Whitletts Victoria F.C.

Whitletts Victoria F.C.
Full name Whitletts Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s) The Vics
Founded 1944
Ground Dam Park
Content Avenue
Ayr
Ground Capacity Seating 478
Chairman John Dalton
Manager Neil Duffy
League SJFA Ayrshire District League
2014–15 SJFA Ayrshire District League, 4th

Whitletts Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club, historically based in the Whitletts area of Ayr, South Ayrshire.

Nicknamed The Vics, the Club were formed in 1944, and currently play at Dam Park Stadium, near Ayr town centre. The Club were forced to leave their traditional home of Voluntary Park in Whitletts, which doubled up as a greyhound racing track, in February 2011 after actions by the leaseholder raised major health and safety concerns, forcing the local council to close the stadium, which has since been demolished and is now the site of a new social housing complex called Victoria Crescent, after the Club.

On the park, the greatest era in the Clubs' history was the mid-late 1950's. In 1956 the Club played in front of 20,100 people at Shawfield Stadium in the semi final of the Scottish Junior Cup only to lose 3–2 to eventual winners Petershill. However the following season they won the Western League (South) Championship, losing out to North Champions Irvine Meadow in the play-off to determine the destination of the league championship itself.

Since then the Club has had in the main a troubled time with its' very existence called into question on a number of occasions but in recent years developments off the park has placed the Club on a more secure foundation and with stability the future now is a positive one.

The Club currently play in the Stagecoach Ayrshire District League organised by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association

Honours

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Alistair McInnes
2 Scotland GK Elliot Masterson
3 Scotland DF David Mathieson
4 Scotland DF Raymond Buchanan
5 Scotland DF Jordan Mullen
6 Scotland DF Sean Ewart
7 Scotland DF Calum Hercus
8 Scotland DF Graham Longair
9 Scotland MF Blair Anderson
10 Scotland MF Steven Kerr
No. Position Player
11 Scotland MF Grant Collins
12 Scotland MF Louis Kerr
13 Scotland MF Chris Black
14 Scotland MF Eddie Graham
15 Scotland MF Tommy Sloan
16 Scotland FW Michael O'Connor (captain)
17 Scotland FW Tony Balfour
18 Scotland FW Mark Ferris
19 Scotland FW Steven McCarrison
20 Scotland FW Sam McFall

Non-playing staff

Committee

Position Name
Chairman John Dalton
Vice Chairman Andy McKissock
Secretary
Treasurer- Committee Member Hugh Campbell
Committee Member Robin McTrusty
Committee Member Alan White
Committee Member Johnny Ewart

Management

Position Name
Manager Neil duffy
Assistant Manager Jamie macrae
First Team Coach mr bean
Goalkeeping Coach David clark
Physiotherapist Catherine Smith
Kitman

Club Website/Communications

Twitter: @wvfc_official

Facebook: Whitletts-Victoria-Juniors

References

    External links

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