Kelty Hearts F.C.
| Full name | Kelty Hearts Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Jambos |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Ground |
Central Park Bath Street Kelty |
| Capacity | 2,300 |
| Chairman | Gus Eaglesham |
| Manager | Tam Courts |
| League | SJFA East Superleague |
| 2013–14 | 14th |
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 reached the Scottish Junior Cup but were runners up both times. In 1999 they were defeated 1–0 by Kilwinning Rangers at Firhill Stadium. In 2007 they were defeated 2–1 after extra time by Linlithgow Rose at East End Park in nearby Dunfermline.
The team have been managed since October 2013 by Tam Courts.[1]
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Runners-up: 1998–99, 2006–07
SJFA East Region Premier League
- Runners-up: 2006–07
Other Honours
- Fife & Tayside (Taycars) Trophy Winners 1997–98
- Fife League winners: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03
- Fife Junior (PSM) Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1992–93, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Cowdenbeath (Interbrew) Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1999–00
- Laidlaw Shield winners: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87
- Clark Beckett Cup: 1993–94
- ACA Sports League Cup: 2006–07
- Maloco Associates (Fife) Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Rosslyn Trophy Winners : 1991–92, 1996–97
References
- ↑ Campbell, Scott (9 October 2013). "Lets heal the Heart ache!". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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