Thurso Pentland Football Club is a football club from Thurso in Caithness, Scotland.
| Full name | Thurso Pentland Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1918 | ||
| Ground | St George's Park | ||
| League | Caithness Amateur Football Association | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Pentland, by local men on leave from the First World War, who played ad hoc against Royal Navy sides and decided to stay together as a single club.[1]
Pentland was generally the strongest side in the area up until the Second World War, the Caithness & Sutherland representative side always having a Pentland player in its XI until March 1939.[2] Indeed, the Pentland outside-left in 1938, Roy Manson, was so impressive in an inter-county match that he was signed up by Aberdeen.[3]
The club joined the Scottish Football Association as a senior club in 1934.[4] It remained a member until the War, playing in the Scottish Qualifying Cup from 1934–35 to 1938–39, without winning a tie, but never being disgraced; in its final entry, it drew twice with Brora Rangers before going out at the third time of asking, Brora having won the toss to host the second replay.[5] The original replay ended 4–4; the Rangers' Miller scored a hat-trick in seven first-half minutes, two from the penalty spot, and Thurso came back from 4–2 down at half-time.[6] Pentland had been drawn to visit Ross County in the first round in 1939–40,[7] but the competition was called off before the match could take place.
The Qualifying Cup was the only senior competition the club was able to enter - an attempt to join the North of Scotland Cup in 1938 was rejected because of distance.[8]
The club currently plays in the Caithness Amateur Football Association league. Its main honours have come in the Highland Amateur Cup, reaching five of the first six finals, and winning the competition three times,[9] the first in 1979–80 with a 5–2 win over Dingwall Thistle at Dudgeon Park.[10]
Colours
editThe club's colours are green and black. Its change kit for 2023–24 is all black.[11]
Ground
editThe club plays at St George's Park, also known as The Dammies.[12]
References
edit- ^ "A long history of football drama at the Dammies". John O'Groat Journal. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Inter-county match at Thurso". Aberdeen Press and Journal: 4. 24 March 1939.
- ^ "Sporting gossip". Orkney Herald, and Weekly Advertiser and Gazette for the Orkney & Zetland Islands: 4. 12 October 1938.
- ^ "Qualifying Cup Draw". Buchan Observer: 2. 21 August 1934.
- ^ "North teams on Cup business". Aberdeen Press & Journal: 4. 24 September 1938.
- ^ "Third Cup meeting necessary". Aberdeen Press & Journal: 3. 19 September 1938.
- ^ "Qualifying Cup referees". Aberdeen Press & Journal: 9. 4 August 1939.
- ^ "Distance beats far north teams". Aberdeen Press & Journal: 4. 30 November 1938.
- ^ "Amateur Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Association. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Thurso Pentland capture Highland Amateur Cup". Aberdeen Press and Journal: 20. 9 September 1980.
- ^ "7s Thurso Swifts v Thurso Pentland 18th Dec 2023". youtube. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "A long history of football drama at the Dammies". John O'Groat Journal. 21 June 2020.