Edinburgh South Community Football Club is a

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football club based in the

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district of south-eastern

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. Formed as a youth club in the 1960s, they successfully applied to have a senior team enter the

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for the 2020–21 season as Edinburgh South FC. As their usual ground (also used by other sports organisations including Lismore Rugby Club, situated close to the

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and Peffermill Playing Fields used by

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) forms part of a public park and cannot be enclosed for the EoSFL as regulations require, they arranged to initially ground-share with

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, and also immediately advertised for a full squad of senior players, manager and coaching staff.Edinburgh South seek a manager after joining East of Scotland League
Edinburgh Evening News, 1 May 2020 John O'Hara was announced as manager of the senior team on 12 May 2020, with Dale Richardson as assistant manager. For the 2022–23 season a new groundshare was arranged, this time within Southern Edinburgh at Paties Road in

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, the home of Edinburgh United, with former player Ainslie Hunter appointed as Manager. Beyond the Men's senior team, Edinburgh South has an established

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, given the

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's Quality Mark as an accredited Platinum "Legacy" Club, with multiple teams for boys and girls of all ages, and local involvement.Growing the Game Award for Edinburgh South F.C.
Scottish Football Partnership, 20 May 2015 Edinburgh South also now have a senior Women's team, playing in the

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. Edinburgh South's community side operates as a registered charity dedicated to providing football in the South of Edinburgh. They are now the biggest youth football club in the East of Scotland with over 800 players, 62+ teams and around 180 volunteer coaches and officials.

References

External links

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