football
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club currently playing in the in
Scotland
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. They play their matches at The Haughs, beside the
River Deveron
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in
Turriff
Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is deriv ...
,
Aberdeenshire
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It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the league on 25 February 2009. Prior to joining the Highland League, they were a
Scottish Junior Football Association
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club, playing in the
Scottish Junior Football North Premier League
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Geographically, the le ...
.
Turriff finished in the top half of the table only once in their first five seasons in the Highland League, but their fortunes improved significantly in the 2014–15 season. The club recovered from early-season setbacks (their heaviest-ever league defeat, 8–0 by defending champions Brora Rangers, followed by a three-point penalty for fielding an ineligible player in their opening match) to beat their previous record of 16 wins in a season with 14 matches still to play. Turriff went on to compile a 23-match unbeaten run, during which they briefly led the league table following a 1–0 win over Deveronvale on 3 January 2015, and again following a 3–0 victory over
Huntly
Huntly ( or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlements include Keith ...
four weeks later. On both occasions the second-placed club, Brora Rangers, had two games in hand. Turriff remained Brora's closest rivals for the rest of the season, until Brora finally took the title with a 2–1 win over Turriff at The Haughs on 28 March. A week later, Turriff secured second place when a draw between their own closest rivals, Cove Rangers and Wick Academy, left both clubs unable to close the gap.
The club made its
Greenock Morton
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made them the last surviving non- SFL/ SPL side in the competition, before being knocked out in the replay.
In 2013–14, Turriff reached the third round, beating Selkirk and Wick Academy before going out to
Stirling Albion
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Lossiemouth
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in the first round, before losing to Clyde in the second.
By virtue of finishing as runners up in the Highland League, they entered the 2015–16 competition in the second round, before losing to
Fraserburgh
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.
Changes to the entry criteria of the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2016–17. They reached the third round, losing to Hibernian. The game set a new home attendance record for Turriff (1,791) and was their first match to be televised live (on
BBC Alba
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).
Turriff's most consistent success as a senior club has been in the
Aberdeenshire Shield
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The winners are awarded the Fleming Shield, which was originally awarded to the winners of the Fleming Charity Shield competition - las ...
competition, which they have won three times. During the 2013–14 competition, their semi-final match against Cove Rangers was declared void and ordered to be replayed after it emerged that both teams had fielded ineligible players (in Turriff's case, the player was an unused substitute). The decision was to Turriff's advantage, as they had lost the original match – but went on to win the replay and so reach the final for the second year running.
Their success in 2015 against Cove Rangers in the semi-final made them finalists for three consecutive seasons.
The club's official mascot is ''Moo the Coo'', an anthropomorphised male counterpart to the town's unofficial emblem, the Turra Coo.
The Haughs
The Haughs () is the club's home ground and is located by the
River Deveron
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near the centre of Turriff. The Haughs hosted the decisive match in the 2014–15 Highland Football League season, Brora Rangers being declared champions after beating Turriff, their closest rivals 2–1.
Senior competition record
Aberdeenshire Shield
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The winners are awarded the Fleming Shield, which was originally awarded to the winners of the Fleming Charity Shield competition - las ...
* 2010 – 1st round
* 2011 – Champions (final vs
Aberdeen
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2–0)
* 2012 – Semi-final
* 2013 – Champions (final vs Cove Rangers 6–1)
* 2014 – Runners-up (final vs
Inverurie Loco Works
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History
The club was founded in 1902 by workmen from the Great North of Sco ...
0–5)
* 2015 – Champions (final vs
Fraserburgh
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4–3)
* 2016 – 2nd round
* 2017 – Semi-final
Highland Football League
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2010–11
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2012–13 – 4th round (last 32)
* 2013–14 – 3rd round
* 2014–15 – 2nd round
* 2015–16 – 2nd round
* 2016–17 – 1st round
Other competitions
Turriff have reached the semi-finals of the Highland League Cup three times (2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16) and the semi-finals of the
Aberdeenshire Cup
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once (2012–13).
They also reached the 3rd round of the 2016-17 Scottish Challenge Cup, where they lost 3–0 to Hibernian at The Haughs in front of a record crowd of 1,791. The game was broadcast live on
BBC Alba
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and was the first time a Highland League club have ever featured in a live TV game.
Senior honours
*
Aberdeenshire Shield
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The winners are awarded the Fleming Shield, which was originally awarded to the winners of the Fleming Charity Shield competition - las ...
* North Region First Division (East) winners:North Region Premier Division: Turriff United FC Non-League Scotland (archived version, 2007) 2002–03
*North Regional Cup winners: 2006–07
*North East League Cup winners: 1984–85
*McLeman Cup winners: 1985–86
*Grill League Cup winners: 2006–07
*Duthie Cup winners: 1987–88
*Aberdeen Cable TV Cup winners: 1988–89
*North Drybrough Cup winners: 1986–87