Shotts Bon Accord F.C.

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Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Shotts Bon Accord FC logo.png
Full nameShotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Bonny
Founded1950
GroundHannah Park, Shotts
Capacity3,000
ChairmanIan McKie
Manager John McKeown
League West of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24 West of Scotland League First Division, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
Website Club website

Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy are a Scottish football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The club was formed in 1950 and currently competes in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

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History

In 1995 Shotts were suspended from the Central Region of the SJFA for one season, after launching court action against the organisation. [1] The club were re-admitted to its Second Division (the third tier) in the 1996–97 season. Remarkably they won each of the league's three divisions in consecutive seasons upon their readmission.

Shotts have won the Scottish Junior Cup on two occasions, defeating Pumpherston Juniors 2–0 in 1958, and Auchinleck Talbot 2–1 in 2012. [2]

The team have been managed since May 2018 by John McKeown. [3]

Ground

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Hannah Park

Shotts Bon Accord play at Hannah Park in Shotts. There is a local social club attached.

Also the Motherwell reserve and under-19 teams have played some of their home games at the ground.

The ground was created using local volunteer labour, one of whom - James Hannah - died of thrombosis contracted during the efforts to finish. The park is named in his honour.

As well as being a football stadium, Hannah Park has also been the host venue for the annual Shotts Highland Games.

Current squad

As of 6 August 2023 [4]

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 Sandy Thomson
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Johnny Murdoch
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Aaron Bryson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Martin Cassells
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Josh Gracie
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sam Kent
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Josh MacDonald
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Meikle
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andrew Muir
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Taylor Evans
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Gordon
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Adam Hunter
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally Martin
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paul McGeough
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO PJ O'Donnell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Josh Cameron
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kieran Campbell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bradley Gray
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chris Kelly
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harry Kent
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ben Richford
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Richford
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Martin Shiels

Coaching staff

PositionName
Manager John McKeown
Assistant ManagerMartin Devlin
Goalkeeping CoachDerek Barnes
CoachWilliam McElholm

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

West of Scotland Cup

Lanarkshire League

Central League

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References

  1. ↑ McColl, Graham. "Shott tactics". www.wsc.co.uk. When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Shott in the arm as captain Boyack seals the biggest surprise of them all". HeraldScotland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (8 June 2018). "New Shotts boss John McKeown ready to rule the roost over his players". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Players - Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy".

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