Jeanfield Swifts F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

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Football club

Jeanfield Swifts

Full name| Jeanfield Swifts Football Club
Nickname(s)| Swifts
Founded| 1908
Ground| Riverside Stadium
Bute Drive
Perth
Capacity| 1,000
Chairman| David Blair
Manager| Robbie Heron
League| East of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24| East of Scotland League Premier Division, 3rd of 16
Website| http://www.jeanfieldswifts.co.uk

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Jeanfield Swifts Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Perth. The team plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1] Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by flares and tanktops.[2][3] They are currently under the charge of Head coach Robbie Holden, who took over in the summer of 2023 after he worked elsewhere.

## History

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Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region, and they won the championship in the division's final season. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Swifts found themselves in the twelve-team East Region Central Division. They finished in seventh place in their first season in the division. After a further five seasons in the division, they were promoted to the East Region Premier League as champions in 2011–12. In 2015–16, they were promoted as champions to the Superleague for the first time.[4] They finished 13th and 14th in their two seasons in the Superleague.

Prior to the 2018–19 campaign, Swifts were admitted into the East of Scotland Football League. They finished third in Conference C and were promoted to the new 16-team Premier Division, after the league reverted to a two-tier system.

They became full members of the Scottish Football Association in June 2019, having applied in November 2018.[5] This allowed them to make their debut in the Scottish Cup preliminary rounds in the 2019–20 season. The club progressed to the third round for the first time in 2023–24, beating SPFL opposition Elgin City 6–0 in the second round.[6]

## Coaching staff

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Position | Name

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Manager |  Robbie Holden
Assistant |  Richie Montgomery
Coach |  Bally Whytock
Coach |  Chris Anton
Goalkeeping Coach |  Nathan Downs
Physio |  Amber Shearer

## League history since 1990

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Season  | Division  | Position

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1990–91  | Tayside Division One  | 3rd
1991–92  | Tayside Division One  | 6th
1992–93  | Tayside Division One  | 5th
1993–94  | Tayside Division One  | 10th
1994–95  | Tayside Division One  | 13th
1995–96  | Tayside Division Two  | 1st
1996–97  | Tayside Division One  | 10th
1997–98  | Tayside Division One  | 12th
1998–99  | Tayside Division One  | 3rd
1999–00  | Tayside Division One  | 1st
2000–01  | Tayside Premier League | 12th
2001–02  | Tayside Division One  | 3rd
2002–03  | Tayside Division One  | 8th
2003–04  | Tayside Division One  | 5th
2004–05  | Tayside Division One  | 6th
2005–06  | Tayside Division One  | 1st
2006–07  | East Region, Central Division | 7th
2007–08  | East Region, Central Division  | 5th
2008–09  | East Region, Central Division  | 4th
2009–10  | East Region, Central Division  | 4th
2010–11  | East Region, Central Division  | 4th
2011–12  | East Region, Central Division  | 1st
2012–13  | East Region, Premier League | 8th
2013–14  | East Region, Premier League  | 4th
2014–15  | East Region, Premier League  | 7th
2015–16  | East Region, Premier League  | 1st
2016–17 | East Region, Super League | 13th
2017–18 | East Region, Super League  | 14th
2018–19 | East of Scotland League Conference C | 3rd
2019–20 | East of Scotland Premier Division | 6th
2020–21 | East of Scotland Premier Division  | null & void
2021–22 | East of Scotland Premier Division  | 4th
2022–23 | East of Scotland Premier Division  | 5th
2023-24 | East of Scotland Premier Division  | 3rd

## Honours

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### League

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* Tayside Premier Division winners: 1972–73
* Tayside Division One winners: 1976–77, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1999–00
* Tayside District Division One winners: 2005–06
* East Region Central Division winners: 2011–12
* East Region Premier League winners: 2015–16
* Midland Junior League: 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47
* Perthshire Junior League winners: 1941–42, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69

### Cup

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* Currie (Findlay & Co) Cup: 1940–41, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1966–67, 1987–88
* Intersport Cup: 1987–88, 1995–96
* Division One (Downfield SC) Cup: 2001–02
* Perth Advertiser (PA) Cup: 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1991–92
* Division One (Red House Hotel) Cup: 2004–05
* Tayside Drybrough Cup: 1976–77
* Perthshire Junior Consolation Cup: 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
* Laing Cup: 1943–44
* Craig Stephen Cup: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82
* Perthshire Junior Charity Cup: 1940–41, 1941–42
* Perthshire Junior Cup: 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1954–55, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73
* Perthshire Rosebowl: 1948–49, 1949–50, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68
* North and Tayside Inter-Regional Cup (GA Cup): 2011–2012, 2012–13
* ACA Sports League Cup: 2012–13

