Dunbar United F.C.

Dunbar United Football Club is a Scottish football club from the town of Dunbar, East Lothian. The club operates on a semi-professional basis, playing in the East of Scotland League Premier Division. Dunbar United's home strip is black and white stripes their away colours are blue and white.

Dunbar United
Full nameDunbar United Football Club
Nickname(s)Seasiders
Founded1925, 95 years ago
GroundNew Countess Park
Kellie Road
Dunbar EH42 1DU
Capacity2,000
ChairmanStuart Robertson
ManagerKevin Haynes
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2020–21East of Scotland League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

History

Dunbar United was formed in 1925 and currently plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018.[1] The team play their home matches at New Countess Park, a 2,000 capacity facility that first opened in 2001.[2]

To this day they remain the last East Lothian side to win the Scottish Junior Cup. Dunbar lifted the trophy in 1961.

Some details relating to photographs of past teams and information about the history of local teams is available here.

Honours

Other Honours

  • Brown Cup winners: 1962–63, 1999–00
  • East Lothian Cup winners: 1928–29
  • East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1960–61, 1963–64, 1989–90
  • East Region Division Two champions: 1975–76, 1993–94, 1997–98
  • East Region South Division League champions: 2016–17
  • Edinburgh & District League champions: 1961–62
  • Lees Cup winners: 1925–26
  • Midlothian League Winners: 1927-28
  • R.L. Rae Cup Winners: 1955-56
  • Thistle Cup Winners: 1975-76
  • Thornton Shield Winners: 1938-39

Current squad

As of 31 August 2021[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Daniel Laing
3 DF  SCO Jordan Purves
4 DF  SCO Michael McFarlane
5 MF  SCO Kieran Ingram
6 DF  SCO Grant Thomson
7 FW  SCO Jamie Devlin
8 MF  SCO Robert (Bob) Berry
9 FW  SCO Fraser McLaren (captain)
10 FW  SCO Darren Handling (vice-captain)
11 FW  SCO Andy Jones
12 MF  SCO Ben Bathgate
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  SCO Ryan Mack
14 FW  SCO Johnny Edmond
15 MF  SCO Michael Fairnie
16 MF  SCO Fraser Neave
17 DF  SCO Scott Hay
18 MF  SCO Nicky Weir
19 DF  SCO Evan Fleming
20 FW  SCO Dan Purves (on loan from Berwick Rangers)
21 MF  SCO Darren Smith
22 DF  SCO Dean Whitson
31 GK  SCO Ryan Mack

Management
PositionName
ManagerKevin Haynes
Assistant ManagerAndy Donlevy
Goalkeeping CoachAlex Stewart
Sports TherapistSusan Allan

Notable players
Current
  • Midfielder Darren Smith began his career with Hibernian and played SPFL football with Airdrie, Albion Rovers and Berwick Rangers.
Former

Notable players of Dunbar United over the years include:

  • Former Dunfermline and Rangers great Alex Smith began his career at Dunbar before going on to play over 200 games at Dunfermline and 40 for Rangers, including the European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1967.
  • A club-record transfer fee was received for Kevin Twaddle from St Johnstone in 1994. Twaddle went on to play for St Johnstone, Motherwell and Hearts in the SPL.
  • In the late 1990s, the club signed former Hearts pair Wayne Foster and George Wright, following the signing of former Hearts and Partick Thistle goalkeeper John Brough earlier that decade.

References
  1. McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. http://www.dunbarunited.org/
  3. "Dunbar United FC squad". www.dunbarunitedfc.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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