Haddington Athletic F.C.

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Haddington Athletic

Full name

Haddington Athletic Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Hi-Hi

Founded

1939

Ground

Millfield Park, Haddington
(Capacity 500)

Chairman

Drew Donaldson

Manager

George Bowmaker

League

SJFA East Region, South Division

2006-07

SJFA East Region, South Division, 5th





Home colours





Away colours

Haddington Athletic F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in Haddington, the county town of East Lothian.

The club play 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.

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.

[edit] Honours

East Section League Champions: 1956/57
East of Scotland Cup Winners: 1941, 1957 and 1973.

[edit] Notable former players

A number of players have used Haddington as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. 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 Hearts
Mitchell Barclay to Bournemouth in England

November 2007 saw Polish midfielder Lukasz Rusin become the latest Haddington player to seek success in the higher grade when he joined Brechin City

In 1948, Dougie Armstrong became the Club's only junior-international player when he played for Scotland against a Republic of Ireland team.

[edit] External links

The Hi-Hi's official website

SFJA East Regional Divisions: 2007-08

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