Forfar United Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Forfar, Angus. The current club was formed in August 2020 following the amalgamation of the Forfar amateur team Lowson United and Forfar Albion (themselves formed in 1974 following the amalgamation of two existing local sides, Forfar Celtic (est. 1891) and Forfar East End (est. 1881)).[1][2] After one season playing as Forfar East End Celtic, the name Albion was adopted in 1975. The club play at Guthrie Park.

Forfar United
Full nameForfar United Junior Football Club
Nickname(s)United
Founded1881 (as Forfar East End)
1974 (as Forfar Albion)
2020 (as Forfar United)
GroundGuthrie Park
Lochside Road
Forfar
Capacity2,500
ManagerConnor Yeats
LeagueSJFA Midlands League
2023–24SJFA Midlands League, 20th of 20

Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.

The SJFA completed its restructuring of Junior football in the east of Scotland prior to the 2006–07 season, and Forfar Albion were placed in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished ninth, 12th and 12th in seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 respectively, but showed encouraging signs of improvement during the 2009–10 season.

Under the new name Forfar United, the club managed an 11th-place finish in the 2022–23 season, then embarked on a youthful rebuild from the 2024–25 season under the new management team of Connor Yeats, Akka Veli , Mark Caldwell, Fraser Reid (GK coach) and Ben Coutts (Physio).

First-team squad

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As of 12 September 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
GK   SCO Aaron Clark (loan from Montrose fc)
GK   SCO Jack Shaw
DF   SCO Jake Fletcher
DF   SCO David Macauley
DF   SCO jaws gordon
DF   SCO Ben Ranstead
DF   NIR Joel Nixon
DF   SCO Bryn Thomson
DF   SCO Aiden Crighton
DF   SCO Rhys Garmany
MF   SCO Kyle Buik
MF   SCO Mitchell johnston
MF   SCO Thomas Smith
MF   SCO Jay MacDonald
MF   SCO Evan Kidd
MF   SCO Ross Bell
MF   ITA Lawrence Williams (loan from Dundee St James F.C.)
MF   SCO Jack Davie
FW   COL Rene Rivera Diazgranados


FW   SCO Owen Gray
FW   SCO Cain Buchanan
FW   SCO Connor Birse (C)
FW   SCO Jay Yule
FW   NIG Tobiloba Fasoranti
FW   SCO Richie Low
FW   SCO Aaron Mitchell
FW   SCO Cameron Gauhl
FW   SCO Cemi Gokalp

References

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  1. ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 293. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  2. ^ "Forfar Albion announce amalgamation". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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