Vale of Leithen F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

Not to be confused with Vale of Leven F.C..

Football club

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.

## History

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

The club 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.

## Club Officials

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Position | Name

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Honorary President | Keith Brown
Honorary Vice President | Stanley Clifford
Chairman | Stuart Robertson
Vice Chairman - Treasurer | Michael Hogarth
General Manager | Bobby Craigie
Secretary - Club Chaplin | Rob Wilson
Committee Member | Michael Burns
Committee Member | Brian Ellis
Committee Member | Alan Forrest
Media - Club Website | Jamie McQueen

## Coaching Staff

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As of 20 October 2024
Position | Name

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First Team Manager | Ian Flynn
Coach | Adam Hill
Player - Coach | Gary Mitchell

## Current Squad

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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.

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-- | 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

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-- | 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-by-Season

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Season  | League  | Division  | Position  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | GD  | Points  | Scottish FA Cup |

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2000/01 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 8th  | 22  | 7  | 3  | 12  | -8  | 24  | Did not Compete  |
2001/02 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 5th  | 22  | 9  | 6  | 7  | -1  | 33  | Did not Compete  |
2002/03 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 10th  | 22  | 5  | 4  | 13  | −19  | 19  | Did not Compete  |
2003/04 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 11th  | 22  | 4  | 7  | 11  | −21  | 19  | Second Round, losing to Greenock Morton |
2004/05 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 5th  | 22  | 11  | 5  | 6  | +21  | 38  | Did not Compete  |
2005/06 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 4th  | 20  | 7  | 8  | 5  | +6  | 29  | Did not Compete  |
2006/07 | East of Scotland Football Leaguen | First Division  | 3rd  | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | +36  | 34  | Did not Compete  |
2007/08 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 6th  | 22  | 10  | 4  | 8  | +5  | 34  | Second Round, losing to Culter |
2008/09 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 7th  | 22  | 9  | 4  | 9  | +4  | 31  | Third Round, losing to Inverurie Loco Works |
2009/10 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 2nd  | 22  | 19  | 2  | 1  | +45  | 59  | Second Round, losing to Keith |
2010/11 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 7th  | 22  | 7  | 9  | 6  | +1  | 30  | First Round, losing to Keith |
2011/12 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 8th  | 22  | 9  | 1  | 12  | +2  | 28  | Third Round, losing to Auchinleck Talbot |
2012/13 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 9th  | 22  | 5  | 8  | 9  | −8  | 23  | Third Round, losing to Cowdenbeath |
2013/14 | Lowland Football League |  | 6th  | 22  | 11  | 3  | 8  | −2  | 36  | First Round, losing to Brora Rangers |
2014/15 | Lowland Football League |  | 9th  | 26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | −14  | 33  | Preliminary Round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers |
2015/16 | Lowland Football League |  | 13th  | 28  | 7  | 5  | 16  | −29  | 26  | Preliminary Round One, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch |
2016/17 | Lowland Football League |  | 13th  | 30  | 11  | 4  | 15  | −14  | 37  | First Round, losing to East Kilbride |
2017/18 | Lowland Football League |  | 15th  | 30  | 8  | 5  | 17  | −32  | 29  | First Round, losing to The Spartans |
2018/19 | Lowland Football League |  | 13th  | 28  | 8  | 5  | 15  | −31  | 29  | First Round, losing to Gretna 2008 |
2019/20 | Lowland Football League |  | 16th  | 23  | 2  | 2  | 19  | −71  | 8  | First Round, losing to Fort William | †
2020/21 | Lowland Football League |  | 17th  | 12  | 0  | 0  | 12  | −53  | 0  | Preliminary Round Two, losing to Banks O' Dee | †
2021/22 | Lowland Football League |  | 18th  | 34  | 1  | 2  | 31  | −156  | 5  | First Round, losing to Brechin City |
2022/23 | East of Scotland Football League | Premier Division  | 16th  | 30  | 2  | 0  | 28  | −115  | -6  | Preliminary Round, losing to Dunbar United | ††
2023/24 | East of Scotland Football League | First Division  | 15th  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 28  | -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.

## Honours

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* 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]

## References

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1. ^ "King Cup Previous Winners". Retrieved 2 June 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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