| Full name | Irvine Victoria Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Westenders, The Wee Vics | ||
| Founded | 1904 | ||
| Ground | Victoria Park Boyle Street Irvine | ||
| Manager | Brian McLuckie | ||
| League | West of Scotland League Conference A | ||
| 2020–21 | West of Scotland League Conference B (season abandoned) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Irvine Victoria Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed Wee Vics and "Westenders", it was formed in 1904 and plays at Victoria Park, in Irvine. The team uniform is orange, blue and white stripes. Irvine Victoria play in the West of Scotland League Conference A.
The club's local rival is Irvine Meadow XI.[1]
The team are managed from June 2015 by Stevie Wilson who had previously been co-manager with Iain McMillan since March 2013.[2][3]
On 24 May 2018 Brian McLuckie became Manager of the club. [4]
Ground
The club play at Victoria Park. The ground is only 300 yards away from Irvine railway station. It has two covered enclosures and some concrete terracing.[5]
Honours won
- Ayrshire District League Champions: 2013–14
- Ayrshire (Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald) Cup: 1952–53
- Ayrshire League (Kerr & Smith) Cup: 1951–52, 1953–54, 1973–74
- Ayrshire District (Irvine Times) Cup: 1934–35
- Ayrshire League Cup: 1973–74
- Cunninghame Cup: 1984–85, 1988–89
- North Ayrshire Cup: 1998–99
- Irvine & District League: 1919–20
Management team
- Managers: Brian McLuckie
- Assistant Manager: Mark McCann
- Coach: Tam Jamieson
Committee
- Chairman: Vacant
- Vice Chairman: Shaw Donaldson
- Secretary: David Loach
- Treasurer: William Loach
- Minute Secretary: William Loach
- Committee Members: Aimee Loach, David Mill, Stephen Broomhall & Mike Hall
Past players
Hugh Arkinson (Kilmarnock)- John Boyd (Greenock Morton, Clydebank & Motherwell)
- Alex Brown (Partick Thistle, Preston North End & Carlisle United) [6]
- George Caldwell (Arbroath)
- Alex Elliot (Cowdenbeath & Airdrie)
- Ian Fraser (Ayr United)
- Billy Fulton (Ayr United, Falkirk & St.Mirren)
- John Hollywood (Queen Of The South)
- Iain Jardine (Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Anorthosis (Cyprus), Heart of Midlothian [7]
- Charlie Kerr (Greenock Morton, Carlisle United, Portadown & Barrow)
- Ian Kerr (Kilmarnock)
- Bobby Lawrie (Portsmouth)
- Ronnie McCall (Ayr United & Stranraer)
- John McCulloch (Queen Of The South)
- Chris McGowan (Albion Rovers)
- Johnny McIlwaine (Falkirk, Portsmouth and Southampton)
- Ron McNeil (Raith Rovers & Weymouth)
- Jim Muir (Motherwell, Dumbarton, Adelaide City & Marconi-Fairfield)
- George O'Donnell (Ayr United & Montrose)
- Gary Russell (Queen Of The South & Albion Rovers)
- Joe Wark (Motherwell)
- Kerr Whiteside (Manchester United)
References
- ^ https://www.irvinemeadowfc.co.uk/meadow-history-page
- ^ "New management team appointed". Irvine Victoria FC. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Silky steps down". www.irvinevictoriafc.co.uk. Irvine Victoria FC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/irvine-vics-appoint-former-cumnock-12587642
- ^ https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/irvinevics.htm
- ^ Alex Brown profile
- ^ Iain Jardine profile londonhearts.com
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