Elgin City F.C.

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Elgin City
Elgin City FC Badge.png
Full name Elgin City Football Club
Nickname(s) City or The Black and Whites
Founded 1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Ground Borough Briggs, Elgin
Ground Capacity 4,520 (Seated 478) [1]
Chairman Graham Tatters
Manager Jim Weir
League Scottish League Two
2014–15 Scottish League Two, 7th

Elgin City Football Club (also known as City or The Black and Whites) are a part-time senior professional football club based in Elgin, Moray. They currently compete in the Scottish Professional Football League, Scottish League 2.

The present Elgin City club was formed on 10 August 1893 by the amalgamation of Elgin clubs, Rovers (Formed 1887) and Vale of Lossie (Founded 1888). However the name Elgin City was used by two clubs prior to this. The first club was formed in October 1879, but lasted for only a short time. The second Elgin City club was formed in October 1884 and lasted till early 1887. The present club's first major honour came in the 1898/99 season when they became the first club outside Inverness to win the North of Scotland Cup beating Clachnacuddin 2–1. However, they failed after that to record any success except the Elgin District Cup until 1924 when they again won the North of Scotland Cup a second time. Since then they have won honours with relative frequency. In 1968 the club reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, the furthest into the tournament that a non-league club has ever progressed.

Elgin City have played at Borough Briggs since 1921 when it replaced Cooper Park. The ground currently has a capacity of 4,520 (478 seated)[1] and is the most northerly football league ground in the United Kingdom.

History

Elgin was founded in 1893 and originally played their football in the Highland Football League. The club was granted league status in 2000 when the SPL was expanded to twelve clubs leaving two places to be filled. Peterhead joined them in the Third Division from the Highland League.[2] Since joining the SFL, Elgin have struggled with consistency, but in season 2003–04 they recaptured the North of Scotland Cup.

In December 2005, assistant manager Kenny Black saw a takeover bid thwarted at the eleventh hour. Many fans saw his bid as the best chance to move upward through the leagues, but a controversial sale of shares in the club meant Black's bid was defeated. David Robertson, manager at the time, also chose to leave the club. Former Lossiemouth manager Graham Tatters was subsequently named as Elgin's new chairman.[3] Club captain at the time Jamie McKenzie was appointed caretaker manager and a run of good results was rewarded with the Manager of the Month award for December 2005, at the time he was the youngest serving manager in the UK. [4]

Early in 2006, former Aberdeen, Ross County and Scotland international, Brian Irvine was appointed manager.[5] However, following a very poor start to the 2006–07 season, he left the club despite having forged a good relationship with the fans.[6]

After a brief spell under interim manager Graham Tatters (during which they lost to Highland League Deveronvale in the Scottish Cup Third round), former Clachnacuddin manager Robbie Williamson was appointed in January 2007.[7] Williamson quit on 20 December 2008, before a game with Berwick Rangers. He left the team bottom of the Third Division after just two wins from 15 matches.[8]

On 23 January 2009, former player of Everton, Norwich City, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, Ross Jack was named as the club's new manager, signing a three-and-a-half-year-contract.[9][10] He is a former player-manager of Montrose and former assistant coach at Ross County.[11]

On 5 January 2013, Elgin City became the first club to take a point from Rangers at Ibrox in the season, with the game finishing 1–1.[12]

Ross Jack left the club on 22 January 2014 after five years in charge, with the club lying in second bottom position of the division.[13] In his time at the club, the high point was reaching the divisional play-offs at the end of season 2011–2012.[14]

Former player and assistant manager Barry Wilson was appointed as manager on 28 January 2014 and announced his intention to have a squad of north-based players. [15]

Barry Wilson resigned as manager on 17 November 2014 [16] and was replaced by Jim Weir 10 days later. [17]

Players

Current squad

As of 7 October 2015[18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Stewart Black
Scotland GK Mark Hurst (on loan from St Johnstone)
Scotland DF Matthew Cooper
Scotland DF Jamie Duff (captain)
Scotland DF Liam Gordon (on loan from St Johnstone)
Scotland DF Jordan Halsman
Scotland DF Darryl McHardy
Scotland MF Robbie Bruce
Scotland MF Brian Cameron
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Ceiran McLean
Scotland MF Archie MacPhee
Scotland MF Connor McLaren (on loan from St Johnstone)
Scotland MF Daniel Moore
Scotland MF Mark Nicolson
Scotland FW Craig Gunn
Scotland FW Kyle MacLeod (on loan from Ross County)
Scotland FW Marc McKenzie
Scotland FW Thomas Reilly

Club officials

Board

  • Chairman: Graham Tatters
  • Directors: Ian Clark, Martyn Hunter, Cecil Jack, Andrew McKenzie, Graham Mutch, Gordon Fimister
  • Secretary: Kate Taylor

Coaching staff

  • Manager: Jim Weir
  • Assistant Manager: Gavin Price
  • Club Doctor: Graham Taylor
  • Physiotherapist: Kerri Hendry
  • Kit Controller: Kenny Duguid, Tony Mone
  • Video Analyst: Louise Shaw
  • Head of Youth Development: Frank McGettrick

Honours

Highland League Champions: 1931/32, 1934/35, 1952/53, 1955/56, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1973/74, 1989/90, 1992/93* (15) *Later stripped of title for fielding a number of ineligible players.

Highland League Cup winners: 1959/60, 1966/67, 1982/83, 1990/91, 1997/98 (5).

Elgin District Cup winners: 1904, 1906 and 1908 (3).

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) Winners: 1935/36, 1937/38, 1969/60, 1964/65, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1989/90 (7).

North of Scotland Cup Winners: 1898/99, 1923/24, 1936/37, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1982/83, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2002/03, 2003/04 (18).

Club Records

Win: 18–1 v Brora Rangers on 6 February 1960 (North of Scotland Cup)

Defeat: 1–14 v Heart of Midlothian on 4 February 1939 (Scottish Cup 1938–39)

Home attendance: 12,608 v Arbroath on 17 February 1968 (1967–68 Scottish Cup)

Most Scottish League Appearances: Mark Nicholson 259 (5) (2007–2016)

Most Scottish League Goals In A Season: Martin Johnston 20 (2005–06)

Most Scottish League Goals: Craig Gunn 102 (2009–2016)

Most Highland League Appearances: Neil MacLennan 438 (1979–80, 1983–2000)

Most Highland League Goals In A Season: Matt Armstrong 52 From 30 Appearances (1947–48)

Most Highland League Goals: Gerry Graham (259) From 257 Appearances (1965–1974)

Record Goalscorer: Gerry Graham (371) (1965–1974)

Managers since entry to the SFL

References

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