Formartine United F.C.
{{short description|Association football club in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
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| fullname = Formartine United Football Club
| nickname = United
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1948|df=yes}}
| ground = North Lodge Park, Pitmedden
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| capacity = 1,800 (300 seated)
| chairman = Atholl Cadger
| manager = Stuart Anderson
| season = {{Scottish football updater|FormartU2}}
| position = {{Scottish football updater|FormartU3}}
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Formartine United Football Club are a Scottish senior association football club from Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire currently playing in the Highland Football League. They joined the Highland League for the 2009–10 season, having been accepted into the League on 25 February 2009.[http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1096299?UserKey= Turriff United, Formartine and Strathspey in] pressandjournal.co.uk, 26 February 2009
History
Formartine United were formed in 1948. Formartine is actually a committee area in Aberdeenshire, the district extending north from the River Don to the River Ythan. The club are based in Pitmedden, a small rural village in Aberdeenshire which lies fourteen miles north of Aberdeen. The original village club was known as Pitmedden and the reasons behind the choice of name for the new club have never been clear. The club were admitted to a newly expanded Highland League in 2009. In 2013 the club won the much-coveted Aberdeenshire Cup, their first success at senior level. Prior to this the club won the North of Scotland Amateur Cup once and the North Regional Cup once. The club has three times been runner-up in the Highland League – in 2012–13, 2015–16 and 2017–18.
They hold the record for the most goals scored in a Highland League season with 137 in 2015–16.
Stadium
File:Formartine United Football Clubhouse - geograph.org.uk - 540572.jpg
Formartine United plays its home games at North Lodge Park, Pitmedden.{{cite web |url=http://www.formartineunited.co.uk/clubinfo.asp |title=Club info |publisher=Formartine United FC |access-date=4 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010034606/http://www.formartineunited.co.uk/clubinfo.asp |archive-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=dead }} The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,800 spectators.{{cite web |url=http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/Clubs/ShowClub.aspx?id=155 |title=Formartine United Football Club|publisher=Highland Football League |access-date=30 September 2013}}
Senior honours
- Winners: 2017–18
- Winners: 2013–14, 2017–18
- Winners: 2018–19
- Winners: 2015–16, 2023–24
=Junior honours=
- North Region Premier Division winners:[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012042054/http://nonleaguescotland.co.uk/region/north/northpremier.htm North Region Premier Division: Formartine United FC], Non-League Scotland (archived version, 2007) 2001–02
- North Regional (North) League winners: 1968–69
- North Region Premier Division Cup winners: 2005–06
- North East League Cup winners: 1998–99
- Archibald Cup winners: 1998–99
- McLeman Cup winners: 1998–99
- Duthie Cup winners: 1967–68, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Aberdeen Cable TV Cup winners: 1998–99
- North Drybrough Cup winners: 1971–72
- Morrison Trophy winners: 1978–79
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.formartineunited.co.uk/}}
{{Highland Football League}}
{{SJFA North Region}}
Category:Football clubs in Scotland
Category:Highland Football League teams
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Category:Association football clubs established in 1948
Category:1948 establishments in Scotland