Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed "The Vale" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park, and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.
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Full name | Darvel Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Vale, Derval | ||
Founded | 1889 | ||
Ground | Recreation Park, Irvinebank Road Darvel | ||
Capacity | 2,200 (60 seated) | ||
Owner | John Gall | ||
Chairman | Stephen Gilmour | ||
Manager | Mick Kennedy | ||
League | West of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
2021–22 | West of Scotland League Premier Division, 1st of 20 (champions) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club reached the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup, but were beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United.[1]
Darvel won the Ayrshire District League title in 2016–17 to gain promotion to the West Super League First Division (renamed as the West Championship), the second tier of the SJFA West Region league structure.
The team was managed from June 2013 to November 2017 by Scott Clelland.[2] On 14 February 2019, Darvel announced that Mick Kennedy would be the new manager for the season 2019–20.
The club and Blantyre Victoria were declared joint-winners of the West Region Championship in 2019–20 after the season was prematurely halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Darvel joined the West of Scotland Football League in 2020–21 along with all other West Region junior clubs, and were promoted to the Premier Division for the inaugural season. In the first full season they won the Premier Division in 2021–22.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Senior
West of Scotland League Premier Division
Junior
Scottish Junior Cup
West Region Championship
Ayrshire District League
West of Scotland Football League | |
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Premier Division | |
First Division | |
Second Division | |
Third Division | |
Fourth Division |
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