Saltcoats Victoria Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of

Saltcoats Saltcoats ( gd, Baile an t-Salainn) is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages al ...

North Ayrshire North Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east an ...

. Nicknamed ''the Seasiders'', the club were originally formed in 1889 and play at Campbell Park. They currently compete in the . Saltcoats have always had a loyal support and locals have shown in the past they will turn out in numbers for big games. When Saltcoats twice reached the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup in the 1970s the home legs both attracted an estimated 3000+ supporters. Like many Junior Clubs Saltcoats rely on a hard working committee and sponsors to maintain revenue. Campbell Park is now owned by

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. The Grandstand was destroyed by a severe storm in the early 1970s. The changing rooms were maintained for some years after, but now the club relies on pre-fabricated facilities. After these facilities were deemed unsuitable, the club were forced to groundshare with local rivals Ardeer Thistle for three years before returning in 2011 with new 'vandal proof' facilities being installed. The team are managed by Stevie Wilson.

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and, as of the 2022–23 edition, 108 teams compete ...

*Winners: 1924–25

Other Honours

West of Scotland Cup The West of Scotland Cup was an association football cup competition for clubs in Scotland which were barred from the Scottish Football Association which was played in 1877–78 and 1878–79. Format The competition was a single-elimination tou ...

winners: 1945–46, 1946–47 * Ayrshire First Division winners: 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1938–39, 1945–46 * Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1992–93 *Ayrshire (Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald) Cup: 1911–12, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47 *Ayrshire League (Kerr & Smith) Cup: 1926–27, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1945–46 *Ayrshire District (Irvine Times) Cup: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1937–38, 1952–53 *Western Junior League Cup: 1926–27 *Irvine & District League: 1912–13

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Scottish Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. *

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* Raymond Montgomerie

References

External links

* {{SJFA West Region Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Football in North Ayrshire Association football clubs established in 1911 West of Scotland Football League teams Ardrossan−Saltcoats−Stevenston