Dunbar United F.C.
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| Full name | Dunbar United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Seasiders | ||
| Founded | 1925, 95 years ago | ||
| Ground | New Countess Park Kellie Road Dunbar EH42 1DU | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Stuart Robertson | ||
| Manager | Kevin Haynes | ||
| League | East of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
| 2020–21 | East of Scotland League Premier Division (season abandoned) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Dunbar United Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Dunbar, East Lothian. The club operates on a semi-professional basis, playing in the East of Scotland League Premier Division. Dunbar United's home strip is black and white stripes their away colours are blue and white.
History[]
Dunbar United was formed in 1925 and currently plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018.[1] The team play their home matches at New Countess Park, a 2,000 capacity facility that first opened in 2001.[2]
To this day they remain the last East Lothian side to win the Scottish Junior Cup. Dunbar lifted the trophy in 1961.
Some details relating to photographs of past teams and information about the history of local teams is available here.
Honours[]
- Scottish Junior Cup winners: 1960–61
Other Honours
- Brown Cup winners: 1962–63, 1999–00
- East Lothian Cup winners: 1928–29
- East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1960–61, 1963–64, 1989–90
- East Region Division Two champions: 1975–76, 1993–94, 1997–98
- East Region South Division League champions: 2016–17
- Edinburgh & District League champions: 1961–62
- Lees Cup winners: 1925–26
- Midlothian League Winners: 1927-28
- R.L. Rae Cup Winners: 1955-56
- Thistle Cup Winners: 1975-76
- Thornton Shield Winners: 1938-39
Current squad[]
As of 31 August 2021[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management[]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Kevin Haynes |
| Assistant Manager | Andy Donlevy |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Alex Stewart |
| Sports Therapist | Susan Allan |
Notable players[]
- Current
- Current club captain Fraser McLaren began his career and played in the SPL with Gretna.
- Midfielder Darren Smith began his career with Hibernian and played SPFL football with Airdrie, Albion Rovers and Berwick Rangers.
- Former
Notable players of Dunbar United over the years include:
- Former Dunfermline and Rangers great Alex Smith began his career at Dunbar before going on to play over 200 games at Dunfermline and 40 for Rangers, including the European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1967.
- A club-record transfer fee was received for Kevin Twaddle from St Johnstone in 1994. Twaddle went on to play for St Johnstone, Motherwell and Hearts in the SPL.
- In the late 1990s, the club signed former Hearts pair Wayne Foster and George Wright, following the signing of former Hearts and Partick Thistle goalkeeper John Brough earlier that decade.
- Ian Black is an ex-Scotland internationalist, having played with Heart of Midlothian and Rangers. He played for Dunbar United from March 2020 until June 2021.
References[]
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.dunbarunited.org/
- ^ "Dunbar United FC squad". www.dunbarunitedfc.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
External links[]
Coordinates: 55°59′54″N 2°31′14″W / 55.998243°N 2.520418°W
- Football clubs in Scotland
- Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1925
- Football in East Lothian
- 1925 establishments in Scotland
- East of Scotland Football League teams
- Dunbar
- Scottish football club stubs