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Shotts Bon Accord F.C.

Coordinates: 55°49′31.42″N 3°48′25.12″W / 55.8253944°N 3.8069778°W / 55.8253944; -3.8069778
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Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Full nameShotts Bon Accord Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Bonny
Founded1950
GroundHannah Park, Shotts
Capacity3,000
ChairmanIan McKie
ManagerJohn McKeown
LeagueWest of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24West of Scotland League First Division, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttps://www.sba.teamexpert.co.uk/

Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy are a Scottish football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The club was formed in 1950 and currently competes in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.

History

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In 1995 Shotts were suspended from the Central Region of the SJFA for one season, after launching court action against the organisation.[1] The club were re-admitted to its Second Division (the third tier) in the 1996–97 season. Remarkably they won each of the league's three divisions in consecutive seasons upon their readmission.

Shotts have won the Scottish Junior Cup on two occasions, defeating Pumpherston Juniors 2–0 in 1958, and Auchinleck Talbot 2–1 in 2012.[2]

The team have been managed since May 2018 by John McKeown.[3]

Ground

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Hannah Park

Shotts Bon Accord play at Hannah Park in Shotts. There is a local social club attached.

Also the Motherwell reserve and under-19 teams have played some of their home games at the ground.

The ground was created using local volunteer labour, one of whom - James Hannah - died of thrombosis contracted during the efforts to finish. The park is named in his honour.

As well as being a football stadium, Hannah Park has also been the host venue for the annual Shotts Highland Games.

Current squad

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As of 6 August 2023 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Scotland SCO Sandy Thomson
GK Scotland SCO Johnny Murdoch
DF Scotland SCO Aaron Bryson
DF Scotland SCO Martin Cassells
DF Scotland SCO Josh Gracie
DF Scotland SCO Sam Kent
DF Scotland SCO Josh MacDonald
DF Scotland SCO Chris Meikle
DF Scotland SCO Andrew Muir
MF Scotland SCO Taylor Evans
MF Scotland SCO Jack Gordon
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Adam Hunter
MF Scotland SCO Ally Martin
MF Scotland SCO Paul McGeough
MF Scotland SCO PJ O'Donnell
MF Scotland SCO Josh Cameron
MF Scotland SCO Kieran Campbell
MF Scotland SCO Bradley Gray
MF Scotland SCO Chris Kelly
MF Scotland SCO Harry Kent
FW Scotland SCO Ben Richford
FW Scotland SCO Kyle Richford
FW Scotland SCO Martin Shiels

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager John McKeown
Assistant Manager Martin Devlin
Goalkeeping Coach Derek Barnes
Coach William McElholm

Honours

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Scottish Junior Cup

West of Scotland Cup

  • Winners: 1963–64

Lanarkshire League

  • Champions: 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68
  • League Cup winners: 1951–52, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68

Central League

  • Premier Division champions: 1998–99
  • Division One champions: 1987–88, 1997–98
  • Division Two champions: 1996–97
  • C Division champions: 1976–77
  • League Cup winners: 1993–94
  • Sectional League Cup winners: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2010–11
  • Lanarkshire Junior Cup winners: 1960–61, 1962–63
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1963–64

References

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  1. ^ McColl, Graham. "Shott tactics". www.wsc.co.uk. When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Shott in the arm as captain Boyack seals the biggest surprise of them all". HeraldScotland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ O'Donnell, Jim (8 June 2018). "New Shotts boss John McKeown ready to rule the roost over his players". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Players - Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy".
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