Jeanfield Swifts F.C. Explained

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Clubname:Jeanfield Swifts
Fullname:Jeanfield Swifts Football Club
Nickname:Swifts
Founded:1908
Ground:Riverside Stadium
Bute Drive
Perth
Capacity:1,000
Chairman:David Blair
Head Coach:Robbie Heron
Website:http://www.jeanfieldswifts.co.uk
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Jeanfield Swifts Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Perth. The team plays in the, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1] Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by flares and tanktops.[2] [3] They are currently under the charge of Head coach Robbie Holden, who took over in the summer of 2023 after he worked elsewhere.

History

Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region, and they won the championship in the division's final season. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Swifts found themselves in the twelve-team East Region Central Division. They finished in seventh place in their first season in the division. After a further five seasons in the division, they were promoted to the East Region Premier League as champions in 2011–12. In 2015–16, they were promoted as champions to the Superleague for the first time.[4] They finished 13th and 14th in their two seasons in the Superleague.

Prior to the 2018–19 campaign, Swifts were admitted into the East of Scotland Football League. They finished third in Conference C and were promoted to the new 16-team Premier Division, after the league reverted to a two-tier system.

They became full members of the Scottish Football Association in June 2019, having applied in November 2018.[5] This allowed them to make their debut in the Scottish Cup preliminary rounds in the 2019–20 season. The club progressed to the third round for the first time in 2023–24, beating SPFL opposition Elgin City 6–0 in the second round.[6]

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Robbie Holden
Assistant Richie Montgomery
Coach Bally Whytock
Coach Chris Anton
Goalkeeping Coach Nathan Downs
Physio Amber Shearer

League history since 1990

SeasonDivisionPosition
1990–91Tayside Division One3rd
1991–92Tayside Division One6th
1992–93Tayside Division One5th
1993–94Tayside Division One10th
1994–95Tayside Division One13th
1995–96Tayside Division Two1st
1996–97Tayside Division One10th
1997–98Tayside Division One12th
1998–99Tayside Division One3rd
1999–00Tayside Division One1st
2000–01Tayside Premier League12th
2001–02Tayside Division One3rd
2002–03Tayside Division One8th
2003–04Tayside Division One5th
2004–05Tayside Division One6th
2005–06Tayside Division One1st
2006–07East Region, Central Division7th
2007–08East Region, Central Division5th
2008–09East Region, Central Division4th
2009–10East Region, Central Division4th
2010–11East Region, Central Division4th
2011–12East Region, Central Division1st
2012–13East Region, Premier League8th
2013–14East Region, Premier League4th
2014–15East Region, Premier League7th
2015–16East Region, Premier League1st
2016–17East Region, Super League13th
2017–18East Region, Super League14th
2018–19East of Scotland League Conference C3rd
2019–20East of Scotland Premier Division6th
2020–21East of Scotland Premier Divisionnull & void
2021–22East of Scotland Premier Division4th
2022–23East of Scotland Premier Division5th
2023-24East of Scotland Premier Division3rd

Honours

League

Cup

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs . Brian . McLauchlin . BBC Sport . 7 June 2018 . 10 June 2018.
  2. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/casc/j.htm CASC Registered clubs
  3. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2005/07/04/newsstory7298799t0.asp Pitch plan set for swift go-ahead
  4. News: Perth's Jeanfield Swifts have been crowned champions of the East Premier League. 12 July 2016. Perthshire Advertiser. Daily Record. 3 June 2016.
  5. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/775989/big-ambitions-for-jeanfield-swifts-who-have-hit-the-ground-running-in-senior-football/ "Big ambitions for Jeanfield Swifts who have hit the ground running in senior football"
  6. Web site: Scottish Cup second round: Jeanfield & Dunbar shock League 2 sides . BBC Sport . 31 October 2023.

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