Keith Football Club are a senior

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club who currently play in the Highland League in

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. They were founded in 1910 and play at

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. Although the town of Keith is relatively small, the club have produced a few notable players such as Hamish French and former

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, Colin Hendry. Due to them being a senior team, they can play in the

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match at

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, the club suffered a 10–1 defeat at the hands of Rangers.

History

The club's first pitch was Seafield Park, where they played in the ''Huntly & District League''. Their second pitch is their current ground of Kynoch Park, which was donated by Sir John W Kynoch in 1922. Keith entered the Highland League in 1924. Their record home defeat was 1–9 against Elgin City in 1925. Keith's first ever Scottish Cup tie was in 1926, which resulted in a 7–3 defeat at

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. Kynoch Park hosted its first Scottish Cup game was in 1928, with Keith recording a 5–2 win against

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. They went on to lose 6–1 in the second round against Scottish Cup holders

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in front of a record crowd of 5,820. This was Celtic's first competitive appearance north of

Honours

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: 1961–62, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1999–00, 2006–07 *

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: 1964–65, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2012–13 *

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: 1935–36, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 2008–09 *

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: 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 * Scottish Qualifying Cup (North): 1960–61, 1962–63, 1984–85, 2002–03 *

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: 1935–36, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2006–07 *Elgin District Cup: 1927–28, 1929–30 *Elginshire Charity Cup: 1923–24

References

External links

Official website
{{Highland Football League Football clubs in Scotland Highland Football League teams Association football clubs established in 1910 1910 establishments in Scotland Football in Moray Keith, Moray