The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Downfield found themselves in the twelve-team East Region, North Division. Often labelled the Holy Grail in Junior football, the Junior Cup is played annually with eight rounds including the final.
In 2000, the Marietta Youth Football Association Incorporated and The Marietta Blue Eagles was founded. They were concerned with the youth in the community having nothing to do after school. Fairmuir is a local football club, based at Graham St in Dundee. Across all cups, leagues and regions we are proudly sponsored by the best. In terms of all-time trophy records, Downfield are second only to Tayport in the Tayside / North District roll of honour. Latest News. Due to the mass exodus of teams from the SJFA's East Region to the East of Scotland Football League after the 2017–18 season, Downfield were placed into the SJFA East Super League for the 2018–19 season, finishing 11th place that season. Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in the Tayside Premier League of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region. The idea came about from a meeting with some officers from the Marietta Police Department. Downfield Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the Downfield area of Dundee.Their home ground is Downfield Park. 542 likes. Find out more about how this website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. From 2017, Downfield have groundshared Downfield Park with Lochee Harp whilst their new ground went through development, and plan to leave in late 2020.
The far side has a covered enclosure named after Eric Clark, a long-serving committee member now deceased. Equality in Scottish Football E-Learning course now available.
The club's nickname, "The Spiders", comes from the same term applied to Queen's Park, due to Downfield playing in the same narrow black-and-white hooped strips as Scotland's oldest club. 987 likes. Their home ground is Downfield Park. The west end has recently seen a flattening of the earth banking at that end, with a view to eventual construction of new facilities. Fairmuir, Dundee. Football memories. Find out more. Maryfield Utd. Downfield Junior Football Club, Dundee. Downfield Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the Downfield area of Dundee. Club Directory ; Scottish Junior Cup Fixtures ... Dundee Downfield ; Dundee East Craigie ; Dundee North End ... Often labelled the Holy Grail in Junior football, the Junior Cup is played annually with eight rounds including the final. They realized a need for organized recreation. After further defections to the EoSFL causing the East Super League to be split into divisions, the Spiders managed to get up to 4th place in the Super League North in 2019–20 season, before it being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Junior Football team playing in the East of Scotland North Division.
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Downfield Park is situated in the Kirkton area of Dundee. When Downfield were first founded, Queen's donated a set of strips to them to assist with the start-up. Downfield became the East Region, North Division champions in 2010–11. The ground also occasionally plays host to Tayside Police's football side. Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in the Tayside Premier League of the Scottish Junior Football Association's Eastern Region.. 829 likes. Dundee Violet JFC.
They finished third in their first season in the division. we are a Scottish junior football club based in the Downfield area of Dundee. © 2020 The Scottish Junior Football Association Ltd. Scottish Junior Football AssociationHampden ParkGlasgow G42 9DD.
1.2K likes. Maryfield United Football Club was founded in 1947 and is connected to North End Football Club who are a Scottish junior team at North End Park. Dundee East Craigie JFC. We promote a safe and enjoyable football environment for Boys and Girls The oldest Junior Football team in Scotland established in 1880 Downfield F.C. Tayport have listed one player for transfer and another for loan, Download the Scottish Government Protect Scotland App.
The Scottish Junior Cup, along with the more recently created East Region Cup and Tayside/Fife Cup are the only honours to elude the club.