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Whitletts Victoria F.C.

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Whitletts Victoria FC
Full nameWhitletts Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vics
Founded1944
GroundNew Voluntary Park, Ayr
CapacityTBC
ChairmanStuart Jackson
ManagerMichael McCann
LeagueWest of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24West of Scotland League First Division, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.whitlettsvictoria.com/

Whitletts Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club, historically based in the Whitletts area of Ayr, South Ayrshire. The club currently play in the West of Scotland League Second Division.

Nicknamed The Vics, the club were formed in 1944 and currently play at New Voluntary Park, Whitletts, near Ayr town centre.[1] In February 2011, the club were forced to leave their traditional home of Voluntary Park in Whitletts, which doubled up as a greyhound racing track,[2] after the local council closed the stadium. The stadium has since been demolished and is now the site of a new social housing complex named Victoria Crescent, after the club. Since then, the club has returned home to Whitletts to their new purpose built stadium at New Voluntary Park.

Current squad

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As of 05 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Scotland SCO Darren Johnson
GK Scotland SCO David Markey
DF Scotland SCO Kristoffer Brown
DF Scotland SCO Lewis Kirkwood
DF Scotland SCO Isaac Kerr
DF Scotland SCO Sean Ewart
DF Scotland SCO Ally Park
MF Scotland SCO Jack Barclay
MF Scotland SCO Fraser McMillan
MF Scotland SCO Louis Kerr
MF Scotland SCO Connor Yair
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Troot Dempsie
MF Scotland SCO Dylan Howarth
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Nisbett
MF Scotland SCO Jordan Baird
FW Scotland SCO Jordan Boyd
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffatt
FW Scotland SCO Kane Howarth
FW Scotland SCO

History

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On the park, the greatest era in the club's history was the mid- to late 1950s. In 1956 the club played in front of 20,100 people at Shawfield Stadium in the semi-final of the Scottish Junior Cup, only to lose 3–2 to eventual winners Petershill. However, in 1957-58 the Club won the Western League (South) Championship, losing out to North Champions Irvine Meadow in the play-off to determine the destination of the league championship itself.

In recent years, developments on and off the park have placed the club on a strong foundation. In 2017–18 the Club won promotion to the newly formed West Region Championship and in 2018 formed its own charity, Vics in the Community, providing free coaching to local youngsters and starting the development of a youth player pathway.[3]

In 2020, the club took the decision after 75 years of membership of the SJFA, to join the pyramid system in Scottish football as one of the inaugural members of the West of Scotland Football League.[4]

On 10 October 2020, the club announced they would not be participating in the inaugural season of the West of Scotland League due to concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7]

Non-playing staff

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Committee

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Position Name
Chair Stuart Jackson
Vice chair -
Secretary Mark Porter
Treasurer Marna Fergusson
Commercial Manager -
Committee member Ed Hanna

Management

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Position Name
Manager Michael McCann
First Team Coach Graham McCall
First Team Coach Chris Flannagan
Sports First Aider Charlene Dalton

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "History - Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "OS Plan 1959". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Vics in the Community - Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ Pirie, Mark (4 May 2020). "West of Scotland League unveil full division list ahead of non-league overhaul". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Whitletts Victoria Football Club". www.whitlettsvictoria.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Club Ballot Results – West of Scotland Football League". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ Pirie, Mark (10 October 2020). "BREAKING: West of Scotland League chaos as 14 clubs pull out ahead of kick off". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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