Keith Football Club are a senior
football
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club who currently play in the
Highland League in
Scotland
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. They were founded in 1910 and play at
Kynoch Park
Kynoch Park is a football ground in Keith in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Keith F.C. It is located on Balloch Road in the east of the town and has a capacity of 2,362 with 370 seated.[Keith
Keith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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* Keith (surname)
* Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949)
* Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...]
,
Moray
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Between 1975 ...
. Although the town of Keith is relatively small, the club have produced a few notable players such as
Hamish French
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Playing
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and former
Scotland captain
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,
Colin Hendry.
Due to them being a senior team, they can play in the
Scottish Cup. In a
1995–96 Scottish Cup
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match at
Pittodrie Stadium in
Aberdeen, the club suffered a 10–1 defeat at the hands of
Rangers
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.
History
The club's first pitch was Seafield Park, where they played in the ''Huntly & District League''. Their second pitch is their current ground of Kynoch Park, which was donated by Sir John W Kynoch in 1922.
Keith entered the
Highland League in 1924.
Their record home defeat was 1–9 against
Elgin City
Elgin City Football Club (also known as City or The Black and Whites) is a professional senior football club based in Elgin, Moray.
Elgin was founded in 1893 and originally played their football in the Highland Football League. The club was g ...
in 1925. Keith's first ever Scottish Cup tie was in 1926, which resulted in a 7–3 defeat at
Peebles Rovers
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.
Kynoch Park hosted its first Scottish Cup game was in 1928, with Keith recording a 5–2 win against
Dalbeattie Star
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The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League. Home matches are played a ...
. They went on to lose 6–1 in the second round against Scottish Cup holders
Celtic
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Sports Fo ...
in front of a record crowd of 5,820. This was Celtic's first competitive appearance north of
Aberdeen.
Honours
*
Highland Football League
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The Scottish football league syst ...
:
1961–62, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85,
1999–00,
2006–07
*
League Cup:
1964–65, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07,
2012–13
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*
Aberdeenshire Cup:
1935–36, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 2008–09
*
Aberdeenshire Shield:
1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
*
Scottish Qualifying Cup (North):
1960–61, 1962–63, 1984–85, 2002–03
*
Aberdeenshire League
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:
1935–36, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2006–07
*Elgin District Cup:
1927–28, 1929–30
*Elginshire Charity Cup:
1923–24
References
External links
Official website
{{Highland Football League
Football clubs in Scotland
Highland Football League teams
Association football clubs established in 1910
1910 establishments in Scotland
Football in Moray
Keith, Moray