Darvel F.C.

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.

Darvel
Full nameDarvel Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vale
Founded1889
GroundRecreation Park
Darvel
Capacity2,200 (60 seated)
OwnerJohn Gall
ChairmanStephen Gilmour
ManagerDaryll Meggatt & Craig McEwan (caretaker managers)
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2022–23West of Scotland League Premier Division, 3rd of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

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.

On 23 January 2023, Darvel pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Scottish Cup history, as they beat Premiership side Aberdeen 1–0 in the fourth round at Recreation Park.[4]

Players

Current squad
As of 3 March 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Chris Truesdale
2 DF Scotland SCO Cameron Eadie
3 DF Scotland SCO Jordan Allan
5 DF Scotland SCO Daryll Meggatt
6 MF Scotland SCO Ian McShane
8 MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling
9 FW Scotland SCO Allan McKenzie
10 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Kirkpatrick
11 MF Scotland SCO Thomas Reilly
12 MF Scotland SCO Calum Scott
14 DF Scotland SCO Ross Meechan
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Scotland SCO Willie Robertson
16 FW Scotland SCO Craig Moore
17 MF Scotland SCO Scott Ferguson
18 DF Scotland SCO Chris McGowan
19 MF Scotland SCO Craig Truesdale
20 FW Scotland SCO Ross Caldwell
21 GK Scotland SCO Lyle Avci
22 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Glasgow
— DF Scotland SCO Sam Ellis (on loan from Stranraer)
— MF Scotland SCO Robbie McNab (on loan from Kelty Hearts)

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
4 DF Scotland SCO David Syme (on loan at Troon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Morrison (on loan at Hurlford United)

Honours

Senior
West of Scotland League Premier Division

Junior
Scottish Junior Cup

  • Runners-up: 1975–76

West Region Championship

  • Joint-winners: 2019–20

Ayrshire District League

  • Winners: 2016–17

References
  1. "Scottish Junior Cup Finals 1970-1979". Scottish Junior FA.
  2. Wren, David (3 July 2014). "Darvel Juniors boss Scott Clelland optimistic ahead of new season". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. Thomson, Paul (22 May 2020). "Ex Hamilton Accies secretary and UEFA delegate to lead Junior title probe". Daily Record.
  4. Murray, Keir (23 January 2023). "Darvel 1-0 Aberdeen: Sixth-tier hosts secure famous upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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