Mid-Annandale F.C.

This article is about the South of Scotland Football League side formed in 1959. For the similarly named club formed in 1966, see Upper Annandale F.C.
Mid-Annandale
Full name Mid-Annandale Football Club
Nickname(s) The Mids
Founded 1877 (original)
1959 (reformed)
Ground New King Edward Park, Lockerbie
Ground Capacity 1,000
Manager Stewart Murray
League South of Scotland Football League
2015–16 South of Scotland Football League, 8th

Mid-Annandale Football Club, nicknamed The Mids, are a football club from the town of Lockerbie in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland Football League.

History

The history of organised football in Lockerbie goes back to 1877, with the formation of the original Mid-Annandale F.C. This club folded in 1894.[1] Over the next few years a number of unsuccessful attempts were made to establish a side in Lockerbie, but it was not until after the end of the First World War that a new Mid-Annandale team filled that void.[1]

In 1921, the Mids joined the Southern Counties Football League and enjoyed rapid success. They won the title that season, and retained the trophy the following season. An invitation to join the new Third Division of the Scottish Football League was accepted in 1923, but this ill-fated expansion folded in 1926, leaving the Mids without a league home. Although they were eventually accepted into the Scottish Alliance League, the glory days were long gone. The club eventually quit their Kintail Park ground and used various school playing fields for the rest of their career. Despite a run of success in the Charity Cup during the early-30s, the club folded in 1936.[1]

The current club were formed in 1959 as Lockerbie Boys Club FC, and played in the Dumfries Amateur Football League until 2003, winning the title on one occasion in 1978 before joining the South of Scotland Football League.

Ground and colours

Mid-Annandale play their fixtures at New King Edward Park, which re-opened mid-way through the 2014–15 season. Prior to this, the club were sharing with Annan Athletic at their Galabank ground. During their time in the Scottish Football League they played at Kintail Park.

The team's strip (uniform) colours are yellow and black.

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 Club list Scottish Football Historical Archive
  • Pagan, Malcolm. Senior Non League Football in South West Scotland. ISBN 0952874911. 
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