Peterhead Football Club are a football club based in

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census ...

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, Scotland. They currently play in

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after being promoted in the 2018–19 season.

History

The club was founded in 1891. The club was a Highland League club for most of its history. The club were granted league status in 2000 when the SPL was expanded to twelve clubs leaving two places to be filled;

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joined them in the Third Division from the Highland League.

Jim McInally James Edward McInally (born 19 February 1964) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He played for Dundee United for 10 seasons in which he won the 1993–94 Scottish Cup and played in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. At United he was also ...

was appointed on 7 October 2011 following the sacking of John Sheran on 23 September 2011 after the side won one game in 17 matches. On 20 January 2013, Peterhead hosted

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, a game watched by 4,855 spectators. This remains Balmoor's all-time record attendance, with approximately 400 more fans than the previous fixture. On 18 April 2014, Peterhead clinched their first trophy as a

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club by winning the

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title, beating Clyde 2–0 at

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. On 14 November 2015, Peterhead reached their first cup final since leaving the Highland League, beating Queen's Park to reach the

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Ground

Peterhead's home ground is Balmoor, which has a capacity of .

Rivals

Peterhead's traditional rivals are the Highland League team

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; however, since their election to the

in 2000 this rivalry has waned; they now have a new rivalry with

Honours

Champions: (2) 2013–14, 2018–19

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2015–16 Highland League Winners: (5) 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1988–89, 1998–99 Highland League Cup Winners: (5) 1962–63, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1980–81, 1988–89 Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) Winners: (6) 1946–47, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1997–98 Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: (20) 1905–06, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1998–99 Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: (2) 1998–99, 2009–10 Scottish Week Challenge Cup Winners: (3) 2011, 2012, 2013

Club records

Biggest win: 17–0 v Fort William 1998 Biggest home defeat: 0–10 v

1974 Biggest away defeat: 0–13 v

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(

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1923–24) Record home attendance (Recreation Park): 8,643 v

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(

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( Third Division, 20 January 2013)

Players

First-team squad

On loan

Club officials

Coaching staff

*Manager: David Robertson *Assistant Manager: Ian Esslemont *First Team Coach: Jimmy Lindsay *Coach:

Jordon Brown Jordon Brown (born 28 November 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterhead. Career Brown came through the youth system at Aberdeen and played for the club at under-17 and under-19 levels. He signe ...

*Goalkeeping Coach: Barry Thomson *Physiotherapist: Donal Gallagher

Board

*Chairman: Rodger Morrison *Director: Leslie Hill *Director: Conrad Ritchie *Director: Charlie Watt *Youth and Community Liaison: Nat Porter

Managers

* Colin Grant (1976–1980) * Dennis D'Arcy (1980–1981) *

Joe Harper Joseph Montgomery Harper (born 11 January 1948) is a Scottish former footballer, mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen, during which he won the three main domestic trophies once each and became the club's record goalscorer with 20 ...

(1981–1982) * Dave Smith (1982–1983) * Jim Hamilton (1983–1990) * George Adams (1990–1991) * Jim Guyan (1991–1993) * Ian Wilson (1993–1994) * David Watson (1994–1995) * Ian Wilson (1995–1998) *

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(1998–2000) * Ian Wilson (2000–2004) * Iain Stewart (2004–2006) * Steve Paterson (2006–2008) *

Neale Cooper Neale James Cooper (24 November 1963 – 28 May 2018) was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, and later played for Aston V ...

(2008–2011) *

John Sheran John Sheran (born 8 August 1960, in Torphins) is a Scottish former association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. Sheran made over 300 playing appearances in the Scottish Football League for Montrose F.C., Mon ...

(2011) *

(2011–2022) * Prior to Colin Grant's appointment the team was picked by committee.

References

External links

Official website
{{Scottish Football League Football clubs in Scotland Former Highland Football League teams Association football clubs established in 1891 Scottish Football League teams 1891 establishments in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League teams