Camelon Juniors F.C.

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Camelon Juniors FC
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Full nameCamelon Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mariners
Founded1920
GroundCarmuirs Park,
Camelon,
Scotland
Capacity3,000
ChairmanDavid Smith
Manager Allan Moore
League East of Scotland League First Division
2022–23 East of Scotland League First Division, 11th of 16
Website Club website
Turnstiles at Carmuirs Park Turnstiles at Carmuirs Park.jpg
Turnstiles at Carmuirs Park

Camelon Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Camelon, in the Falkirk district. The team plays in the East of Scotland League First Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. [1] Despite this move, the club has decided to retain the "Juniors" part of its identity. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup once, in 1995.

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History

A previous Camelon side had existed in the Junior grade from 1906 to 1910, however the current club were formed in 1920. This Camelon Juniors side initially competed in Stirlingshire competitions but became the easternmost side to join the breakaway Scottish Intermediate League in 1927, ironically joining the West Division of the new set-up. [2] The club resigned from the Intermediates halfway through the 1929–30 season and joined the Scottish Junior League which at the time, contained fellow Stirlingshire sides Dunipace and Kilsyth Rangers. [3] Camelon remained with the SJL up to and including its solitary post-World War II season before moving in 1947 to the Edinburgh & District League. [4]

Camelon made their first appearance in the final of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1952, losing 1–0 to Kilbirnie Ladeside at Hampden Park in front of 69,959 supporters. John Hansen, father of future Scotland internationalists Alan and John, played for the Mariners at centre-half. [5] The club made consecutive final appearances in the 1990s, defeating Whitburn 2–0 at Fir Park, Motherwell in 1995, to lift the trophy for the first time, then losing by the same scoreline to Tayport at the same venue a year later. [6]

The club provided several players to Rangers over the years, including Jerry Dawson and Archie Macaulay, who both went on to become full Scotland internationals with Macaulay going on to play for West Ham United and Arsenal. [7] [8] Max Murray also arrived at Ibrox from Camelon via Queen's Park, and scored Rangers first ever goal in European competition against OGC Nice in 1956. [9] Notable ex-Camelon players in more recent times include former Chelsea and Falkirk winger Kevin McAllister and Jack Ross. [10] [11] Ross was a member of Camelon's losing 1996 Scottish Junior Cup final side and was also capped for the Scotland Junior international team. [12]

After winning the Lothian District League Division One in 2005–06, the club played in the top tier of the East Region for twelve seasons until their move to the senior pyramid. Their best finish in the East Superleague was 2nd in 2008–09, losing to Bonnyrigg Rose on goal difference. Camelon was one of many junior clubs that moved to the senior East of Scotland Football League during 2018. [1]

The team had been managed since October 2016 by former Dumbarton striker, Gordon Herd. [13] The club parted with Herd and his coaching staff on 11 March 2021. [14]

Colours

Camelon's traditional home kit is all red, with the team currently possessing an away kit of blue tops with blue shorts.

Current squad

As of 20 September 2023 [15]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Evan Collumbine
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gregor Knight
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Declan Fitzpatrick
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Devon McColl
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ryan McElwee
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Calum Roger
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Liam Taggart
— DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Steven Thicot
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ian Smith
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Simon White
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sam Collumbine
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kevin Fotheringham
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Reece Glackin
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Peddie
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jason Walton
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gregg Wylde
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kieran Dolan
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Reece Duncan
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Finlay
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rhys Walker(on loan from Falkirk)
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Scott Sinclair

On loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Duffy(on loan at Kilsyth Athletic)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Paton(on loan at Harthill Royal)

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Manager Allan Moore
Assistant managerScott Woodhouse
CoachMark Johnston
Goalkeeping coachAndy Carlin
Development Squad coachesGary Cardle

Michael McKenzie

Flag ManAlan Horne

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Other Honours

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