Abbey Vale F.C.
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| Full name | Abbey Vale Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Vale | |
| Founded | 1971 as Lochvale | |
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Maryfield Park, New Abbey, Scotland | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | |
| Chairman | Andrew Brolls | |
| Manager | Keith Stenton | |
| League | South of Scotland Football League | |
| 2013-14 | South of Scotland Football League, 9th | |
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Abbey Vale Football Club are a football club based in the town of New Abbey in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They started life as an amateur side called Lochvale F.C. in 1971, but as more players joined from the village of New Abbey, the committee decided to change their name and move to New Abbey in 1974. However, to maintain their place in the Dumfries Amateur League, the new side had to maintain the "Vale" in their title, hence the new club became known as Abbey Vale F.C.[1]
In 2001, the club took a step up in competition and joined the South of Scotland Football League.
They play their home matches at Maryfield Park, which despite being a fairly undeveloped ground, accommodates up to 1,000 spectators. The changing rooms are named "The David Neil Pavilion", in memory of one of the founder players who died young.
Abbey Vale's home strip is a yellow and black hooped shirt with black shorts. Their current player/manager is Keith Stenton, who was appointed in 2010, assisted by Gary Smith and Paul Wells.[2]
Abbey Vale can only qualify for the Scottish Cup by winning the South of Scotland League. Their highest position to date was in the 2005-06 season, when they finished 3rd, with 55 points from 26 games.
Honours
Tweedie Cup Winners, 2006
References
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