Darvel F.C.

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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 Template:Scottish football updater.

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Country data SCO Andrew Wilson
2 DF Template:Country data SCO Ross Barbour
5 DF Template:Country data SCO Jack Duncan
6 DF Template:Country data SCO Scott Walker
8 MF Template:Country data SCO Ross McKenzie
9 FW Template:Country data SCO Declan McDonald
12 MF Template:Country data SCO Keir Ronney
14 MF Template:Country data SCO Ally Love
15 MF Template:Country data SCO Aidan Quinn
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Template:Country data SCO Jonny Black
17 MF Template:Country data SCO Aidan Callaghan
20 DF Template:Country data SCO Scott Paterson
19 FW Template:Country data SCO Aaron Brown
20 DF Template:Country data SCO Cammy Williamson (on loan from Johnstone Burgh)
21 GK Template:Country data SCO Jack Howie
22 DF Template:Country data SCO Conner McGlinchey (on loan from Johnstone Burgh)
— DF Template:Country data SCO Robbie Cairns
— DF Template:Country data SCO Jason Naismith (on loan from Johnstone Burgh)
— FW Template:Country data SCO Steven Boyd

Coaching Staff

As of 11 June 2024

Position Name
Manager Michael Oliver
Assistant manager Jamie Broadfoot
Coach Andy Ward & Conor
Sports Therapist Alice Meldrum

Honours

Senior
West of Scotland League Premier Division

West of Scotland League Cup

  • Winners: 2023–24

Junior
Scottish Junior Cup

West Region Championship

  • Joint-winners: 2019–20

Ayrshire District League

  • Winners: 2016–17

References

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External links

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