Vale of Leithen F.C.

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Vale of Leithen
Vale of Leithen crest.png
Full nameVale of Leithen Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale
Founded1891
GroundVictoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStuart Robertson
ManagerIan Flynn
League East of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24 East of Scotland League First Division, 15th of 15 (relegated)
Website http://valeofleithen.co.uk/


Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland.

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They play in the East of Scotland League Second Division, and their home games take place at Victoria Park.

The team's motto is "Keep Faith", and features on their club crest, along with the town's patron saint, St. Ronan.

The home strip features a blue shirt, navy blue shorts and socks with white trim; the away strip is a yellow shirt, with blue trim.

Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team Vale of Leven.

History

The club are one of the oldest in the Scottish Borders, having been formed in May 1891, they became full members of the Scottish Football Association in 1897.

The team began playing at Caddon Park under the name of Leithen Vale but after two games subsequently changed to Vale of Leithen Football Club.

In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park, which has a ground capacity of around 1,500 standing spectators with one covered stand.

The club were founding members of the Lowland Football League in 2013–14, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League.

Their best finishing position was 6th place in their first campaign, spending nine seasons in the league before being relegated back to the East of Scotland League at the end of the 2021–22 season, and suffering consecutive relegations in the subsequent two seasons.

In March 2023 the club announced the appointment of Ian Flynn as first team manager.

Club Officials

PositionName
Honorary PresidentKeith Brown
Honorary Vice PresidentStanley Clifford
ChairmanStuart Robertson
Vice Chairman - TreasurerMichael Hogarth
General ManagerBobby Craigie
Secretary - Club ChaplinRob Wilson
Committee MemberMichael Burns
Committee MemberBrian Ellis
Committee MemberAlan Forrest
Media - Club WebsiteJamie McQueen

Coaching Staff

As of 20 October 2024
PositionName
First Team ManagerIan Flynn
CoachAdam Hill
Player - CoachGary Mitchell

Current Squad

As of 06 December 2024

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 Ryan Gordon
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Thomas McLean
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Scott Cumming
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jason Brydon
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Masson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gerry McBride
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross McIntyre
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bradley Morris
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Nicholson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Calum Scott
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum Williamson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dean Burgess
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Serigne Saliou Fam
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Daniel McKinlay
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Callum Mitchell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gary Mitchell
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Mitchell
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Yasser Sambo
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Thomson
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Russell Bowers
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Flynn
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mo Sillah
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Daniel Taylor

Season-by-Season

SeasonLeagueDivisionPositionPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGDPoints Scottish FA Cup
2000/01 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division8th227312-824Did not Compete
2001/02 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division5th22967-133Did not Compete
2002/03 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division10th225413−1919Did not Compete
2003/04 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division11th224711−2119 Second Round, losing to Greenock Morton
2004/05 East of Scotland Football League First Division5th221156+2138Did not Compete
2005/06 East of Scotland Football League First Division4th20785+629Did not Compete
2006/07 East of Scotland Football Leaguen First Division3rd201046+3634Did not Compete
2007/08 East of Scotland Football League First Division6th221048+534 Second Round, losing to Culter
2008/09 East of Scotland Football League First Division7th22949+431 Third Round, losing to Inverurie Loco Works
2009/10 East of Scotland Football League First Division2nd221921+4559 Second Round, losing to Keith
2010/11 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division7th22796+130 First Round, losing to Keith
2011/12 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division8th229112+228 Third Round, losing to Auchinleck Talbot
2012/13 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division9th22589−823 Third Round, losing to Cowdenbeath
2013/14 Lowland Football League 6th221138−236 First Round, losing to Brora Rangers
2014/15 Lowland Football League 9th269611−1433 Preliminary Round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers
2015/16 Lowland Football League 13th287516−2926 Preliminary Round One, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch
2016/17 Lowland Football League 13th3011415−1437 First Round, losing to East Kilbride
2017/18 Lowland Football League 15th308517−3229 First Round, losing to The Spartans
2018/19 Lowland Football League 13th288515−3129 First Round, losing to Gretna 2008
2019/20 Lowland Football League 16th232219−718 First Round, losing to Fort William †
2020/21 Lowland Football League 17th120012−530 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Banks O' Dee †
2021/22 Lowland Football League 18th341231−1565 First Round, losing to Brechin City
2022/23 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division16th302028−115-6 Preliminary Round, losing to Dunbar United ††
2023/24 East of Scotland Football League First Division15th280028-109-3 Preliminary Round Two, losing to Dunbar United †††
2024/25 East of Scotland Football League Second Division First Round, losing to Threave Rovers

† Season's curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

†† Vale of Leithen FC were given four three-point deductions.

††† Vale of Leithen FC were deducted three points.

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