Vale of Leithen F.C.

Vale of Leithen

Full name	Vale of Leithen Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Vale
Founded	1891
Ground	Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Stuart Robertson
Manager	Ian 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/
Home colours

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

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 navy blue socks; 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.

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

The team played at Caddon Park and initially played their first two games as Leithen Vale but subsequently changed their name to Vale of Leithen Football Club.

In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park, which has a ground capacity of 1,500.

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.

As of 20 October 2024

As of 04 November 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SCO Ryan Gordon — GK  SCO Thomas McLean — DF  SCO Scott Cumming — DF  SCO Jason Brydon — DF  SCO Nathan Masson — DF  SCO Gerry McBride — DF  SCO Ross McIntyre — DF  ENG Bradley Morris — DF  SCO Ross Nicholson — DF  SCO Calum Scott — DF  SCO Lewis Stevenson — DF  SCO Callum Williamson — MF  SCO Craig Brydon — MF  SCO Dean Burgess

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Serigne Saliou Fam — MF  SCO Daniel McKinlay — MF  SCO Callum Mitchell — MF  SCO Gary Mitchell — MF  SCO Kyle Mitchell — MF  SCO Jack Moore — MF   Yasser Sambo — MF  SCO Cammy Smith — MF  SCO Nathan Thomson — FW  SCO Russell Bowers — FW  SCO James Flynn — FW  SCO Mo Sillah — FW  SCO Daniel Taylor

† 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.

• East of Scotland Football League
  • Winners (4): 1924–25, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1986–87
• East of Scotland Qualifying Cup
  • Winners (6) : 1919–20, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1948–49, 1978–79, 1981–82
• Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)
  • Winners (5): 1957–58, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93
• East of Scotland (City Cup)
  • Winners (1): 1991–92
• King Cup
  • Winners (7) : 1921–22, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92^[1]

• Official website

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