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RAF Lossiemouth F.C. are a
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club representing the RAF Lossiemouth station in
Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Between 1975 ...
, Scotland. Previously members of the Scottish Junior Football Association as well as entering Royal Air Force FA competitions, the club have currently withdrawn from
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competition and now compete as members of the
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in the Moray District League. The present club date from 1970 although sides from the station had been playing under the banner of RNAS Lossiemouth since 1946. Club colours are red and black. Operational duties can restrict the club's ability to field a settled or full strength team. After scratching a tie in the 2008–09 Scottish Junior Cup when ten players were training for forthcoming deployments, the club were controversially banned by the SJFA from the following seasons tournament. The club played home fixtures at RAF Lossiemouth.


Honours

* Matthew Cup: 1995–96 * North of Scotland (Morayshire) Cup: 1982–83 * Mike Simpson Cup: Winners 2015


References


External links


Club website

Scottish Football Historical Archive


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