Forfar United F.C.

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Forfar United
Forfar United FC.png
Full nameForfar United Junior Football Club
Nickname(s)United
Founded1881 (as Forfar East End)
1974 (as Forfar Albion)
2020 (as Forfar United)
GroundGuthrie Park
Lochside Road
Forfar
Capacity2,500
ManagerConnor Yeats
League SJFA Midlands League
2023–24 SJFA Midlands League, 20th of 20

Forfar United Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Forfar, Angus. The current club was formed in August 2020 following the amalgamation of the Forfar amateur team Lowson United and Forfar Albion (themselves formed in 1974 following the amalgamation of two existing local sides, Forfar Celtic (est. 1891) and Forfar East End (est. 1881)). [1] [2] After one season playing as Forfar East End Celtic, the name Albion was adopted in 1975. The club play at Guthrie Park.

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Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.

The SJFA completed its restructuring of Junior football in the east of Scotland prior to the 2006–07 season, and Forfar Albion were placed in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished ninth, 12th and 12th in seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 respectively, but showed encouraging signs of improvement during the 2009–10 season.

Under the new name Forfar United, the club managed an 11th-place finish in the 2022–23 season, then embarked on a youthful rebuild from the 2024–25 season under the new management team of Connor Yeats, Akka Veli , Mark Caldwell, Fraser Reid (GK coach) and Ben Coutts (Physio).

First-team squad

As of 12 September 2023

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 Aaron Clark (loan from Montrose fc)
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Shaw
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jake Fletcher
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Macauley
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO jaws gordon
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ben Ranstead
— DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Joel Nixon
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bryn Thomson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Aiden Crighton
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rhys Garmany
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Buik
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mitchell johnston
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Thomas Smith
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jay MacDonald
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Evan Kidd
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Bell
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lawrence Williams (loan from Dundee St James F.C.)
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Davie
— FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Rene Rivera Diazgranados
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Owen Gray
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Cain Buchanan
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Connor Birse (C)
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jay Yule
— FW Flag of Niger.svg  NIG Tobiloba Fasoranti
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Richie Low
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Aaron Mitchell
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Cameron Gauhl
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Cemi Gokalp

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References

  1. ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 293. ISBN   1-85158-060-3.
  2. ↑ "Forfar Albion announce amalgamation" . Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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