Sunnybank F.C.
Full name | Sunnybank Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Black and Whites | ||
Founded | 1946 | ||
Ground | Heathryfold Park Heathryfold Circle SJFA North Championship , 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
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Sunnybank Football Club are a
History
Sunnybank FP were founded in 1936 and played in youth football until the onset of World War II. In 1946 the club merged with another local side Belmont, founded in 1944, and joined the Aberdeen & District Junior Football League as Sunnybank F.C.. The club won their first cup competitions in 1947-48, first league championship in 1951–52 and in 1953–54 won the Scottish Junior Cup, defeating Lochee Harp in front of 22,600 fans at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the first club from what would become the North Region to do so.
Since 1946 the club had played at Linksfield Stadium, near the centre of Aberdeen but in 1957 purchased the site of Heathryfold Park from Lord Hay of Seaton, a local landowner, for the sum of £360. Although at that time on the city outskirts, the ground was soon surrounded by new housing schemes such as Northfield. This enabled the club to operate a thriving social club although in the early 21st century, this has fallen on hard times.[1]
As a result of winning the 2009–10
Owing to the resignation of their management team and a lack of signed players, the club were on the verge of taking a year out in July 2011 with the intention of returning for the start of the 2012–13 season,[3] however they continued after a deal was agreed to use the youth players of local rivals Banks O' Dee.[4]
Just two seasons after winning the league, however, they were relegated to the North Division One after achieving just six points out of 26 games.[5] Their only win was a 3–1 victory at Lewis United.
22 April 2023 saw the Bankies achieve promotion to the NRJFA PREMIER LEAGUE following a 3-0 win at Longside
6 May 2023 saw the Bankies win the McBookie.com NRJFA Championship following a 2-1 win at home to Buchanhaven Hearts
Honours
- Winners: 1953–54
Other honours
- McBookie.com NRJFA CHAMPIONSHIP: 2022-23
- North & Tayside Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
- North Region Superleaguewinners: 2002–03, 2009–10
- North East Premier Division winners: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1982–83, 1996–97, 1998–99
- Aberdeen & District Junior League winners: 1951–52, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1965–66, 1966–67
- North Premier Division (ATR Group) Cup: 2006–07
- North (Norsco) Regional Cup: 1993–94, 1996–97, 2001–02
- North Region Grill League Cup: 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Archibald Cup: 1947–48, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
- McLeman Cup: 1948–49, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999-00
- Duthie (Acorn Heating) Cup: 1984–85, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1998–99
- North East League Cup: 1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999-00, 2000–01
- Morrison Trophy: 1971–72, 1980–81 2013-2014
- North Drybrough Cup: 1975–76, 1979–80, 1982–83
- Aberdeen & District Junior League Cup: 1948–49, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67
- Aberdeen Cable TV Cup: 1991–92, 1992–93
- Aberdeen County Trophy: 1947–48, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59
- Jimmy Gibb Memorial Trophy: 1982–83, 1996–97
- Martin & Johnson Trophy: 1975–76
References
- ^ Aberdeen’s Sunnybank F.C. social club facing cash problems eveningexpress.co.uk, 9 November 2009
- ^ Scottish Cup wins for Sunnybank and Bo'Ness, BBC Sport, 23 October 2010
- ^ Sunnybank right out of the game Press & Journal, 28 July 2011
- ^ Sunnybank saved as Dee rally round, Evening Express, Aberdeen. 29 July 2011
- ^ Sunnybank fall through relegation trap door as the race to replace them takes another twist. The North Region Junior Football Association, May 2012
- ^ "Management Update". Sunnybank FC. Retrieved 4 June 2016.