Deveronvale F.C.

Deveronvale Football Club are senior association football club currently playing the Highland Football League in Scotland. They were founded in 1938 and play their football at the Princess Royal Park in the town of Banff, (formerly Banffshire, now officially Aberdeenshire), Scotland.

Deveronvale
Full nameDeveronvale Football Club
Nickname(s)Vale
Founded1938
GroundPrincess Royal Park, Banff
Capacity2,600 (360 seated)
ChairmanJim Mair
ManagerSteve Dolan
LeagueHighland League
2019–20Highland League, 11th of 17

The club was formed in 1938 when Deveron Valley and Banff Rovers joined together. The name comes from the River Deveron, which has its mouth at Banff.

After they were formed, it took them one year to get into the Highland League. In August 1939, Deveronvale played their first league game. Their first win came a month later. In 1948 Deveronvale signed James ‘Jimmy’ Williamson from Dunipace Juniors, Jimmy would go on to play for Deveronvale for 7 years and in the process set the record for highest number of individual goals In the highland league at 197 goals. The crest of Deveronvale FC was designed during the early 1970s by local school teacher, Mr. Chris Murray. He chose a 'heraldic' seagull to represent the twin fishing towns of Banff and Macduff.

In 2003 the Vale won the Highland League title for the first time in their history and repeated this feat once more three years later.

Due to them being a senior team, they can play in the Scottish Cup. In the 2006–07 season, Deveronvale made it into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after a 5–4 defeat of Third Division side Elgin City, before going out at home to First Division side Partick Thistle.[1][2]

In the 2011–12 season, Deveronvale entered the Scottish Challenge Cup for the first time.[3]

The club celebrated its 80th anniversary in the 2018-19 season.

Current squad
As of 7 January 2019

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 James Blanchard
— GK  SCO Grant Pennet
— DF  SCO Kevin Adams
— DF  SCO Ross Aitken
— DF  SCO Robbie Allan
— DF  SCO Lewis Dunbar
— DF  SCO Michael Dunn
— DF  SCO Harry Noble
— DF  SCO Liam Forbes
— DF  SCO Kyle Willox
— MF  SCO Kyle Gauld
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Sam Robertson
— MF  SCO Blair MacLennan
— MF  SCO Dan Smith
— MF  SCO Matty Wallace
— FW  SCO Ross Archibald
— FW  SCO Dane Ballard
— FW  SCO Jody Munro
— FW  SCO Grant Noble
— FW  SCO William Pauline
— FW  SCO Robert Scott
— FW  SCO Paul Sutherland
— FW  SCO Scott Dunn
— FW  SCO Colin Charlesworth

Out on loan

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 Craig Sutherland (on loan at Whitehills FC)
— DF  SCO Jamie Brailsford (on loan at Ellon United)
— DF  SCO Sam Cummings (on loan at Whitehills FC)
— DF  SCO Steven Davidson (on loan at Buchanhaven Hearts)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SCO Greig Johnston (on loan at Whitehills FC)
— MF  SCO Dylan Buxton (on loan at Whitehills FC)
— FW  SCO Daniel Midler (on loan at Bridge of Don Thistle)

Club officials

Honours

References
  1. Deveronvale target more cup glory, BBC Sport, 2 February 2007, Accessed 3 June 2008
  2. Deveronvale 0–1 Partick Thistle, BBC Sport, 3 February 2007, Accessed 3 June 2008
  3. Highland duo enter new Ramsdens Cup, BBC Sport, 6 June 2011, Accessed 6 June 2011
  4. Steve Dolan appointed Vale Manager, Press & Journal, 5 October 2015, Accessed 7 January 2019
  5. Craig Stewart appointed Assistant Manager, Deveronvale Football Club, 18 June 2018, Accessed 7 January 2019
  6. Deveronvale FC Directors, Deveronvale Football Club, 7 January 2019, Accessed 7 January 2019
  7. Vale appoint Commercial Manager, Deveronvale Football Club, 6 January 2019, Accessed 7 January 2019
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