Strathspey Thistle Football Club are a senior
football
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club from
Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey ( gd, Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about ...
in the
Highlands
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of
Scotland
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.
They currently play in the
Highland Football League
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, but formerly played in
Junior football from 1993.
They were accepted into the Highland League on 25 February 2009 and entered the league for the start of the
2009–10 season.
Their first match was an 8–1 defeat against
Wick Academy.
Wick strike 8 first half goals to sting Jags
Highland League, 1 August 2009
Stadium
Strathspey Thistle's home ground is Seafield Park in Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey ( gd, Baile nan Granndach) is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. It is located on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about ...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,600 with 150 seats, after adding a stand and floodlights during the summer of 2009 when the club were elected into the Highland League.
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Scotland
Highland Football League teams
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Association football clubs established in 1993
1993 establishments in Scotland
Football in Highland (council area)
Grantown-on-Spey
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