Kelty Hearts F.C.
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| Full name | Kelty Hearts Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hearts,[1] The Jambos[2] | ||
| Founded | 1975 (1975)[3] | ||
| Ground | New Central Park[4] Bath Street Kelty | ||
| Capacity | 3,000[4] | ||
| Chairman | Gus Eaglesham[1] | ||
| Manager | Barry Ferguson | ||
| League | Lowland League | ||
| 2017–18 | East of Scotland League, 1st of 13 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Kelty Hearts Football Club are a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975[3] and nicknamed "the Hearts" and "the Jambos", they play their home games at New Central Park,[4] which has room for 3,000 spectators.[4] Their home strip colours are maroon, with white shorts and maroon socks, while their away strip colours are blue, with blue shorts and blue socks.
For the 2018–19 season Kelty Hearts will compete in the Lowland League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system, having been promoted from the East of Scotland Football League.[5][6][7] The club were previously members of the Fife Junior League and the SJFA East Superleague, which is the highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.
In December 2017 the club became a full SFA member, making them eligible to enter the Scottish Cup and move up through the senior divisions.[8]
Contents
1 History
2 Ground
3 Supporters
3.1 Rivalries
4 Current squad
4.1 Out on loan
4.2 Under 20s
5 Staff
5.1 Coaching staff
6 Honours
6.1 Major Honours
6.2 Other Honours
7 References
8 External links
History
In 1975, Kelty Hearts were formed as Kelty Hearts Amateur Football Club. The club turned junior after only a few years to remain competitive with other local sides.[9]
Kelty reached the Scottish Junior Cup final twice but were runners up both times. In 1999 they were defeated 1–0 by Kilwinning Rangers, and in 2007 they were defeated 2–1 after extra time by Linlithgow Rose.[10]
Kelty looked to move away from being a junior side after winning the East Region Super League for the second time in 2017.[11] The club applied for membership to join the SFA and in December 2017 became a full SFA member, making them eligible to enter the Scottish Cup as well as joining the Scottish football league system as a senior club.[8]
After being accepted into and winning the East of Scotland Football League in 2018, Kelty were promoted to the Lowland League (the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system) for the 2018–19 season after a comprehensive 10–0 aggregate win over Threave Rovers in the promotion play-off.[12][13]
The team had been managed since October 2013 by Tam Courts but the club reluctantly accepted his resignation as manager on the 11 October 2018.[14]
Former Rangers and Scotland captain Barry Ferguson was announced as the club's new manager on 18 October 2018.[15]
Ground
Kelty Hearts play their home games at New Central Park, situated just off Bath Street in Kelty.
The overall capacity of New Central Park is around 3000 and consists of two covered enclosures which can hold around 500 spectators each and a seated stand with a capacity of 300.[16] There is a social club and a sports bar within the ground. The pitch at New Central Park has a 3G MX artificial surface, which was installed in 2015.[17]
Dunfermline Athletic Reserves also play their home games at New Central Park.[18]
Supporters
The majority of supporters of Kelty Hearts come from the village of Kelty and surrounding areas in Fife.
Kelty are also known to attract many groundhoppers due to the club's good reputation as hosts on matchdays.[19]
Rivalries
Kelty share a fierce local rivalry with East of Scotland team Hill of Beath Hawthorn.
Both clubs were founded in the same year in 1975. The rivalry mainly stems from the close proximity of the two clubs and both being very successful junior sides within the Fife League. Kelty and Hill of Beath would often exchange Fife league title wins from year to year, also frequently meet in cup competitions.[20]
Kelty Hearts are currently in the league above Hill of Beath, competing in the Lowland League. However, they can still face each other in some cup competitions. Both teams Under 20s squads currently compete in the same league.[21]
Kelty's other rivals include Linlithgow Rose, another successful former East junior side, who they have faced in both league and cup competitions.[10]
A lot of West junior teams had considered Kelty competitive rivals due to clubs success in the East and meeting several times in the Scottish Junior Cup.[22]
Current squad
As of 9 March 2019[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Under 20s
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Staff
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Barry Ferguson |
| Assistant Manager | Bob Malcolm |
| Coach | Murray McDowell |
| Coach | Dave McNeely |
| Physio | Gordon Edwards |
Honours
Major Honours
Lowland League play-off[12]
Winners: 2017–18
East of Scotland Football League[24]
Winners: 2017–18
King Cup
Winners: 2017–18
East Region Super League[24]
Winners: 2014–15, 2016–17
Runners-up: 2015–16
Scottish Junior Cup[24]
Runners-up: 1998–99, 2006–07
SJFA East Region Premier League[24]
Runners-up: 2006–07
Other Honours
- Fife & Tayside (Taycars) Trophy Winners 1997–98
- Fife League winners: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2002–03
- Fife Junior (PSM) Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1992–93, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Cowdenbeath (Interbrew) Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1999–00
- Laidlaw Shield winners: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87
- Clark Beckett Cup: 1993–94
- ACA Sports League Cup: 2006–07
- Maloco Associates (Fife) Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Rosslyn Trophy Winners : 1991–92, 1996–97
References
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^ "Kelty Hearts continue perfect East of Scotland League record at Leith Athletic". Dunfermline Press. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ McLauchlin, Brian (19 April 2018). "Kelty Hearts eye SPFL as they close in on debut season title with 100% record". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ ab "Kelty Hearts confirmed as the 89th Scottish FA member club". Scottish Football Association. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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^ ab "Linlithgow Rose 2-1 Kelty Hearts". 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
^ "Kelty accepted into East of Scotland League". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ ab "KELTY HEARTS WIN PROMOTION TO LOWLAND LEAGUE". Pars Review. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ "The only way is up for Kelty!". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
^ "Kelty Hearts Football Club on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
^ Online, Record Sport (2018-10-18). "Rangers legend Barry Ferguson agrees deal to join Kelty Hearts as manager". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ "Kelty Hearts - NewCentral Park". www.keltyhearts.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
^ "Non League Scotland". nonleaguescotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
^ "Scotland - Dunfermline Athletic FC Reserves - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
^ thefitbanomad (2018-02-25). "Kicking Off at Kelty". TheFitbaNomad. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ "Hearts and Haws set for Junior Cup cracker". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
^ "2018-2019 Under 20 Conference A - League tables - East of Scotland Football Association & League". www.eosfl.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
^ "Buffs send Kelty packing". Irvine Times. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
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External links
- Official club site
Coordinates: 56°08′09″N 3°22′43″W / 56.135890°N 3.378573°W / 56.135890; -3.378573
