Scarborough Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Scarborough Athletic Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Seadogs |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ground | Queensgate, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Capacity | 3,000 (740 seated) |
| Chairman | Dave Holland |
| Manager | Steve Kittrick |
| League | Northern Premier League Division One North |
| 2015–16 | Northern Premier League Division One North, 20th |
Scarborough Athletic Football Club is an English association football club representing Scarborough, North Yorkshire but currently based in Bridlington. The club are playing the 2016–17 season in the Northern Premier League Division One North, which is in the eighth tier of English football. They play at Queensgate, in Bridlington, a ground which is shared with Bridlington Town. A permanent move to a ground in Scarborough is expected by the summer of 2017. The club was formed on 25 June 2007 following the winding up of Scarborough Football Club.
A covenant existed on the McCain Stadium that restricted its use only to sporting activities. Scarborough failed to convince the Scarborough Borough Council that its proposals to sell the McCain Stadium to a housing developer would raise enough money to pay off the debts and build a new ground. Scarborough were wound up in the High Court with debts of £2.5 million on 20 June 2007, ending its 128-year existence as a club. The Seadog Trust (a supporters' trust established in 2006) then formed Scarborough Athletic to carry forward the spirit of the former club.
Following the liquidation of Scarborough, Scarborough Athletic was founded as a continuation or rebirth of the previous club by a supporters' trust named The Seadog Trust. They took on the same red kit, nickname, motto and official club logo from the original club. The Trust successfully applied for membership of the North Riding County Football Association and the Northern Counties East League on 25 June 2007. Due to the unavailability of any suitable grounds in the town, a ground-sharing agreement was made with Bridlington Town. On 29 June the club appointed former North Ferriby United manager Brian France as their first manager, who brought with him many former Ferriby players.
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