Duns F.C. are a senior football club from Duns in Scotland. They played in the A League within the Border Amateur Football League,[1] which is a league affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.[2] until their admission into the East of Scotland Football League prior to season 2011-12.
There used to be a team called Duns F.C. that competed at the Senior non-league level in Scotland, and for many years this team played in the East League.[3] The current Duns club (often termed as Duns AFC or Duns Ams) regards itself as the successor of the original Duns senior side, and lists in its honours seven Border Cup successes, which spans the period of the different clubs.[4]
Whilst the original Duns incarnation were a Senior side they competed in the Scottish Cup on numerous occasions, and in the 1950-51 tournament the club played Celtic in the second round.[5] In the 1956-57 cup Duns recorded an 11—1 1st round victory over Edinburgh University A.F.C., before losing to Eyemouth United in the next round.[6] Duns played continuously in the East of Scotland League from the league's expansion in 1928/29 until the end of the 1967/68 season.[3] Following this they had a number of short spells in the league before their final appearance in the 1975/76 season.[3]
The current incarnation of the team won the A League of the Border AFL on five occasions,[7] including four championships won when the side was known as Duns Legion.[5]
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Duns are currently managed by ex Berwick Rangers - Blackburn Roers -Falkirk defender Neil Oliver. Assistant Manager is Steven Lennon who previouly managed Berwick Rangers Reserves