Vale of Leithen F.C.

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	Grant Sandison
League	Lowland League
2020–21	Lowland League, 17th of 17
Website	Club website
Home colours

Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland. They play in the Lowland League, 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 with white sleeves, blue shorts and red socks; the away strip is all-red, with white trim on the sleeves.

Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team Vale of Leven.

History[]

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.

The club were founding members of the Lowland Football League in 2013, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Their best finishing position is 6th place in 2013–14.

Current squad[]

As of 21 January 2022^[1]

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  SCO Chris Peden — GK  SCO Kyle Wilson — DF  SCO Aiden McFarlane — DF  SCO Andy Mackay — DF  SCO Ben Brady — DF  SCO Chris Finnie — DF  SCO Rhys Anderson — DF  SCO Ryan Ferguson (on loan from Newtongrange Star) — DF  SCO Robb Dryden (on loan from Stirling Albion)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Louie Grahame — MF  SCO Ben Viola — MF  SCO Daniel Deya — MF  SCO Jack Furness (on loan from Penicuik Athletic) — MF  SCO Michael Robertson (captain) — MF  SCO Mikey Joyce — MF  ESP Sami El Yamani — FW  SCO Luke Cormack — FW  SCO Mark Deya

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Manager	Grant Sandison
Assistant Manager	Ryan Brady
First Team Coach	Stewart Shepherd
First Team Coach	Dougie Hope
Goalkeeping Coach	Raymond Sandison

Season-by-season record[]

Lowland League[]

Season	Division	Position	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points	Scottish Cup
Vale of Leithen
2013–14	Lowland League	6th	22	11	3	8	-2	36	First round, losing to Brora Rangers
2014–15	Lowland League	9th	26	9	6	11	-14	33	Preliminary round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers
2015–16	Lowland League	13th	28	7	5	16	-29	26	Preliminary round 1, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch
2016–17	Lowland League	13th	30	11	4	15	-14	37	First round, losing to East Kilbride
2017–18	Lowland League	15th	30	8	5	17	-32	29	First round, losing to Spartans
2018–19	Lowland League	13th	28	8	5	15	-31	29	First round, losing to Gretna 2008
2019–20	Lowland League	16th†	23	2	2	19	-71	8	First round, losing to Fort William
2020–21	Lowland League	17th†	12	0	0	12	-53	0	Preliminary round 2, losing to Banks O' Dee

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Honours[]

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, 1985–86, 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^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Official club site

Coordinates: 55°37′12″N 3°03′52″W / 55.61996°N 3.064402°W / 55.61996; -3.064402