Whitletts Victoria F.C. Explained

Clubname:Whitletts Victoria FC
Fullname:Whitletts Victoria Football Club
Nickname:The Vics
Founded:1944
Ground:New Voluntary Park, Ayr
Capacity:TBC
Chairman:Stuart Jackson
Manager:Michael McCann
Website:https://www.whitlettsvictoria.com/
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Whitletts Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club, historically based in the Whitletts area of Ayr, South Ayrshire. The club currently play in the .

Nicknamed The Vics, the club were formed in 1944 and currently play at New Voluntary Park, Whitletts, near Ayr town centre.[1] In February 2011, the club were forced to leave their traditional home of Voluntary Park in Whitletts, which doubled up as a greyhound racing track,[2] after the local council closed the stadium. The stadium has since been demolished and is now the site of a new social housing complex named Victoria Crescent, after the club. Since then, the club has returned home to Whitletts to their new purpose built stadium at New Voluntary Park.

History

On the park, the greatest era in the club's history was the mid- to late 1950s. In 1956 the club played in front of 20,100 people at Shawfield Stadium in the semi-final of the Scottish Junior Cup, only to lose 3–2 to eventual winners Petershill. However, in 1957-58 the Club won the Western League (South) Championship, losing out to North Champions Irvine Meadow in the play-off to determine the destination of the league championship itself.

In recent years, developments on and off the park have placed the club on a strong foundation. In 2017–18 the Club won promotion to the newly formed West Region Championship and in 2018 formed its own charity, Vics in the Community, providing free coaching to local youngsters and starting the development of a youth player pathway.[3]

In 2020, the club took the decision after 75 years of membership of the SJFA, to join the pyramid system in Scottish football as one of the inaugural members of the West of Scotland Football League.[4]

On 10 October 2020, the club announced they would not be participating in the inaugural season of the West of Scotland League due to concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6] [7]

Non-playing staff

Committee

Position Name
Chair Stuart Jackson
Vice chair -
SecretaryMark Porter
TreasurerMarna Fergusson
Commercial Manager-
Committee memberEd Hanna

Management

Position Name
ManagerMichael McCann
First Team Coach Graham McCall
First Team Coach Chris Flannagan
Sports First Aider Charlene Dalton

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History - Whitletts Victoria Football Club. 2020-10-10. www.whitlettsvictoria.com.
  2. Web site: OS Plan 1959. old-maps.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Vics in the Community - Whitletts Victoria Football Club. 2020-10-10. www.whitlettsvictoria.com.
  4. Web site: Pirie. Mark. 2020-05-04. West of Scotland League unveil full division list ahead of non-league overhaul. 2020-10-10. Daily Record.
  5. Web site: Whitletts Victoria Football Club. 2020-10-10. www.whitlettsvictoria.com. en.
  6. Web site: Club Ballot Results – West of Scotland Football League. 2020-10-10. en-GB.
  7. Web site: Pirie. Mark. 2020-10-10. BREAKING: West of Scotland League chaos as 14 clubs pull out ahead of kick off. 2020-10-10. Daily Record.