Vale of Leithen F.C.

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.

Not to be confused with Vale of Leven F.C..

Vale of Leithen
Full nameVale of Leithen Football Club
Founded1891
GroundVictoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity1,500
ChairmanStuart Robertson
ManagerChris Anderson
LeagueLowland League
2019–20Lowland League, 16th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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 2 February 2021[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 Ben McGinley
— DF  SCO Alex Imlah
— DF  SCO Calum Frame
— DF  SCO Graeme Campbell
— DF  SCO Martin Brogan
— DF  SCO Michael Robertson
— DF  SCO Ryan Higgins
— DF  SCO Stan Swain
— MF  SCO Andy Martin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ZIM Donovan Ndiweni
— MF  SCO Ger Rossi (captain)
— MF  ENG Levi Kinchant
— MF  SCO Lewis Hall
— MF  SCO Robbie Neave (on loan from Bonnyrigg Rose)
— FW  SCO Aaron Laidlaw (on loan from Bonnyrigg Rose)
— FW  SCO Chris Anderson
— FW  SCO Jonathan Grotlin

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

† Season curtailed due to 2019–20 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
  1. http://valeofleithen.co.uk/squad/
  2. "King Cup Previous Winners". Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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