Upper Annandale F.C.

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Upper Annandale
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Full nameUpper Annandale Football Club
Nickname(s)Uppers
Founded1966
Ground Moffat Academy, Moffat
Capacity1,000
ManagerDaren Ferbie
League South of Scotland League
2023–24 South of Scotland League, 9th of 12

Upper Annandale Football Club are a football club from the town of Moffat in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. The club was founded in 1966 and plays in the South of Scotland Football League.

They originally competed in the Dumfries & District Amateur Football League, but switched to the senior leagues in time for the 2014–15 season. Home matches are played at Moffat Academy which accommodates approximately 1,000 spectators. The club are managed by Darren Ferbie.

Uppers won the Dumfries & District AFL Division One title a total of five times, including four successive title between 2007 and 2010. Since their move to the South of Scotland League, their best league finish has been 5th position in 2018–19.

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