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Vale of Leithen Football Club are a football club based in the town of Innerleithen, Scotland. They play in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, and their home games take place at Victoria Park.

Vale of Leithen

Full name	Vale of Leithen Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Vale
Founded	1891
Ground	Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Stuart Robertson
Manager	Michael Wilson
League	East of Scotland League Premier Division
2021–22	Lowland League, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours

The team's motto is "Keep Faith", and features on their club crest, along with the town's patron saint, St. Ronan. The home strip features a blue shirt with white sleeves, blue shorts and red socks; the away strip is all-red, with white trim on the sleeves.

Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team Vale of Leven.

History

The club is one of the oldest in the Scottish Borders, having formed in 1891, they became full members of the Scottish Football Association in 1897. The club played at Caddon Park and initially played their first two games as Leithen Vale but subsequently changed their name to Vale of Leithen Football Club. In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park.

The club were founding members of the Lowland Football League in 2013–14, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Their best finishing position was 6th place in their first campaign, spending nine seasons in the league before being relegated back to the East of Scotland League at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

As of 21 March 2022[1]

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Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Michael Wilson
First Team Coach Mark Smith First team Coach Daryl Devlin

Season-by-season record

Lowland League

Season	Division	Position	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	GD	Points	Scottish Cup
Vale of Leithen
2013–14	Lowland League	6th	22	11	3	8	-2	36	First round, losing to Brora Rangers
2014–15	Lowland League	9th	26	9	6	11	-14	33	Preliminary round, losing to Gala Fairydean Rovers
2015–16	Lowland League	13th	28	7	5	16	-29	26	Preliminary round 1, losing to Wigtown & Bladnoch
2016–17	Lowland League	13th	30	11	4	15	-14	37	First round, losing to East Kilbride
2017–18	Lowland League	15th	30	8	5	17	-32	29	First round, losing to Spartans
2018–19	Lowland League	13th	28	8	5	15	-31	29	First round, losing to Gretna 2008
2019–20	Lowland League	16th†	23	2	2	19	-71	8	First round, losing to Fort William
2020–21	Lowland League	17th†	12	0	0	12	-53	0	Preliminary round 2, losing to Banks O' Dee
2021–22	Lowland League	18th	34	1	2	31	-156	10	First round, losing to Brechin City

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Honours

East of Scotland Football League

• Winners (4): 1924–25, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1986–87

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup

• Winners (6) : 1919–20, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1948–49, 1985–86, 1978–79, 1981–82

Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)

• Winners (5): 1957–58, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93

East of Scotland (City Cup)

• Winners (1): 1991–92

King Cup

• Winners (7) : 1921–22, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92[2]

References

External links

• Official club site

На других языках

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[de] FC Vale of Leithen

Der FC Vale of Leithen ist ein schottischer Fußballverein aus Innerleithen, Scottish Borders. Der Verein wurde im Mai 1891 gegründet. Die erste Mannschaft trägt ihre Heimspiele im 1500 Plätze umfassenden Victoria Park aus und spielt momentan in der Lowland Football League. Größte Erfolge des Vereins sind vier gewonnene Meisterschaften in der East of Scotland Football League sowie zahlreiche Teilnahmen am Scottish FA Cup.

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- [en] Vale of Leithen F.C.

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