Leith Athletic football team c.1924

Category

Library Item

Item no

38533

Title

Leith Athletic football team c.1924

Description

Cutting from the Leith Gazette 02.11.1984.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Engraver

Unknown

Date

1924

Size

9.1 x 15.0 cm

Type

Press cutting

Leith Athletic football team, and pictured with trophy for winning the league in 1924. The victorious team were founded in 1887, became part of the Scottish Football League in 1891 and were wound up in 1954.

A new Leith Athletic was formed in 1996, primarily as a club for boys football, with teams at various age groups between the ages of 5 and 21, whilst the club's adult side joined the Central Scottish Amateur Football League. In 2005, they attained their first Scottish amateur international, when Paul Lee played in a 2-1 win against Leinster. In the same year, Danny Swanson, Douglas Thom and Shaun Woodburn were capped for the Scottish Youth Football Association under-19 team, playing against Mid Ulster and Wales.

Leith Athletic amalgamated with Edinburgh Athletic in 2008 and took its place in the East of Scotland Football League.[3] Leith were promoted to the East of Scotland Premier Division in 2011.

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