Mid-Annandale Football Club, nicknamed ''Mids'', are a

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club from the town of

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in the

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area of

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. They play in the

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History

The history of organised football in Lockerbie goes back to 1877, with the formation of the original Mid-Annandale club, which folded in 1894.Club list
Scottish Football Historical Archive Over the next few years a number of unsuccessful attempts were made to establish a side in Lockerbie, but it was not until after the end of the

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that a new Mid-Annandale team filled that void. In 1921, the Mids joined the Southern Counties Football League and enjoyed rapid success. They won the title that

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, and retained the trophy the following season. An invitation to join the new Third Division of the

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was accepted in 1923, but this ill-fated expansion folded in 1926, leaving the Mids without a league home. Although they were eventually accepted into the Scottish Alliance League, the glory days were long gone. The club eventually quit their Kintail Park ground and used various school playing fields for the rest of their career. Despite a run of success in the Charity Cup during the early-30s, the club folded in 1936.

Modern club

The current club were formed in 1959 as Lockerbie Boys Club FC, and played in the Dumfries Amateur Football League until 2003, winning the title on one occasion in 1978 before joining the

. Their best finish in the league is runners-up in the 2017–18 season. In July 2018, they appointed James Nichols as Manager. Nichols had been working in the Northern English league structure for Kendal Town but had caught Mid-Annandale's attention after he wa
appointed the first ever Manager
of the Cascadian Football team.

Ground and colours

Mid-Annandale play their fixtures at New King Edward Park, which re-opened mid-way through the 2014–15 season. Prior to this, the club were sharing with Annan Athletic at their

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ground. During their time in the Scottish Football League they played at Kintail Park. The team's strip colours are yellow and black.

Honours

Original club

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*Winners: 1926–27 *''Runners-up:'' 1922–23 Southern Counties Football League *Champions 1921–22, 1922–23 Southern Counties Cup *Winners 1928–29 Southern Counties Charity Cup *Winners 1926–27, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36

Modern club

* ''Runners-up'': 2017–18 Southern Counties FA Alba Cup *Winners: 2017–18, 2019–20 Wigtownshire & District FA Cree Lodge Cup *Winners: 2018–19

Dumfries & District Amateur Football League The Dumfries & District Amateur Football League (DDAFL) was a football league competition for amateur teams in the Dumfries area of Scotland. It was founded in 1954 and ran through until 2014 when the league disbanded, with member clubs subsequen ...

*Champions: 1977–78

References

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