Inverkeithing United F.C.
| Full name | Inverkeithing United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | United or Divit |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Ground | Games Park, New Ballast Bank, Inverkeithing High School Inverkeithing |
| Chairman | Jamie Kinnear |
| League | Fife County League 1913–1917, 1918–1927, 1929–1938, 1958–1959 |
| Website | www.inverkeithingunited.co.uk |
Inverkeithing United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Inverkeithing, Fife.
The team won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1912–13, and is a 4 time winner of both the Dunfermline Cup and the Cowdenbeath Cup. The club was reformed in 2017, and is currently accredited by the Scottish Football Association as a community football club.
History
The club began as a Juvenile side, Inverkeithing Renton, in 1906. The team won their first honours with the Fife Juvenile Cup in 1910–11.[1] Inverkeithing Renton changed their name to Inverkeithing United when stepping up to the Junior grade in 1912.[2] The club won the Scottish Junior Cup in their debut season at this level, defeating Dunipace Juniors 1–0 at Firhill Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 9,564.[3] They were the first club from Fife to win the Junior Cup, and remained the only one to do so until St Andrews United triumphed in 1960.[4]
The club played on through World War I using scratch sides drawn from military personnel, then enjoyed local success in Fife before going into abeyance in 1927 due to ground issues. Re-joining in 1929, the club continued to pick up local honours but closed down for a second time at the beginning of World War II.
Inverkeithing United reformed as a Juvenile side after the war, but only played one further season at Junior level in 1958–59.[5] The club closed completely in 1963.[3] Their Ballast Bank ground was used many years later by another Junior side, Dunfermline Jubilee Athletic, who arrived from Cowdenbeath in 1973 and left for Pitreavie Stadium in 1989.[6] Jubilee are a predecessor of the current Rosyth.
In 2017, the club was reformed and gained accreditation from the SFA. The team provides a community pathway for U5 to U17 football players. Their current mission statement is to "develop footballers to be the best they can be in a fun, enjoyable and challenging environment".[7]
Honours
- Winners: 1912–13
Other honours
- Fife County League winners: 1919–20, 1933–34
- Fife Junior Cup winners: 1925–26
- Cowdenbeath Cup winners: 1912–13, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1926–27
- Dunfermline Cup winners: 1925–26, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34
- Fife Shield winners: 1919–20, 1923–24
References
- ↑ McColl, Brian. "Juvenile football in Fife". scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk. Scottish Football Historical Archive.
- ↑ McColl, Brian. "The All-time Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Towns, Fields & Clubs of Fife" (PDF). Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ Purdie, Tom (2011). The Scottish Junior Cup from 1946–1975. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1445604176.
- ↑ Thomson, Eric R. "Fife58-59". fifejuniorhistory.eu5.org. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, Eric R. "Maps and directions". Fife Junior History. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Inverkeithing United FC". My Club Hub. Retrieved 2026-04-23.