Whitletts Victoria F.C.

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Whitletts Victoria FC
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Full nameWhitletts Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vics
Founded1944
GroundNew Voluntary Park, Ayr
CapacityTBC
ChairmanStuart Jackson
ManagerMichael McCann
League West of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24 West of Scotland League First Division, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Website Club website

Whitletts Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club, historically based in the Whitletts area of Ayr, South Ayrshire. The club currently play in the West of Scotland League Second Division.

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Nicknamed The Vics, the club were formed in 1944 and currently play at New Voluntary Park, Whitletts, near Ayr town centre. [1] In February 2011, the club were forced to leave their traditional home of Voluntary Park in Whitletts, which doubled up as a greyhound racing track [2] , after the local council closed the stadium. The stadium has since been demolished and is now the site of a new social housing complex named Victoria Crescent, after the club. Since then, the club has returned home to Whitletts to their new purpose built stadium at New Voluntary Park.

Current squad

As of 05 August 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 Darren Johnson
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Markey
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kristoffer Brown
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Kirkwood
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Isaac Kerr
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sean Ewart
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ally Park
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Barclay
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Fraser McMillan
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Louis Kerr
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Connor Yair
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Troot Dempsie
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dylan Howarth
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ryan Nisbett
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordan Baird
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordan Boyd
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Moffatt
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kane Howarth
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO

History

On the park, the greatest era in the club's history was the mid- to late 1950s. In 1956 the club played in front of 20,100 people at Shawfield Stadium in the semi-final of the Scottish Junior Cup, only to lose 3–2 to eventual winners Petershill. However, in 1957-58 the Club won the Western League (South) Championship, losing out to North Champions Irvine Meadow in the play-off to determine the destination of the league championship itself.

In recent years, developments on and off the park have placed the club on a strong foundation. In 2017–18 the Club won promotion to the newly formed West Region Championship and in 2018 formed its own charity, Vics in the Community, providing free coaching to local youngsters and starting the development of a youth player pathway. [3]

In 2020, the club took the decision after 75 years of membership of the SJFA, to join the pyramid system in Scottish football as one of the inaugural members of the West of Scotland Football League. [4]

On 10 October 2020, the club announced they would not be participating in the inaugural season of the West of Scotland League due to concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] [7]

Non-playing staff

Committee

PositionName
ChairStuart Jackson
Vice chair-
SecretaryMark Porter
TreasurerMarna Fergusson
Commercial Manager-
Committee memberEd Hanna

Management

PositionName
ManagerMichael McCann
First Team CoachGraham McCall
First Team CoachChris Flannagan
Sports First AiderCharlene Dalton

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "History - Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "OS Plan 1959". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Vics in the Community - Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Pirie, Mark (4 May 2020). "West of Scotland League unveil full division list ahead of non-league overhaul". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Club Ballot Results – West of Scotland Football League" . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Pirie, Mark (10 October 2020). "BREAKING: West of Scotland League chaos as 14 clubs pull out ahead of kick off". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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