Huntly FC Christie Park, East Park Street, Huntly

Nickname: None
Year formed: 1928
Club Number: (01466) 793548

Ground Details:

Capacity: 3500
Seats: 270
Cover: The seated stand, and a covered enclosure

Two views of Christie Park from Graeme McGinty

Four views of Christie Park from Jamie King

There is a small main stand and opposite that is a covered enclosure. This ground is very neat and tidy, like most other grounds in the North of Scotland.

Social Club: There is a social club at the ground

Club Information:
Huntly have a home support of around 150-200. It was rumoured that a Huntly consortium were to buy out Clydebank, formerly of the SFL, with a view to moving a Huntly team into the SFL, but this fell through, and was in no way connected with the Highland League side anyway.

Huntly enter the Scottish Cup automatically.

2001 population: Huntly 4412

League Record from 1990:

1990-91: 6th Highland League, 61pts from 34 games
1991-92: 3rd Highland League, 70pts from 34 games
1992-93: 6th Highland League, 62pts from 34 games
1993-94: 1st Highland League, 85pts from 34 games
1994-95: 1st Highland League, 74pts from 30 games
1995-96: 1st Highland League, 81pts from 30 games
1996-97: 1st Highland League, 73pts from 30 games
1997-98: 1st Highland League, 71pts from 30 games
1998-99: 2nd Highland League, 72pts from 30 games
1999-00: 5th Highland League, 54pts from 30 games
2000-01: 2nd Highland League, 59pts from 26 games
2001-02: 9th Highland League, 39pts from 28 games
2002-03: 8th Highland League, 41pts from 28 games
2003-04: 6th Highland League, 53pts from 28 games
2004-05: 1st Highland League, 65pts from 28 games
2005-06: 6th Highland League, 51pts from 28 games
2006-07: 5th Highland League, 55pts from 28 games
2007-08: 7th Highland League, 45pts from 28 games
2008-09: 8th Highland League, 46pts from 28 games
2009-10: 7th Highland League, 60pts from 34 games
2010-11: 10th Highland League, 45pts from 34 games

Honours:
Highland League: 1929-30, 1933-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2004-05
North Qualifying Cup: 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1999-00
SFA North Challenge Cup: 2007-08
Highland League Cup: 1948-49, 1951-52, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96
Aberdeenshire Cup: 1960-61, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1999-00
Bells Cup (East): 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75
Dryborough Cup (Highland): 1971-72
Rhys Bendel Memorial Trophy: 1992-93

Programme Information:
Programmes usually issued for Saturday games, costing £1.50 in 2009-10

Getting There

Directions by road: From Inverurie/Aberdeen (A96): At main roundabout on edge of Huntly, enter town centre via George V Avenue which then becomes Gordon Street, the town centre and then Castle Street. At the junction at the end of Castle Street (with Gordon Schools straight ahead) turn right into East Park Street. About 40-50 yards down this street, on the left hand side, is Christie Park.

Nearest Railway Station: Huntly

Bus routes: ?