Saltcoats Victoria F.C.

Saltcoats Victoria
Full name Saltcoats Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s) The Seasiders
Founded 1889 (re-formed 1911)
Ground Campbell Park
Blakely Road
Saltcoats
Chairman Raymond Montgomerie
Manager David Adams (appointed 8/12/2011)
League SJFA Ayrshire District League
2010–11 3rd

Saltcoats Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed the Seasiders, the club were originally formed in 1889 [1] and play at Campbell Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

Campbell Park is now poorly situated within the town as there is no longer any housing in the area, and no nearby pubs. Saltcoats have always had a loyal support but the locals have shown in the past they will turn out for the big games. When Saltcoats twice reached the quarter final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup in the 1970s the home legs both attracted an estimated 3000+ supporters. Like many Junior Clubs Saltcoats rely on a hard working committee and sponsors to maintain revenue.

Campbell Park is now owned by North Ayrshire Council. The Grandstand was destroyed by a severe storm in the early 1970s. The changing rooms below were maintained for some years after, but now the club relies on pre-fabricated facilities. After these facilities were deemed unsuitable, the club were forced to groundshare with local rivals Ardeer Thistle for three years before returning in 2011 with new 'vandal proof' facilities being installed. [2]

Contents

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Chris Lamb
DF George Bonnar
DF Joe Hands
DF Jamie McManus
DF Mikey Lindsay
DF Stuart Moodie
DF David Wilson
MF James Callaghan
MF Ross Hocknull
No. Position Player
MF Antoni Paton
MF Paul Monan
MF Ross Munro
MF Carlo Scaramuzza
MF Gavin Sim
FW Patrick Doherty
FW Alistair Ross
FW Tam McClelland

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Other Honours

References

  1. ^ "Saltcoats Victoria F.C. Club Info". http://www.saltcoatsvictoria.co.uk/clubinfo.asp. 
  2. ^ Saltcoats Vics return to Campbell Park the3towns.com

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