St Andrews United F.C.
St Andrews United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in St Andrews, Fife. Founded in 1920, their home ground is Barnetts Park. The team colours are blue shirts with blue shorts and socks. The team plays in the East of Scotland League First Division Conference A, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1]
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| Full name | St Andrews United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | United, Saints | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | Barnetts Park Langlands Road St Andrews | ||
| Capacity | 2000 | ||
| Chairman | Johnny Strachan | ||
| Manager | Andy Brown | ||
| League | East of Scotland League First Division Conference A | ||
| 2019–20 | East of Scotland League First Division Conference A, 7th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club's greatest achievement was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in season 1959–60, defeating Greenock Juniors 3–1 in front of 34,603 fans at Hampden Park.[2] The club has enjoyed sporadic success since.
The team have been managed since April 2018 by Andy Brown.[3]
Honours
- Winners: 1959–60
SJFA East Region Premier League
- Winners: 2010–11
Other Honours
- Fife Cup: 1927–28, 1959–60, 1989–90, 2004–05
- Fife Junior League: 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1989–90
- Rosslyn Cup: 1959–60, 1989–90
References
- McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 102. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- Inglis, Scott. "New Saints boss reckons the potential is huge at Barnetts Park". Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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