Nickname(s) The blue bells Chairman tom McMillan Founded 1892 | Ground Capacity 3,200 Manager George shields Arena/Stadium Thomson Park | |
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Ground Thompson parkNapier DriveDundee | ||
Lochee United Football Club are a Scottish football club from the Lochee area of Dundee. Formed in 1892, they currently play in the East Region Super League
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History
After spending their early years as a juvenile and amateur side, United joined the Junior grade in 1959. Their Thomson Park ground was opened by former Rangers and Scotland captain George Young in the same year.
Achieving notable local success in the late 1970s and 1980s, the club flourished again after the formation of the East Region Superleague in 2002. Under the management of Eddie Wolecki Black, United were promoted as Tayside Premier champions in 2003 and two seasons later, won their first Superleague title. In the same year, they also reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup for the first, and so far, only time, losing 2–0 to local rivals Tayport at Tannadice Park.
Wolecki departed for Montrose in December 2005 but his successor as manager, former Dundee United midfielder Ray McKinnon, maintained the clubs' run of success, culminating in a second East Superleague title in 2007–08. This led to their participation in the Scottish Cup for the first time. United reached the third round of the competition after beating fellow Junior qualifier Bathgate Thistle 3–1 in the first round and Highland League side Buckie Thistle 3–0 in the second round. In the third round, Lochee held Second Division Ayr United to a 1–1 draw at home before going down 3–1 in the replay at Somerset Park.
They are one of two Junior clubs from Lochee, the other being Lochee Harp.
The team are managed since July 2016 by George Shields.