Annan Athletic F.C.

Annan Athletic

Full name

Annan Athletic Football Club

Nickname(s)

Black and Golds^[1] Galabankies^[2]

Founded

1942

Ground

Galabank, Annan

Capacity

2,504 (500 seated)

Chairman

Henry McClelland

Player/Manager

Peter Murphy

League

Scottish League Two

2016–17

Scottish League Two, 3rd

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Annan Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. The club was founded in 1942 and competes in the Scottish League Two as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.

The club competed in Scottish junior football and English regional leagues before becoming a member of the Scottish Football Association in 1978 which made the club eligible to compete in the Scottish Cup for the first time. Annan Athletic won the South of Scotland League twice and the East of Scotland League four times before successfully applying to join the Scottish Football League (SFL) in 2008.^[3]

Annan Athletic's best finish in the SPFL was second in League Two in 2013–14 whilst its best result in the Scottish Cup was reaching the third round on three occasions, most recently in 2011–12. The club is managed by Peter Murphy and plays its home games at Galabank in the north of Annan.^[2]

History

Upon their formation in 1942, Annan entered the Dumfries and District Youth League, but this competition lasted only throughout the war years, and in 1945 they joined the Dumfries and District Junior League instead. They had a fairly successful time as a junior club, reaching the fifth round of the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion (losing 2–1 to Perth side Jeanfield Swifts).

In 1950–51 the Dumfries and District Junior League had to be wound up due to lack of officials, and the following season (1951–52) the club had to go into abeyance as the Junior Association would not release them from their membership. For the following season (1952–1953) Annan Athletic joined the Carlisle and District League and the Cumberland Football Association. This proved an astute move when Annan Athletic won every competition they entered bar one in their first season in membership.

Annan remained members of the Carlisle and District League until they moved back to Scottish football in the 1977–78 season when they joined the South of Scotland Football League. This switch, along with some upgrade work to their Galabank ground also allowed the club to compete in the qualifying stages of the Scottish Cup as well.

The club proved very successful in the South League, winning every competition that was available to them. In an attempt to get more competitive football, they joined the East of Scotland Football League in season 1987–88, although they maintained their commitment to the South League by running a reserve side. They won promotion in their first season in the East League, and two years later won the Premier Division. They became one of the league's top sides and qualified for the Scottish Cup's early rounds on various occasions.

Scottish Football League

Annan applied to join the Scottish Football League in 2000, when two new clubs were admitted, but lost out to Peterhead and Elgin City. Following the demise of local rivals Gretna in 2008, Annan applied along with four other clubs to replace them in the Third Division. They were the successful candidate, being chosen due to the standard of their facilities, ahead of Cove Rangers, Spartans, Preston Athletic and Edinburgh City.^[4]

Their first league match as a professional team ended in a 4–1 win over Cowdenbeath in the 2008/09 season. They finished 7th that season and 8th in the next season (however, they reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup). They were challenging for promotion to the Second Division in the 2010/11 season, their 3rd season in Scottish senior football. They finished 4th and qualified for the play-off final after a win over Alloa Athletic in play-off semi-finals (2–1, 0–0). They played Albion Rovers in the two-legged final, however, they lost the tie 4–3 on aggregate (1–3, 2–1), meaning that they missed out on promotion to the Second Division.

After the first quarter of the 2011–12 season, Annan sat top of the league, three points clear. Also, for the second time since becoming SFL members in 2008, they reached the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup. Later as the season progressed Annan dropped points and fell into mid table; they would then finish the season in 6th place, 8 points off the play-off places and 28 points off first position. A 3–0 defeat to First Division Falkirk ended their hopes of a first Challenge Cup Final.

During the 2012–13 season, Annan secured a 0–0 draw at home to Rangers on 15 September 2012, in what was the first-ever league meeting between the two sides.^[5] In the same season, on 9 March, Annan beat Rangers 2–1 at Ibrox.

Stadium

Grandstand and football pitch at Galabank

Galabank in 2009

Annan played at Mafeking Park from 1946 to 1953, when they moved to their present ground at Galabank. The ground has a capacity of 2,504, including 500 seats.

Current squad

As of 11 August 2017^[6]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	James Atkinson
		GK	Alastair Ferguson
		GK	Alex Mitchell
		DF	Jack Brannan
		DF	James Creaney
		DF	Scott Hooper
		DF	Raffi Krissian
		DF	Peter Murphy (player/manager)
		DF	Kevin Rutkiewicz (player/assistant manager)
		DF	Ryan Sinnamon

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Steven Swinglehurst
		DF	Peter Watson (captain)
		MF	Brandon Luke (on loan from Dunfermline Athletic)
		MF	Owen Moxon
		MF	Dan Orsi
		MF	Ellis Pearson
		MF	Ayrton Sonkur
		MF	Ryan Stevenson (player/first team coach)
		FW	Rabin Omar
		FW	Aidan Smith

Coaching staff

Player-Manager: Peter Murphy
Player-Assistant Manager: Kevin Rutkiewicz
Player-First Team Coach: Ryan Stevenson
Goalkeeping Coach: Bill Bentley
Club Doctor: Dr David Baker
Head Therapist: Chris Cook
Kitman: Terry McClelland
Trainer: Karen Robertson

Board officials

Chairman: Henry McClelland
Vice-Chairman: Richard Shaw
Secretary: Alan Irving
President: Sam Wallace
Treasurer: Colin Archibald

Managers

Annan Athletic appointed their first manager in 1975; previously, the team was selected by the club's management committee.^[7]

Sam Wallace (1975–1993)
Stuart Rome (1993–1994)
Derek Frye (1994–1997)
Kevin Hetherington (1997–1998)
Tony Chilton (1998)
Davie Irons (1998–2002)
Billy Sim (2002–2003)

Harry Cairney (2003–2004)
Sandy Ross (2004–2005)
Kenny Brown (2005–2006)
Harry Cairney (2006–Dec 2012)
Jim Chapman (Jan 2013–May 2017)
Peter Murphy (June 2017–)^[8]

Honours

East of Scotland Premier League:
- Winners (4): 1989–90, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07
- Runners up (3): 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05
East of Scotland First Division:
- Winners: 1987–88
East of Scotland League Cup:
- Winners: 1999–00
- Runners up: 2006–07
South of Scotland League:
- Winners (2): 1983–84, 1986–87
- Runners up (2): 1982–83, 1984–85
South of Scotland League Cup:
- Winners (4): 1984–85, 1992–93, 2004–05, 2007–08
Scottish Challenge Cup South:
- Winners: 2007–08
Scottish Qualifying Cup South:
- Winners: 2006–07

References

↑ Club information Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine., Annan Athletic F.C.. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
1 2 "Annan Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ History of Annan Athletic FC 1942 -2007 Archived 27 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine., Annan Athletic F.C.. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
↑ Annan voted in to SFL's Division 3, BBC Sport, 3 July 2008
↑ Annan Athletic 0–0 Rangers, BBC Sport, 15 September 2012
↑ "2017–18 Annan Athletic squad". Annan Athletic FC. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
↑ "Managers". Annan Athletic Football Club website. 10 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
↑ "Annan Athletic appoint new manager". Annan Athletic FC. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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