Tynecastle F.C.
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| Full name | Tynecastle Football Club |
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| Founded | 1928 as Tynecastle Boys Club |
| Ground | Saughton Enclosure, Saughton, Edinburgh |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Chairman | Douglas Dalgleish |
| Manager | Steven Vinter |
| League | East of Scotland Football League |
| 2015–16 | East of Scotland Football League, 4th |
Tynecastle Football Club are a football team playing in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division. The club were formed by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United in 2005. They play in Saughton, Edinburgh.
The original Tynecastle Boys Club were formed in 1928, and the club take this to be the date of their formation as can be seen on the club crest. As a youth team, a number of young footballers played for Tynecastle Boys Club on their way to successful careers. Current Scotland captain Darren Fletcher played for Tynecastle during the 1990s.
On 5 June 2005, Tynecastle Boys Club merged with East of Scotland Football League side Tollcross United to form Tynecastle F.C.. This merger meant that Tynecastle were admitted to senior levels of Scottish football for the first time, taking Tollcross United's place in The East of Scotland Football League First Division. Tynecastle's chairman, Douglas Dalgliesh said of the merger: "The coming together of the two organisations will be of enormous benefit. Having a team in the East of Scotland Association is seen as another step forward in our plan for growth." Tollcross United secretary, Alastair Wilkie added: "For some time now we have struggled to encourage younger players to join and the tie up with such a club as Tynecastle is the only way forward. It is sad that the Tollcross name will disappear after all those years but we need to look to the future and the new set up will allow us to move forward." On 5 August, the club played their first ever senior match, a pre-season friendly against Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. The match ended in a very credible 2–2 draw, thanks to a last minute Tynecastle equaliser.
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