Duns F.C.

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Duns F.C. are a football club from Duns in Scotland. They play in the East of Scotland Football League First Division and also have a side called Duns Amateurs that play in the A Division within the Border Amateur League.[1]

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 of Scotland League.[2] 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.[3]

Whilst the original Duns incarnation were a Senior side, this saw them compete in the Scottish Cup on numerous occasions, and in the 1950-51 tournament the club played Celtic in the second round, losing 4-0 in Glasgow.[1] In the 1956-57 cup Duns recorded an 11—1 first round victory over Edinburgh University, before losing to Eyemouth United in the next round.[4] 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.[2] Following this they had a couple of short spells in the league before their final appearance in the 1975-76 season.[2]

The current incarnation of the team won the A League of the Border AFL on six occasions,[5] including four championships won when the side was known as Duns Legion.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About us". Duns FC. Retrieved 18 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "East of Scotland Football League: Final tables 1923-date". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2012. 
  3. ↑ Duns Official Site - Club Honours
  4. ↑ 1956/57 Scottish Cup results at scottishfootballarchive
  5. ↑ List of A League champions - Border AFL

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