Dunipace Football Club are a Scottish football club based in
Denny,
Stirlingshire
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It borders Perth ...
. Nicknamed ''the Pace'', they were formed in 1888 and are based at Westfield Park. The team plays in the , having moved from the
junior leagues in 2018.
The club won the
Scottish Junior Cup
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in 1905–06, defeating
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
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1–0 in a replay at
Brockville Park,
Falkirk, following a 2–2 draw in the first tie at
Meadowside
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History
Partick Thistle moved to Meadowside from Inchview Park ...
,
Partick
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. Dunipace were also runners-up to
Inverkeithing United in the final seven years later.
The club's management team of Danny Smith (Manager) and Alan Moffat (Assistant Manager) was appointed in November 2020. Both previously had spells as players with the club.
On 27 April 2018 the club announced that it had successfully applied to leave
junior football and join the
East of Scotland League
The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.
Fo ...
for season
2018–19. As part of the club's move to senior football, its name was changed to reflect this, by dropping the term "Juniors". This was a part of a larger movement of junior clubs to the
East of Scotland Football League.
At the start of their first season in senior football, the club's Westfield Park ground was upgraded with an
artificial turf surface and floodlights installed, reopening in October 2018.
Dunipace won their first trophy as a senior club in August 2021 after defeating Broomhill 3–1 in the delayed final of the
2019–20 South Challenge Cup
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.
Honours
Major honours
Scottish Junior Cup
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* Winners: 1905–06
* Runners-up: 1912–13
Central League Division 1
* Runners-up: 2004–05
Central League Division 2
* Winners (3): 1972–73, 1981–82, 1998–99
* Runners-up 2008–09
SFA South Region Challenge Cup
* Winners:
2019–20
Other honours
* Stirling and District Junior Cup: 1898–99, 1899–90, 1900–91, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35
* Stirlingshire Junior League Winners: 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24
* Stirlingshire Junior Cup: 1901–02, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1934–35
* Falkirk & District Junior Cup: 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1929–30
* Denny and District Cottage Hospital Shield: 1901–02, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10
* Stirlingshire Charity Cup: 1920–21
* Stirlingshire League Cup: 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1926–27
* Scottish Junior League (Eastern) winners: 1927–28
*
Victory Cup: 1927–28, 1938–39
* McLeod Trophy: 1972–73
* Centenary Cup: 1987–88
* Central Region Sectional League Cup: 1989–90
* Bert McNab Cup: 1992–93
* Evening Times Cup: 1998–99
References
External links
Official club siteTwitter
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Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Football in Falkirk (council area)
Association football clubs established in 1888
1888 establishments in Scotland
East of Scotland Football League teams
Denny, Falkirk