## References

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1. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. ^ CASC Registered clubs – HMRC.gov.uk
3. ^ Pitch plan set for swift go-ahead Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine – The Courier
4. ^ "Perth's Jeanfield Swifts have been crowned champions of the East Premier League". Perthshire Advertiser. Daily Record. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
5. ^ "Big ambitions for Jeanfield Swifts who have hit the ground running in senior football" \- The Courier, 1 December 2018
6. ^ "Scottish Cup second round: Jeanfield & Dunbar shock League 2 sides". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

## External links

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* Club website

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East of Scotland Football League

Premier Division|

* Dunbar United
* Dundonald Bluebell
* Dunipace
* Glenrothes
* Haddington Athletic
* Hill of Beath Hawthorn
* Jeanfield Swifts
* Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
* Luncarty
* Musselburgh Athletic
* Penicuik Athletic
* Sauchie Juniors
* St Andrews United
* Tynecastle
* Whitburn

First Division|

* Arniston Rangers
* Blackburn United
* Bo’ness Athletic
* Camelon Juniors
* Crossgates Primrose
* Edinburgh South
* Heriot-Watt University
* Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
* Kinnoull
* Kirkcaldy & Dysart
* Leith Athletic
* Lochore Welfare
* Newtongrange Star
* Preston Athletic
* Thornton Hibs
* Whitehill Welfare

Second Division|

* Armadale Thistle
* Bathgate Thistle
* Burntisland Shipyard
* Coldstream
* Dalkeith Thistle
* Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
* Edinburgh College
* Harthill Royal
* Kennoway Star Hearts
* Oakley United
* Peebles Rovers
* Stirling University reserves
* Tweedmouth Rangers
* Vale of Leithen
* West Calder United

Third Division|

* Craigroyston
* Edinburgh United
* Fauldhouse United
* Hawick Royal Albert United
* Linton Hotspur
* Livingston United
* Lochgelly Albert
* Newburgh
* Ormiston Primrose
* Pumpherston
* Stoneyburn

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
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Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region

Current teams
(Midlands League)|

* Arbroath Victoria
* Blairgowrie
* Brechin Victoria
* Broughty Athletic
* Carnoustie Panmure
* Coupar Angus
* Downfield
* Dundee North End
* Dundee St James
* Dundee Violet
* East Craigie
* Forfar United
* Forfar West End
* Kirriemuir Thistle
* Letham
* Lochee Harp
* Lochee United
* Montrose Roselea
* Scone Thistle
* Tayport

Leagues|

* Midlands League

Cups|

* East of Scotland Junior Cup

Seasons|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Former Leagues|

* Super League
* Premier League
* Central Division
* (Premier) North Division
* (Premier) South Division

Former teams|

* Arbroath Sporting Club
* Armadale Thistle
* Arniston Rangers
* Ballingry Rovers
* Bankfoot Athletic
* Bathgate Thistle
* Blackburn United
* Bo’ness Athletic
* Bo'ness United
* Bonnyrigg Rose
* Broxburn Athletic
* Camelon Juniors
* Crossgates Primrose
* Dalkeith Thistle
* Dundonald Bluebell
* Dunbar United
* Easthouses Lily
* Edinburgh United
* Falkirk Juniors
* Fauldhouse United
* Glenrothes
* Haddington Athletic
* Harthill Royal
* Hill of Beath Hawthorn
* Jeanfield Swifts
* Kelty Hearts
* Kennoway Star Hearts
* Kinnoull
* Kirkcaldy & Dysart
* Linlithgow Rose
* Livingston United
* Lochgelly Albert
* Lochore Welfare
* Luncarty
* Musselburgh Athletic
* Newburgh
* Newtongrange Star
* Oakley United
* Penicuik Athletic
* Pumpherston
* Rosyth
* Sauchie Juniors
* Steelend Victoria
* Stoneyburn
* St Andrews United
* Syngenta
* Thornton Hibs
* Tranent Juniors
* West Calder United
* Whitburn

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