FC Vale of Leithen
| FC Vale of Leithen | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Football Club Vale of Leithen | ||
| Seat | Innerleithen | ||
| founding | 1891 | ||
| Colours | navy blue | ||
| Website | valeofleithen.co.uk | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Venue | Victoria Park | ||
| Places | 1,500 | ||
| league | Lowland Football League | ||
| 2018/19 | 13th place | ||
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The FC Vale of Leithen is a Scottish football club from Innerleithen , Scottish Borders . The association was founded in May 1891. The first team plays its home games in 1,500-seat Victoria Park and currently plays in the Lowland Football League . The club's greatest successes are four championships in the East of Scotland Football League and numerous participations in the Scottish FA Cup .
history
The club was founded in May 1891, making it one of the oldest clubs in the Scottish Borders . The brothers R. Hume and W. Hume, who originally came from Selkirk , were the main actors in founding the association. In 1897 the club became a member of the Scottish Football Association . Saint Ronan is depicted on the club's coat of arms. The club's motto is: Keep Faith. The club has played in the Lowland Football League , the fifth highest division in Scotland, since 2013 .
Stages
In the early days of the club, FC Vale of Leithen played in Caddon Park, across from an old slaughterhouse in Innerleithen. A soccer field was set up in the public park and a wooden hut was built. The home team prepared for the upcoming games directly in this, while the visiting teams and the referee prepared in the nearby St. Ronan's Hotel. From 1922, Victoria Park on Hall Street, leased from the city, served as its home ground. In the second round of the Scottish Cup in the 1961/62 season , 3,700 people watched the game against Heart of Midlothian , which holds the attendance record for Vale of Leithen to this day . In the early morning hours of August 3, 1974, a devastating fire destroyed large parts of Victoria Park .
successes
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East of Scotland Football League (4):
- 1924/25, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1986/87