Full name | St Andrews United Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | United, Saints |
Founded | 1920 |
Ground | Barnetts Park Langlands Road St Andrews |
Capacity | 2000 |
Chairman | Johnny Strachan |
Manager | Craig Morrison |
League | SJFA East Premier League |
2015–16 | SJFA East Superleague, 15th (relegated) |
St Andrews United Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club based in St Andrews, Fife. Their home ground is Barnetts Park. The team colours are Blue shirts with blue shorts and socks.
The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and United found themselves in the 12-team East Region Premier League. They currently play in the East Region Superleague.
The club's greatest achievement was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in season 1959–60, defeating Greenock Juniors 3–1 in front of 34,603 fans at Hampden Park. The club has enjoyed sporadic success since. Average home gates are about 50, with more for big cup ties. The club also has a good away-support, with a band of 10 regulars who follow the team across the country.
The team have been managed since November 2016 by Craig Morrison.