Letham F.C.

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Letham
Letham FC logo.png
Full nameLetham Football Club
Nickname(s)Tangerines
Founded1960
GroundSeven Acres
Perth
League SJFA Midlands League
2021–22 SJFA Midlands League, 15th of 19

Letham are a Scottish football club from the Letham area in the northwest of Perth. They are members of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently play in the Midlands Football League. [1]

History

Letham were formed in 1960 as an amateur club, playing in the Perthshire Amateur Football Association. [2] They joined the Scottish Junior Football Association in 2021. [3] Their home ground is Seven Acres. [4] The club has a longstanding history in youth football and currently runs around twenty teams in various age groups.

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References

  1. "East Region Clubs". Scottish Junior Football Association . Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Welcome". Letham Football Club. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. Gallagher, Matthew (16 July 2021). "Ambitious Letham relishing the challenge ahead of junior football debut". Daily Record . Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. "Letham". Non League Scotland. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

Coordinates: 56°24′15″N3°28′44″W / 56.404252°N 3.478792°W / 56.404252; -3.478792