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Irvine Victoria F.C.

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Manager
  
Stevie Wilson

Founded
  
1904

Website
  
Club home page

Grounds
  
Boyle Street, Irvine


Full name
  
Irvine Victoria Football Club

Nickname(s)
  
The Westenders, The Wee Vics

League
  
West of Scotland Super League First Division

2015–16
  
SJFA Ayrshire District League, 2nd (promoted)

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 are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region.

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The club's local rival is Irvine Meadow XI.

The team are managed from June 2015 by Stevie Wilson who had previously been co-manager with Iain McMillan since March 2013.

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: Stevie Wilson
  • Assistant Manager: Neil Greenwood
  • Coach: Graham Hamill

    • Committee

  • Chairman: Rab Hanvey
  • Vice Chairman: Shaw Donaldson
  • Secretary: David Loach
  • Treasurer:
  • Minute Secretary: William Loach
  • Committee Members: Archie McKie, Hugh McMillan, Aimee Loach, David Mill, Stephen Broomhall, Forbes Brown, Stuart McMenamin

    • Past players

  • Hugh Arkinson (Kilmarnock)
  • John Boyd (Greenock Morton,Clydebank & Motherwell)
  • Alex Brown (Partick Thistle, Preston North End & Carlisle United)
  • 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
  • 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

    Irvine Victoria F.C. Wikipedia
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