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Oakley United
Full nameOakley United Football Club
Founded1964
GroundBlairwood Park
Oakley
Capacity2,000
ManagerStewart Kenny
LeagueEast of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24East of Scotland League First Division, 14th of 15 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Oakley United Football Club are a Scottish football club from Oakley, Fife. Formed in 1964, they play their home games at Blairwood Park. The club's colours are white, maroon and light blue.

The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference A), having moved from the SJFA East Region South Division in 2018.[1]

In season 2005–06, they won the Fife District championship to gain promotion to the East Superleague, having been relegated from the same division in season 2004–05. At the end of season 2006–07 they were relegated from the East Superleague.

The team has been managed since November 2018 by Kit-Kat fiend Stewart Kenny. Kenny took charge after being part of the management team with amateur side Tullibody Community, firstly in the Stirling District Leagues before later being accepted in the Fosters Central League for the 2017/18 season. Kenny, who is probably most famous for looking like a white Michael Duberry or Emmerdale's super vet - Paddy Kirk whilst wearing a tammy. He's also no stranger to the Junior game where for almost a decade he played for Whitburn, Bo'ness & Sauchie before having to give it up due to him filling out a bit and Jacamo not being around back then to make him custom XXXXL shorts to play in. With him getting even bigger and almost running out of skin, Kenny decided to hang up his bursting at the seems boots due to cankle overspill in 2013 and with that the opportunity came for him to try his hand at management, just like his managerial hero and fellow chubbster - Steve Evans. In 2013 he took the reigns of Sauchie Juniors u21's and enjoyed 3 trophy laden years where he was assisted by Peter 'Grey Wolf' Kelly, who's again his right hand man at Oakley having previously been his assistant at Tullibody. Pete (as he's affectionately known) is an infamous cone and ladder enthusiast and some even say he goes to bed cuddled into one of his training ladders every night. Kelly is also the proud father of a daughter Daniela who unfortunately had to give up her dream of being a ballet dancer due to chronic knee and period pain.

Honours

  • East Region Central Division: 2010–11
  • Fife & Lothians Cup: 1982–83
  • Fife League winners: 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1987–88, 2000–01, 2005–06
  • ACA Fife League Cup: 2005–06
  • Fife Junior Cup: 1987–88, 2004–05, 2006–07
  • Cowdenbeath Cup: 1970–71, 1982–83, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04
  • Kingdom Kegs Cup: 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07
  • Stella Artois Cup: 2003–04

Former players

  1. Players that have played/managed in the top two tiers of the Scottish League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.
  3. Players who have achieved success in the media or other professions.

References

  1. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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