Dumfries YMCA Football Club are a football club from the town of Dumfries in Scotland. They originally competed in the Dumfries & District Amateur Football League (DDAFL) prior to its disbanding before switching to the South of Scotland Football League for the 2014–15 season. Home matches are played at Dumfries High School in Dumfries.

Dumfries YMCA
Full nameDumfries YMCA Football Club
Nickname(s)The Y
Founded1976
GroundDumfries High School 3G, Dumfries
Capacity500
ChairmanWattie Dyer
ManagerGreg Wallace and Steven Little
2019–20South of Scotland League (folded)
Websitehttp://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ymca/151952/Home

History

edit

Dumfries YMCA FC started off in the early 1970s, playing in the youth leagues in their local area of Dumfries and Galloway. It wasn't until 1976 that the decision was made for the club to enter a team in to the DDAFL's League Division 2. Within a few seasons, in 1981, the club achieved promotion to League Division 1, the top flight of the DDAFL, and remained there until the league disbanded in 2013.[1]

After that promotion in 1981, the club went on to win 6 League Division 1 titles within a ten-year period. The first of which came in 1984 and the last of which came in 1993. Those 6 titles rank as 4th in the all-time list of DDAFL League Division 1 winners. The club have also finished as league runners-up a total of 7 times to date.[2]

After the DDAFL disbanded, the club entered their team in the South of Scotland Football League, where they continue to compete. They have yet to hit the heights of the team of the 1980s, failing to win a competition since the 2011/12 season.[3]

Dumfries YMCA withdrew from the South of Scotland League midway through the 2019-20 season.[4]

Home Ground and Club Colours

edit

The club's official home ground is MacLeod Pavilion at Kingholm Quay but they play all home matches on a 4G surface at the nearby Dumfries High School.

The club's home kits are all-red with white trim and their away kits are all-blue with white trim.

Current squad

edit
As of 22 October 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SCO Murray Coulthard
GK   SCO Ross Bell
GK   SCO Blair Crossan
DF   SCO Chris Cannon
DF   SCO Ross McCole
DF   SCO Craig Peat
DF   SCO Connor Love
DF   SCO William Black
DF   SCO Arron Jackson
DF   SCO Corie Davies
MF   SCO Duncan Wright
MF   SCO Owen Welsh
MF   SCO Mikey Boyd
MF   SCO Corey Brown
MF   SCO Scott Gordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SCO Tom Wright
MF   SCO Andy McNay
MF   SCO Aaron Jardine (captain)
MF   SCO Chris Faulds
MF   SCO Nathan Curtis
MF   SCO Jamie Goodwin
MF   SCO Kevan McCall
MF   SCO Ben Wallace
MF   SCO Hamish Bremner
MF   SCO Patrick Callaghan
FW   SCO Connor Bryan
FW   SCO Liam Robertson
FW   SCO Ben Louden
FW   SCO Drew Bryan
FW   SCO Robbie McIlwraith
FW   SCO Michael Maggiori

Non-Playing Staff

edit

As of 01 October 2018

Position Name
Chairman Walter Dyer
Secretary Alexander Dingwall
Treasurer Blair Crossan
Co-Manager Greg Wallace
Co-Manager Steven Little
Assistant Manager Connor McGeorge
Goalkeeper Coach Ross Johnston
First Aid/Physio Garth McIlorum

Honours

edit

League Division 1

Winners - 83/84, 84/85, 85/86, 87/88, 91/92, 92/93

Runners-up - 87/88, 90/91, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 02/03, 04/05

League Division 2

Winners - 80/81

Queen of the South Cup

Winners - 85/86, 86/87, 95/96

British Legion Cup

Winners - 85/86, 87/88, 90/91, 93/94, 2011/12

Runners-up - 86/87, 88/89, 96/97

SOVRO Cup

Winners - 85/86

Burns Cup

Winners - 97/98

Runners-up - 96/97, 01/02

Tayleurian Cup

Winners - 98/99

Runners-up - 93/94, 94/95, 96/97

Skol Cup

Runners-up - 83/84

Nivison Cup

Winners - 86/87, 91/92, 94/95

McCall Cup

Runners-up - 06/07

Octocentinery Cup

Winners - 85/86

South of Scotland Cup

Runners-up - 83/84 [5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Club website features for sports clubs".
  2. ^ "DumfriesAmateurFootball - League Championship".
  3. ^ "DumfriesAmateurFootball - British Legion Cup".
  4. ^ Gillespie, Stuart (8 May 2020). "South season declared null and void". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Club website features for sports clubs".
edit