Mid-Annandale F.C.
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Full name | Mid-Annandale Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Mids | ||
Founded | 1877 (original) 1959 (reformed) | ||
Ground | New King Edward Park, Lockerbie | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
League | South of Scotland League | ||
2023–24 | South of Scotland League, 8th of 12 | ||
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Mid-Annandale Football Club, nicknamed 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
In 1921, the Mids joined the
Modern club
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. Their best finish in the league is runners-up in the 2017–18 season.
In July 2018, they appointed James Nichols as Manager. Nichols had been working in the Northern English league structure for Kendal Town but had caught Mid-Annandale's attention after he was appointed the first ever Manager of the Cascadian Football team.
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 colours are yellow and black.
Honours
Original club
- Scottish Qualifying Cup[2]
- Winners: 1926–27
- Runners-up: 1922–23
- Southern Counties Football League
- Champions 1921–22, 1922–23
- Southern Counties Cup
- Winners 1928–29
- Southern Counties Charity Cup
- Winners 1926–27, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36
Modern club
- South of Scotland Football League
- Runners-up: 2017–18
- Southern Counties FA Alba Cup
- Winners: 2017–18, 2019–20
- Wigtownshire & District FA Cree Lodge Cup
- Winners: 2018–19
- Dumfries & District Amateur Football League
- Champions: 1977–78
References
- ^ a b c Club list Archived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Scottish Football Historical Archive
- ^ Scotland - List of Qualifying Cup Finals, RSSSF
- Pagan, Malcolm. Senior Non League Football in South West Scotland. ISBN 0952874911.