Kelty Hearts F.C.

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Kelty Hearts F.C.
Full name Kelty Hearts Football Club
Nickname(s) The Jambos
Founded 1975
Ground Central Park
Bath Street
Kelty
Ground Capacity 2,300
Chairman Gus Eaglesham
Manager Tam Courts
League SJFA East Superleague
201213 5th

Kelty Hearts Football Club are a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and similarly nicknamed "the Jambos" as the more illustrious Hearts of the Scottish Premier League, they play their home games at Central Park, which has room for 2,300 spectators. Their home strip (uniform) colours are maroon, with white shorts and white socks,and away strip colours are blue, with white shorts and blue socks.

They were members of the Fife Junior League, but are presently competing in the East Region of which they, along will all Fife junior clubs became a part in 2002. Twice in Kelty's history they have managed to reach the Scottish Junior Cup final but upon reaching both finals they have subsequently emereged as runners up. In 1999 they were defeated 10 by Kilwinning Rangers at Firhill Stadium and in 2007 they drew 1-1 but were defeated 21 after extra time due to a mistake by Chesterfield goalkeeper Greg Flemings older brother Allan, by Linlithgow Rose at nearby East End Park

The team are managed since October 2013 by Tam Courts.[1]

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 199899, 200607

SJFA East Region Premier League

  • Runners-up: 200607

Other Honours

  • Fife & Tayside (Taycars) Trophy Winners 199798
  • Fife League winners: 199091, 199192, 199293, 199697, 199899, 200203
  • Fife Junior (PSM) Cup: 198283, 198384, 198485, 198687, 199293, 200708, 200809
  • Cowdenbeath (Interbrew) Cup: 198182, 198485, 198586, 198687, 199293, 199900
  • Laidlaw Shield winners: 198384, 198485, 198687
  • Clark Beckett Cup: 199394
  • ACA Sports League Cup: 200607
  • Maloco Associates (Fife) Cup: 200708, 200809
  • Rosslyn Trophy Winners : 199192, 199697

References

  1. Campbell, Scott (9 October 2013). "Lets heal the Heart ache!". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 

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