Strathspey Thistle F.C.

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Strathspey Thistle
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Full nameStrathspey Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Strathy Jags
Founded1993
GroundSeafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey
Capacity1,600 (150 seated)
ChairmanDonly McLeod
ManagerBobby Beckwith
League Highland League
2023–24 Highland League, 18th of 18

Strathspey Thistle Football Club are a senior football club from Grantown-on-Spey in the Highlands of Scotland. They currently play in the Highland Football League, but formerly played in Junior football from 1993.

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They were accepted into the Highland League on 25 February 2009 and entered the league for the start of the 2009–10 season. [1] Their first match was an 8–1 defeat against Wick Academy. [2]

Stadium

Strathspey Thistle's home ground is Seafield Park in Grantown-on-Spey. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,600 with 150 seats, after adding a stand and floodlights during the summer of 2009 when the club were elected into the Highland League.

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