Forfar Albion F.C.

Forfar Albion Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Forfar, Angus. The current club was formed in 1974 following the amalgamation of two existing local sides, Forfar Celtic (est. 1891) and Forfar East End (est. 1881).[1] After one season playing as Forfar East End Celtic, the name Albion was adopted in 1975. The club play at Guthrie Park and the team colours are maroon.

Forfar Albion
Full nameForfar Albion Junior Football Club
Nickname(s)The Albion
Founded1974
GroundGuthrie Park
Lochside Road
Forfar
Capacity2,500
ManagerSteven Stewart
LeagueSJFA East Premier League North
2019–20SJFA East Premier League North (season abandoned)

Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.

The SJFA completed its restructuring of Junior football in the east of Scotland prior to the 2006–07 season, and Forfar Albion were placed in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished ninth, 12th and 12th in seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 respectively, but showed encouraging signs of improvement during the 2009–10 season.

Since May 2016, the team are under the management of Dave Thomson assisted by Tam McCabe and Mike Gellatly.[2]

First-team squad
As of 11 October 2019

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

No. Position Player
GK Darren Clarkson (On loan from Downfield)
GK Jason Hill
GK Samuel Ross (On loan from Dundee North End)
DF Ben Mooney
DF Callan Jones (On loan from Dundee North End}
DF Fraser Sturrock
DF Marc Pattullo
DF Murray Penman
DF Ross Jamieson (C)
MF Ben Wilson (On loan from Dundee North End)
MF Callum Rennie
No. Position Player
MF Charlie Crosby
MF Dylan Stephen (On loan from Montrose)
MF Graeme McLeish
MF Joe Kidd
MF Matthew Couttie
MF Robbie Gallagher
FW Andrew Pattullo
FW Owen Wilson
FW Ross Fraser (On loan from Montrose)
FW Scott Black

References
  1. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 293. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  2. "New-look Albion are raring to go". Evening Telegraph. PressReader. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.



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