Vale of Leithen Football Club is a football club based in the town of

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. They play in the East of Scotland Premier League and their home games take place at Victoria Park. The team's motto is "Keep Faith", and features on their club crest, along with the town's patron saint, St. Ronan. The home strip features a blue shirt with white sleeves, blue shorts and red socks; the away strip is all-red, with white trim on the sleeves. Vale of Leithen should not be confused with the slightly differently named West of Scotland team

Vale of Leven The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: ''Magh Leamhna'') is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning ' ...

History

The club is one of the oldest in the Scottish Borders, having formed in 1891, they became full members of the Scottish Football Association in 1897. The club played at Caddon Park and initially played their first two games as Leithen Vale but subsequently changed their name to ''Vale of Leithen Football Club''. In 1922, they moved to their current home, Victoria Park. The club were founding members of the

Lowland Football League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the ...

in 2013–14, having previously played in the East of Scotland Football League. Their best finishing position was 6th place in their first campaign, spending nine seasons in the league before being relegated back to the East of Scotland League at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

Coaching staff

Season-by-season record

Lowland League

† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Honours

East of Scotland Football League * Winners (4): 1924–25, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1986–87 East of Scotland Qualifying Cup *Winners (6) : 1919–20, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1948–49, 1985–86, 1978–79, 1981–82 Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) * Winners (5): 1957–58, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93 East of Scotland (City Cup) * Winners (1): 1991–92 King Cup *Winners (7) : 1921–22, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92

References

External links

Official club site
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