Full name | Newburgh Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Burgh |
Founded | 1887 (as Tayside Albion) |
Ground | East Shore Park, Coach Road, Newburgh |
Chairman | Jan Chebrika |
Manager | Paul Martin |
League | SJFA East Region North Division |
2015–16 | SJFA East Region North Division, 14th |
Newburgh Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in Newburgh, Fife. Their home ground is East Shore Park. The club was founded as Tayside Albion in 1887, changed their name to Newburgh West End in 1910, and assumed their current name in 1935. Team colours are black and white.
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Newburgh found themselves in the 12-team East Region, Central Division. They finished 11th in their first season in the division.
Newburgh have twice reached the semi-final stage of the Scottish Junior Cup, playing Renfrew in 1962 and Cambuslang Rangers in 1971. The club lost 4–0 on both occasions. Their quarter-final tie in 1962 against Irvine Meadow attracted a record crowd of 3,960 to East Shore Park.
The team have been managed since May 2016 by Paul Martin.