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| Full name | Edinburgh United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1985 | ||
| Ground | Paties Road Stadium, Katesmill Road, Edinburgh | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 (200 seated) | ||
| Manager | Craig Nisbet | ||
| League | East of Scotland League Third Division | ||
| 2024–25 | East of Scotland League Third Division, 7th of 11 | ||
Edinburgh United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. Formed in 1985, the team competes in the East of Scotland League Third Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. [1]
Edinburgh United were the sole "Junior" club in Edinburgh for the majority of their time in the Junior leagues, with all other non-league clubs either playing in the senior East of Scotland Football League or latterly the Lowland Football League. Spartans ran a Junior team for four seasons from 2009 to 2013, while Warriston based Craigroyston joined the Junior setup from 2016. [2] Both clubs moved into the East of Scotland League in 2018.
Craig Nisbet was appointed manager in December 2023 after overseeing the under 20's development team previously. He is assisted by Ruaridh Delaney.
Edinburgh United currently also have a youth section catering for ages from 5-16 and play in the youth ESSDA leagues.
The club play their home games at Paties Road Recreation Ground in the south-west of the city, which holds around 2,500 spectators and features a 200-seater stand.
The team play in black and white strips.
