Dufftown F.C.

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Dufftown
Dufftown FC logo.png
Full nameDufftown Football Club
Nickname(s)The Toonsers
Founded1890
GroundWestburn Park
Hill Street
Dufftown
PresidentHarry Officer
ManagerJames Reid
League SJFA North Premier Division
2021–22 SJFA North First Division, 3rd of 8 (promoted)

Dufftown Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Dufftown, Moray. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association since 2001, they compete in the North Region. They club are based at Westburn Park and their colours are all green.

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It was announced in July 2012 that the club would take a year out of the game. [1]

The club returned in season 2013–14, playing in the PMAC Group First Division West. The management team was Steven Rattray and Fraser Bremner. Rattray left the club in May 2014 after helping Dufftown secure a top three finish in the league following their season in abeyance. Bremner left for Highland League club Rothes in late 2015 after guiding Dufftown to the Elginshire Cup Final and promotion to the North Region Superleague. Bremner was replaced by Steve Paterson at the start of 2016 with Michael Morrison replacing him after Dufftown had secured their Superleague status by defeating Sunnybank 3–2 in a play off match at the end of season 2016–17.

At the end of the 2021–22 season, Dufftown were promoted from that season's North First Division after Hall Russell United went into abeyance. [2]

Squad

Famous former Dufftown players include Michael Fraser and Nicky Walker.

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References

  1. Richard Easton (5 July 2012). "Dufftown to take year out of Junior football". North Region SJFA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Law, Danny (July 2022). "Junior football: Hall Russell United go into abeyance as Dufftown promoted to Superleague". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

Coordinates: 57°26′52″N3°08′05″W / 57.447742°N 3.134798°W / 57.447742; -3.134798