Forfar United F.C. Explained

Clubname:Forfar United
Fullname:Forfar United Junior Football Club
Nickname:United
Founded:1881 (as Forfar East End)
1974 (as Forfar Albion)
2020 (as Forfar United)
Ground:Guthrie Park
Lochside Road
Forfar
Capacity:2,500
Manager:Connor Yeats
Pattern La1:_adidascondivo20nw
Pattern B1:_adidascondivo20nw
Pattern Ra1:_adidascondivo20nw
Leftarm1:000066
Body1:000066
Rightarm1:000066
Shorts1:000066
Socks1:000066
Pattern B2:_striped19yellow
Leftarm2:FFFF00
Body2:FFFF00
Rightarm2:FFFF00
Shorts2:000000
Socks2:000000

Forfar United Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Forfar, Angus. The current club was formed in August 2020 following the amalgamation of the Forfar amateur team Lowson United and Forfar Albion (themselves formed in 1974 following the amalgamation of two existing local sides, Forfar Celtic (est. 1891) and Forfar East End (est. 1881)).[1] [2] After one season playing as Forfar East End Celtic, the name Albion was adopted in 1975. The club play at Guthrie Park.

Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.

The SJFA completed its restructuring of Junior football in the east of Scotland prior to the 2006 - 07 season, and Forfar Albion were placed in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. They finished ninth, 12th and 12th in seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 respectively, but showed encouraging signs of improvement during the 2009–10 season.

Under the new name Forfar United, the club managed an 11th-place finish in the 2022–23 season, then embarked on a youthful rebuild from the 2024–25 season under the new management team of Connor Yeats, Akka Veli, Mark Caldwell, Fraser Reid (GK coach) and Ben Coutts (Physio).

First-team squad

(loan from Montrose fc) (loan from Dundee St James F.C.)

(C)

External links

56.6481°N -2.8934°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: David. McGlone. Bill. McLure. The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. 1987. 1-85158-060-3. 293.
  2. News: Forfar Albion announce amalgamation. 15 September 2020.