Darvel F.C.

Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed "The Vale" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park, and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

Darvel
Full nameDarvel Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale
Founded1889
GroundRecreation Park, Darvel
Capacity2,200 (60 seated)
OwnerJohn Gall
ChairmanStephen Gilmour
ManagerTony McInally
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2022–23West of Scotland League Premier Division, 3rd of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

The club reached the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup, but were beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United.[1]

Darvel won the Ayrshire District League title in 2016–17 to gain promotion to the West Super League First Division (renamed as the West Championship), the second tier of the SJFA West Region league structure.

The team was managed from June 2013 to November 2017 by Scott Clelland.[2] On 14 February 2019, Darvel announced that Mick Kennedy would be the new manager for the season 2019–20.

The club and Blantyre Victoria were declared joint-winners of the West Region Championship in 2019–20 after the season was prematurely halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Darvel joined the West of Scotland Football League in 2020–21 along with all other West Region junior clubs, and were promoted to the Premier Division for the inaugural season. In the first full season they won the Premier Division in 2021–22.

On 23 January 2023, Darvel pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history, as they beat Premiership side Aberdeen 1–0 in the fourth round at Recreation Park.[4]

Players

Current squad
As of 21 September 2023

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 Scotland SCO Andy Leishman
— DF Scotland SCO Ross Barbour
— DF Scotland SCO Stephen Bronsky
— DF Scotland SCO Dean Cairns
— DF Scotland SCO Daryll Meggatt
— DF Scotland SCO Daniel O'Halloran
— DF Scotland SCO Mark Sideserf
— DF Scotland SCO David Syme
— MF Scotland SCO Reegan Aitken
— MF Scotland SCO Scott Ferguson
— MF Scotland SCO Ian McShane
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Thomas Reilly
— MF Scotland SCO Willie Robertson
— MF Scotland SCO Calum Scott
— MF Scotland SCO Jamie Glasgow
— MF Scotland SCO Leon Murphy
— MF Scotland SCO Ross Urquhart
— FW Scotland SCO Ross Caldwell
— FW Scotland SCO Craig Moore
— FW Scotland SCO Jordan Moore
— FW Scotland SCO Ally Small
— FW Scotland SCO Graham Wilson

Coaching Staff

As of 7 June 2023

PositionName
ManagerTony McInally
Assistant managerDavid Winters
CoachStewart Ralston
Goalkeeping CoachBrian Whelan
Sports TherapistAndrew O’Donnell

Honours

Senior
West of Scotland League Premier Division

Junior
Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1975–76

West Region Championship

  • Joint-winners: 2019–20

Ayrshire District League

  • Winners: 2016–17

References
  1. "Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1970-1979". Scottish Junior FA.
  2. Wren, David (3 July 2014). "Darvel Juniors boss Scott Clelland optimistic ahead of new season". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. Thomson, Paul (22 May 2020). "Ex Hamilton Accies secretary and UEFA delegate to lead Junior title probe". Daily Record.
  4. Murray, Keir (23 January 2023). "Darvel 1-0 Aberdeen: Sixth-tier hosts secure famous upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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