Keith F.C.

Keith
Full name Keith Football Club
Nickname(s) The Maroons
Founded 1910
Ground Kynoch Park, Keith
Capacity 4,450 (370 seated)
Chairman Andrew Troup
Manager Dean Donaldson
League Highland League
2017–18 Highland League, 15th of 18

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 club is perhaps best known to many followers of higher-division football for their 10–1 defeat to Rangers in a 1995–96 Scottish Cup match at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.

History

The club's first pitch was Seafield Park, where they played in the Huntly & District League. Their second pitch is their current ground of Kynoch Park, which was donated by Sir John W Kynoch in 1922. Keith entered the Highland League in 1924.

Their record home defeat was 1–9 against Elgin City in 1925. Keith's first ever Scottish Cup tie was in 1926, which resulted in a 7–3 defeat at Peebles Rovers. Kynoch Park hosted its first Scottish Cup game was in 1928, with Keith recording 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 competitive appearance north of Aberdeen.

Current squad

As of 20 November 2017

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 Greg Simpson
Scotland GK Michael McKinnon
Scotland GK Regan Stuart
Scotland DF Adam Clark
Scotland DF Stewart Hutcheon
Scotland DF Bradley Manson
Scotland DF Michael Ralton
Scotland DF Ryan Robertson
Scotland DF Greg Smith
Scotland DF Ryan Spink
Scotland MF Scott Begg
Scotland MF James Brownie
Scotland MF Fraser Cowie
Scotland MF Keith Cruickshank
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Donnie Fraser
Scotland MF Ryan Keir
Scotland MF Craig MacAskill
Scotland MF Gary McNamee
Scotland MF Sam Nicoll
Scotland MF Bruce Raffell
Scotland MF Andy Smith
Scotland MF Keir Smith (on loan from Inverness CT)
Scotland MF Aidan Sopel
Scotland MF Scott Whelan
Scotland FW Lewis Buxton (on loan from Peterhead)
Scotland FW Mitchell Foy (on loan from Inverness CT)
Scotland FW Cammy Keith
Scotland FW Ryan Whelan

Honours

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

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

1960–61, 1962–63, 1984–85, 2002–03

1935–36, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2006–07

  • Elgin District Cup:

1927–28, 1929–30

  • Elginshire Charity Cup:

1923–24

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