Keith F.C.

Keith
Full name Keith Football Club
Nickname(s) The Maroons
Founded 1910
Ground Kynoch Park
Ground Capacity 4,450
Manager Allan Hale
League Highland Football League
2014–15 Highland Football League, 14th

Keith Football Club are a senior football club who currently play in the Highland League in Scotland. They were founded in 1910 and play at Kynoch Park in Keith, Moray. Although the town of Keith is relatively small, the club have produced a few notable players such as Hamish French and former Scotland captain Colin Hendry.

Due to their being a senior team, they can play in the Scottish Cup. The team are perhaps best known to many followers of higher division football for their 10–1 defeat to Rangers in the 1995–96 Scottish Cup match at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.

History

The club's first pitch was Seafield Park, and they played in the Huntly & District League. Their second pitch was Kynoch Park, which was donated by Sir John W Kynoch in 1922. They entered the Highland League in 1924. Their record home defeat was 1–9 against Elgin City in 1925. They then played their first ever Scottish Cup tie in 1926, losing 7–3 at Peebles Rovers. Their first ever Scottish Cup tie at Kynoch Park was in 1928, with a 5–2 win against Dalbeattie Star. They went on to lose 6–1 in the second round against Scottish Cup holders Celtic in front of a record crowd of 5,820. This was Celtic's first ever appearance north of Aberdeen.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Daniel Bell
Scotland GK David Dey
Scotland DF Michael Dunn
Scotland DF Stuart Hutcheon
Scotland DF Bruce Milne
Scotland DF Grant Mitchell
Scotland DF Sam Pugh
Scotland DF Michael Ralton
Scotland DF Aaron Scully
Scotland DF Greg Smith
Scotland DF Ryan Spink
Scotland MF Kyle Cooper
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Donald Fraser
Scotland MF Stuart Massie
Scotland MF Bruce Raffell
Scotland MF Hamish Ritchie
Scotland MF Finlay Stables
Scotland MF Ryan Stewart
Scotland MF Scott Whelan
Scotland FW Luke Barbour
Scotland FW Craig Cormack
Scotland FW Kris Duncan
Scotland FW Michael Ewen
Scotland FW Scott Johnston

Honours

1961–62, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1999–00, 2006–07

1960–61, 1962–63, 1984–85, 2002–03

1964–65, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2012–13

1935–36, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80 2008–09

1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2006–07

External links

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