Nairn County F.C.

Nairn County

Full name

Nairn County Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Wee County

Founded

1914

Ground

Station Park, Nairn

Capacity

3,000

Chairman

Peter Mackintosh

Manager

Les Fridge

League

Highland Football League

2014–15

Highland Football League, 8th

Home colours

Away colours

Nairn County Football Club is a Scottish senior football club based in the town of Nairn, Highland. Nicknamed the Wee County,^[1] they were founded in 1914 and play at Station Park. They have played in the Highland Football League since 1919, winning their only league title in the 1975-76 season. As a full member of the Scottish Football Association they qualify automatically to play in the Scottish Cup.

History

Nairn County were reformed in 1914 and joined the Highland League in 1919. Their only league title was in the 1975–76 season, which they won after a play-off in extra time against Fraserburgh at Borough Briggs, Elgin. Recent success was achieved in the 2005–06 season, with an unexpected North of Scotland Cup win. Nairn County also won the North of Scotland Cup in 2012 by defeating Wick Academy 2–1. During Nairn's Scottish Cup run in 2012, Nairn defeated Preston Athletic and Clyde, whilst in the third round were trailing 3–0 at half time against Forfar Athletic and staged a remarkable comeback with the game ending 3–3.

Striker Conor Gethins was awarded with the Highland League Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season.

Colours

The team colours are maize yellow and black.^[1]

Stadium

Station Park
Station Park
Location	Cawdor Street, Nairn, Scotland
Coordinates	57°34′44″N 3°52′21″W / 57.5790°N 3.8725°W / 57.5790; -3.8725Coordinates: 57°34′44″N 3°52′21″W / 57.5790°N 3.8725°W / 57.5790; -3.8725
Owner	Nairn County F.C.
Capacity	3000 (250 seated)
Surface	Grass

Nairn County play at Station Park in Nairn, which has a capacity of 3000, including 250 seats.^[1]

Current squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Calum Antell
2	DF	Sean Webb
3	DF	Paul MacLeod
4	DF	Michael Morrison
5	DF	Martin MacDonald
6	MF	Wayne MacKintosh
7	MF	Ross Naismith
8	MF	Alan Pollock
9	FW	Conor Gethins
10	MF	Gregg Main
11	FW	Sam Urquhart
12	MF	Bradley Halsmen

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Andrew Harwick
15	DF	Andrew Skinner
16	DF	Adam Naismith
17	MF	Callum MacLean
18	FW	Robert Duncanson
19	MF	Glenn Main
20	GK	Dylan MacLean
21	FW	John Cameron
22	MF	Kenny McKenzie
23	FW	Jordan MacRae
25	GK	Sam MacLean
99	FW	Tony Wallace

Club honours

Nairn playing Brora Rangers in the 2013–14 North of Scotland Cup final

Highland League:
- Winners (1):1975–76
North of Scotland Cup:
- Winners (7): 1956–57, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13
Scottish Qualifying Cup
- Winners (1): 1968–69
Highland League Cup:
- Winners (2):1963–64, 2010–11
The Inverness Cup:
- Winners (1): 1977

References

1 2 3 "Nairn County FC". The Scottish Highland Football League. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

External links

Highland Football League

Teams	Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Cove Rangers Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fort William Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County Rothes Strathspey Thistle Turriff United Wick Academy

Former Teams	Aberdeen 'A'¹ Black Watch Caledonian² Cameron Highlanders Elgin City³ Elgin Caledonian Highland Light Infantry Highland Garrison Training Battalion Inverness Celtic Inverness Citadel Inverness Thistle² Inverness Union⁴ King's Own Scottish Borderers Peterhead³ RAF Kinloss Ross County³ Sutherland Highlanders Defunct teams in italics. ¹Reserve team of Aberdeen. ²Teams merged to form Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ³Currently playing in the Scottish Professional Football League. ⁴Merged with Inverness Thistle in 1895

Associated competitions	Highland League Cup Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeenshire League Aberdeenshire Shield Inverness Cup North of Scotland Cup

Seasons	1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015-16

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Overview	League system Clubs Venues Champions Second tier winners Third tier winners Fourth tier winners Honours won Managers

National teams	Scotland B U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 U-16 Scottish League Semi-Pro

League system	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Development Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian

Cup competitions	Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Youth Cup

Junior football	SJFA Junior Cup West East North

Amateur football	SAFA Amateur Cup Aberdeenshire Ayrshire Caithness Caledonian Central Fife Inverness & District Kingdom Caledonian Lewis & Harris Lothian & Edinburgh Midlands North & South Lanarkshire Orkney Paisley & District Perthshire Scottish Shetland Stirling & District Strathclyde Uist & Barra West of Scotland

Welfare football	SWFA Forth & Endrick Moray North East Strathspey & Badenoch

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