Dyce Juniors F.C.

Dyce Juniors
Full name Dyce Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s) The Blue and White Hoops
Founded 1989
Ground Ian Mair Park, Dyce Drive, Dyce
Chairman Norman Mackay
Co-managers Mike McKenzie & Murray Rattray
League SJFA North Superleague
2016–17 SJFA North Superleague, 2nd

Dyce Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from Dyce, a suburb of Aberdeen. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the SJFA North Superleague. The club are based at Ian Mair Park and their colours are blue and white hoops.

History

Dyce Juniors were established in 1989 following the amalgamation of two existing sides, Mugiemoss F.C. (founded 1887) and Rosslyn Sport F.C. (founded 1923 as Rosemount). The merger was spurred by problems both clubs faced concerning their home grounds. The Linksfield Stadium facility in Aberdeen, which Mugiemoss shared with two other sides, Lewis United and Parkvale, was due to undergo redevelopment, reducing the number of pitches available. Rosslyn Sport were struggling to maintain their own Rosslyn Park ground in Dyce. With both sides wishing to retain their own name, a compromise of Dyce Juniors was chosen and the club set up at Rosslyn Park. Within one season, disagreements at committee level led to the resignation of the previous Rosslyn Sport officials, leaving the club as essentially Mugiemoss F.C. playing under the Dyce Juniors banner. The Dyce club colours are blue and white hoops, but have retained the Mugiemoss tradition by using their black and white stripes as the change kit. The Rosslyn Park ground continued to prove troublesome, requiring new dressing rooms to be constructed and in 2000 the stadium was renamed Ian Mair Park in memory of a club official who died.

The team have been managed since January 2015 by Mike McKenzie, with Murray Rattray later joining as co-manager..[1][2]

Honours

Rosslyn Sport reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1964–65 as Rosemount.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Dave (15 January 2015). "Dyce Juniors appoint Mike McKenzie as manager". Press and Journal. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Warnock, Joanne (21 July 2016). "The game’s afoot – Dyce Juniors FC get ready for season Kick-off!". Dyce News. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 122. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.


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