Lochee United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Lochee area of Dundee. Formed in 1892, they currently compete in the SJFA Midlands League and play their home games at Thomson Park.
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.[1]
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.[2]
Wolecki departed for Montrose in December 2005 but his successor as manager, former Dundee UnitedmidfielderRay McKinnon, maintained the clubs' run of success, culminating in a second East Superleague title in 2007–08.[3] 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 DivisionAyr United to a 1–1 draw at home before going down 3–1 in the replay at Somerset Park.[4][5]
They are one of two Junior clubs based in Lochee, the other being Lochee Harp.
The team is managed by Kevin Harper who took over from George Shields in November 2022.[6]
Lochee won their third East Superleague title in 2018–19, making them eligible to enter the 2019–20 Scottish Cup at the Preliminary round stage.[7]
In June 2022, the club announced that it had been successful in attaining an SFA licence, allowing them access to progress through the Scottish football league system and play in the Scottish Cup every season.[8]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lochee United F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lochee United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Lochee area of Dundee Formed in 1892 they currently compete in the SJFA Midlands League and play their home games at Thomson Park Lochee UnitedFull nameLochee United Football ClubNickname s The Blue BellsFounded1892GroundThomson Park Napier DriveDundeeCapacity3 200ChairmanTom McMillanManagerKevin HarperLeagueSJFA Midlands League2021 22SJFA Midlands League 3rd of 19WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 Other Honours 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditAfter 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 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 5 They are one of two Junior clubs based in Lochee the other being Lochee Harp The team is managed by Kevin Harper who took over from George Shields in November 2022 6 Lochee won their third East Superleague title in 2018 19 making them eligible to enter the 2019 20 Scottish Cup at the Preliminary round stage 7 In June 2022 the club announced that it had been successful in attaining an SFA licence allowing them access to progress through the Scottish football league system and play in the Scottish Cup every season 8 Honours EditScottish Junior Cup Runners Up 2004 05SJFA East Region Super League Winners 3 2004 05 2007 08 2018 19Other Honours Edit Tayside Premier Division winners 1979 80 1981 82 1986 87 Tayside Division One winners 1993 94 Dundee Junior League winners 1968 69 East Region Tayside Premier League 2002 03 East of Scotland Junior Cup 2008 09 North Tayside Inter Regional Cup 2005 06 2013 14 2015 16 Fife amp Tayside Cup 2003 04 2005 06 2007 08 North End Challenge Cup 2003 04 Currie Findlay amp Co Cup 1976 77 1986 87 1999 00 Intersport Cup 1989 90 Tayside Drybrough Cup 1978 79 1980 81 1981 82 Tayside Regional Cup 1976 77 1981 82 Courier Cup 1924 25 1964 65 1970 71 Cream of the Barley Cup 1978 79 1981 82 1984 85 Redwood Leisure Cup 2003 04 2005 06 2007 08 DJ Laing League Cup 2006 07 2007 08 2011 12 2021 22 Challenge Cup 2003 04 2005 06 Dug Out Cup 2005 06 Salutations Cup 2008 09References Edit Brown John 13 May 2015 Rangers captain opened Lochee United s Thomson Park Evening Telegraph Retrieved 1 July 2016 Tayport 2 0 Lochee United BBC Sport 29 May 2005 Retrieved 1 July 2016 Ray McKinnon to leave the club Lochee United FC Online Lochee United FC 7 June 2010 Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 Retrieved 1 July 2016 Lochee United 1 1 Ayr United BBC Sport BBC 17 December 2008 Retrieved 3 September 2013 Ayr United 3 1 Lochee United BBC Sport BBC 23 December 2008 Retrieved 3 September 2013 Lorimer Scott Lochee United appoint former Hibs star Kevin Harper as new manager The Courier Retrieved 17 November 2022 20th May 2019 Champions locheeunited co uk 20 May 2019 Retrieved 29 June 2019 LICENSING ACHIEVEMENT FOR LOCHEE UNITED facebook com 3 June 2022 Retrieved 24 July 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditOfficial club site Facebook TwitterCoordinates 56 28 36 N 3 01 15 W 56 476600 N 3 020812 W 56 476600 3 020812 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lochee United F C amp oldid 1140335861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
