ECFC

Last updated : 07/05/2024 11:27:22

Introduction

ECFC are a Mini Soccer football team made up of 9 team members.

The team is from Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom and play in the .

ECFC started using TeamStats in February 2023 and so far have created match reports and statistics for 1 games.

Team Details

Location

Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom

Team Type

Boys , Under 10 , 7 a side , Mini Soccer

Edinburgh City Football Club

Edinburgh City Football Club is a semi-professional senior Scottish football club which plays in Scottish League One, the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club play at Meadowbank Stadium, returning to the rebuilt arena in 2022 after five years at Ainslie Park.

History

A club known as Edinburgh City was first formed in 1928.
It participated in the Scottish Football League in the 1930s and 1940s, but went out of business in the 1950s.
The present club adopted the Edinburgh City name in 1986.
It applied to join the Scottish Football League in 2002 and 2008, but failed to win election.
Edinburgh City became members of the new Lowland League in 2013.
The club won the Lowland League championship in 2015 and 2016 and won promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League in 2016.
In 2022, Edinburgh City were promoted to reach Scottish League One for the first time in club's history after winning 3–2 in the play-off final against Annan Athletic.

Stadium

Edinburgh City play their home matches at Meadowbank Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,280. The stadium is located in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh.

Meadowbank Stadium was originally built in 1926 and was the home of Hibernian Football Club from 1926 to 1949. The stadium was then used by Edinburgh City from 1955 to 2006, when it was closed due to safety concerns.

The stadium was rebuilt in 2014 and reopened in 2015. Edinburgh City returned to Meadowbank Stadium in 2022 after five years at Ainslie Park.

Current squad

Goalkeepers: Michael Andrews, Michael Travis
Defenders: Lewis Allan, Jordan Hart, Ryan McCord, Sean Mackie, Ben Stirling, Calum Antell
Midfielders: David Nugent, Tom Walsh, James McPake, Ryan Stevenson, Jamie Walker, Max Currie
Forwards: Euan Henderson, Jack Smith, Josh Edwards

Manager

The current manager of Edinburgh City is Alan Maybury. Maybury was appointed manager in June 2022.

League

Edinburgh City currently play in Scottish League One, the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club finished in sixth place in the league in the 2022-23 season.