Formartine United F.C.

Formartine United Football Club are a Scottish senior association football club from Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire currently playing in the Highland Football League. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the League on 25 February 2009.[1]

Formartine United
Full nameFormartine United Football Club
Nickname(s)United
Founded1948 (1948)
GroundNorth Lodge Park, Pitmedden
Capacity1,800 (300 seated)
ChairmanAlexander W. Sinclair
ManagerPaul Lawson
CoachRussell Anderson
2019–20Highland League, 6th of 17
WebsiteClub website

History

Formartine United were formed in 1948. Formartine is actually a committee area in Aberdeenshire, the district extending north from the River Don to the River Ythan. The club are based in Pitmedden, a small rural village in Aberdeenshire which lies fourteen miles north of Aberdeen. The original village club was known as Pitmedden and the reasons behind the choice of name for the new club have never been clear. The club were admitted to a newly-expanded Highland League in 2009.[1] In 2013 the club won the much-coveted Aberdeenshire Cup, their first success at senior level. Prior to this the club won the North of Scotland Amateur Cup once and the North Regional Cup once. The club has three times been runner-up in the Highland League - in 2012–13, 2015–16 and 2017–18. They hold the record for the most goals scored in a Highland League season with 137 in 2015–16.

Stadium
North Lodge Park

Formartine United plays its home games at North Lodge Park, Pitmedden.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,800 spectators.[3]

Current squad
As of 22 June 2020

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 Kevin Main
— GK  SCO Ewen MacDonald
— DF  SCO Johnny Crawford
— DF  SCO Michael Clark
— DF  SCO Darryn Kelly
— DF  SCO Craig McKeown
— DF  SCO Stuart Smith
— DF  SCO Gregor Whyte
— MF  SCO Stuart Anderson
— MF  SCO Andrew Greig
— MF  SCO Paul Lawson
— MF  SCO Aaron Norris
— MF  SCO Liam Strachan
— MF  SCO Cole Anderson
— MF  SCO Graeme Rodger
— MF  SCO Kieran Lawrence
— FW  SCO Max McGinlay
— FW  SCO Daniel Park
— FW  ENG Jonathan Smith
— FW  SCO Scott Lisle
— FW  EIR Conor Gethins
— FW  SCO Garry Wood

Senior honours

Highland League Cup:

  • Winners: 2017–18

Aberdeenshire Cup:

  • Winners: 2013–14, 2017–18

Aberdeenshire Shield:

  • Winners: 2018–19

Aberdeenshire League:

  • Winners: 2015–16

Junior honours
  • North Region Premier Division winners:[4] 2001–02
  • North Regional (North) League winners: 1968–69
  • North Region Premier Division Cup winners: 2005–06
  • North East League Cup winners: 1998–99
  • Archibald Cup winners: 1998–99
  • McLeman Cup winners: 1998–99
  • Duthie Cup winners: 1967–68, 2000–01, 2001–02
  • Aberdeen Cable TV Cup winners: 1998–99
  • North Drybrough Cup winners: 1971–72
  • Morrison Trophy winners: 1978–79

References
  1. Turriff United, Formartine and Strathspey in pressandjournal.co.uk, 26 February 2009
  2. "Club info". Formartine United FC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  3. "Formartine United Football Club". Highland Football League. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. North Region Premier Division: Formartine United FC, Non-League Scotland (archived version, 2007)
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