Stonehaven F.C.
| Full name | Stonehaven Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Hive |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ground | Glenury Park Stonehaven |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Ken Scott |
| Manager | Ian Esslemont |
| League | SJFA North Superleague |
| 2015–16 | SJFA North Superleague, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Stonehaven Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. The club currently play in the McBookie.com SJFA North Superleague.
Stonehaven Football Club were founded in 1919 and the clubs' home ground is Glenury Park. The Club colours are royal blue with white trim on the shirts and shorts, with a change kit of yellow and black vertical striped shirts with black shorts and black socks. The Club changed to these back in the late 1980's following the appointment of long-standing manager Derek Allan.
At the end of the 2009–10 SJFA North Division One season, second placed Inverness City were denied promotion after failing to secure a suitable home ground. The decision was made for third placed Stonehaven to play-off against Buchanhaven Hearts who finished 13th in the North Superleague to decide the second promotion/relegation spot. Stonehaven won 3–2 at Heathryfold Park, Aberdeen to secure promotion.
The Hive retained their Superleague status the following season under the guidance, for part of the season at least, of new management duo Richard Craig and Derek Craigie before they took over the reins at Superleague rivals Sunnybank. Former manager Derek Allan stepped into the breach in December 2011 with assistance from former Cove Rangers, Huntly and Peterhead midfielder Doug Baxter.
Just a couple of months into the 2011–2012 season Baxter was handed sole charge of the side and along with assistant manager Sandy McNaughton led the side to second in the PMAC Superleague and to the McBookie.com McLeman Cup.
Despite this success Baxter and McNaughton opted to move to pastures new in October 2012 and they took over at rivals Banks o'Dee.
It was Derek Allan who would fill the managerial position again, with assistance initially from former Banchory St Ternan manager Steve Scott and latterly Ian Esslemont. Due to work commitments Allan was to step down again in early 2013 but that did not deter Esslemont and the team as they achieved yet more silverware success as they clinched the Domino's Pizza North Regional Cup with a 3–1 win over Maud at Ian Mair Park.
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