-00 | Ayrshire Division 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 74 | 12 | 10th |
| 2000-01 | Ayrshire Division 2 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 57 | 18 | 10th |
| 2001-02 | Ayrshire Division 3 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 61 | 10 | 8th |
| 2002-03 | Ayrshire League | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 68 | 11 | 13th |
| 2003-04 | Ayrshire League | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 52 | 35 | 7th |
| 2004-05 | Ayrshire League | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 21 | 9th |
| 2005-06 | Ayrshire League | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 85 | 10 | 12th |
| 2006-07 | Ayrshire League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 10 | 12th |
| 2007-08 | Ayrshire League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 61 | 16 | 11th |
[edit] Honours
- Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1975-76
- Western League winners: 1966-67
- Western League (Southern) winners: 1959-60, 1966-67
- Kilmarnock & District Junior League winners: 1900-01, 1904-05, 1905-06
- Ayrshire (Ayrshire Weekly Press) Cup: 1893-94, 1894-95
- Western League Cup: 1930-31, 1967-68
- Kilmarnock & Loudon Cup: 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95
- Western Intermediate League Cup: 1930-31
- Irvine & District Cup: 1921-22, 1922-23
- Irvine Herald Cup: 1904-05
- Moore Trophy: 1933-34
- Vernon Cup: 1957-58, 1959-60
[edit] Famous players
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