Formartine United Football Club are a Scottish senior

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Pitmedden Pitmedden is a rural village in the parish of Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated midway between Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and approximately distant from Aberdeen. In addition to local shops, primary school, church, village hall and parks, the ...

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currently playing in the

Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system The Scottish football league syst ...

. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the League on 25 February 2009.Turriff United, Formartine and Strathspey in
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History

Formartine United were formed in 1948. Formartine is actually a committee area in Aberdeenshire, the district extending north from the River Don to the River Ythan. The club are based in Pitmedden, a small rural village in Aberdeenshire which lies fourteen miles north of Aberdeen. The original village club was known as Pitmedden and the reasons behind the choice of name for the new club have never been clear. The club were admitted to a newly expanded Highland League in 2009. In 2013 the club won the much-coveted Aberdeenshire Cup, their first success at senior level. Prior to this the club won the North of Scotland Amateur Cup once and the North Regional Cup once. The club has three times been runner-up in the Highland League - in

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, 2015–16 and 2017–18. They hold the record for the most goals scored in a Highland League season with 137 in 2015–16.

Stadium

Formartine United Football Clubhouse - geograph

Formartine United plays its home games at North Lodge Park,

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,800 spectators.

Current squad

Senior honours

Highland League Cup The Highland League Cup is a knock-out tournament contested since 1946 by football clubs in the Highland Football League. Brora Rangers are the current holders, while Keith Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given ...

: *Winners: 2017–18

Aberdeenshire Cup The Aberdeenshire Cup is a Scottish football tournament for all senior clubs affiliated to the Aberdeenshire and District Football Association (ADFA), being clubs from the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The Aberdeenshire C ...

: *Winners: 2013–14, 2017–18

Aberdeenshire Shield The Aberdeenshire Shield, like the Aberdeenshire Cup, is a competition for Aberdeenshire Football clubs. The competition was first held in 1990–91 Highland Football League season and the winners were Cove Rangers. The Aberdeenshire Shiel ...

: *Winners: 2018–19 Aberdeenshire League: *Winners: 2015–16

Junior honours

* North Region Premier Division winners:North Region Premier Division: Formartine United FC
Non-League Scotland (archived version, 2007) 2001–02 * North Regional (North) League winners: 1968–69 *North Region Premier Division Cup winners: 2005–06 *North East League Cup winners: 1998–99 *Archibald Cup winners: 1998–99 *McLeman Cup winners: 1998–99 *Duthie Cup winners: 1967–68, 2000–01, 2001–02 *Aberdeen Cable TV Cup winners: 1998–99 *North Drybrough Cup winners: 1971–72 *Morrison Trophy winners: 1978–79

References

External links

Official website

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