Forfar Athletic F.C.
Association football club in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar.[2]
Full name | Forfar Athletic Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Loons, Sky Blues | ||
Founded | 1885; 139 years ago (1885) | ||
Ground | Station Park, Forfar | ||
Capacity | 6,777[1] (739 seated) | ||
Chairman | Scott Murdie | ||
Manager | Ray McKinnon | ||
League | Scottish League Two | ||
2022–23 | Scottish League Two, 5th of 10 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club are nicknamed "the Loons" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the "Sky Blues", which along with navy blue is one of the club colours. One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger than the first team, so over time people would say "I'm off to watch the Loons".[3]
Forfar share many local rivals in Angus, including Arbroath, Brechin City and Montrose, as well as the larger clubs of Dundee, Dundee United, St Johnstone and Aberdeen in the wider east of Scotland region. As well as taking part in the Scottish Professional Football League, the club also participate in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, the Challenge Cup and the Forfarshire Cup every season.