Forfar United Junior Football Club are a Scottish
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club based in
Forfar,
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. 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)).
After one season playing as Forfar East End Celtic, the name Albion was adopted in 1975. The club play at Guthrie Park and the team colours are maroon.
Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in
Tayside Division One of the
Scottish Junior Football Association's
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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.
Since May 2016, the team are under the management of Dave Thomson assisted by Tam McCabe and Mike Gellatly.
First-team squad
(On loan from
Downfield)
(On loan from
Dundee North End
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(On loan from
Dundee North End
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(On loan from
Dundee North End
Dundee North End Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1895 and nicknamed ''the Dokens'', they play their home games at North End Park which has room for around 2,000 spectators and is withi ...
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(On loan from
Montrose)
(On loan from
Montrose)
References
External links
Forfar Albion websiteFacebookTwitterScottish Football Historical Archive
Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Association football clubs established in 1974
Football clubs in Angus, Scotland
1974 establishments in Scotland
Forfar
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