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Full name | Dunipace Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Pace | ||
Founded | 1888 | ||
Ground | Westfield Park, Town House Street, Denny | ||
Chairman | Paul Garner | ||
Manager | Danny Smith | ||
League | East of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | East of Scotland League First Division, 1st of 15 (promoted) | ||
Website | http://www.dunipacefootballclub.com/ | ||
Dunipace Football Club are a Scottish football club based inDenny,Stirlingshire. Nicknamedthe Pace, they were formed in 1888 and are based at Westfield Park. The team plays in theEast of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from thejunior leagues in 2018.[1]
The club won theScottish Junior Cup in 1905–06, defeatingKirkintilloch Rob Roy 1–0 in a replay atBrockville Park,Falkirk, following a 2–2 draw in the first tie atMeadowside,Partick.[2] Dunipace were also runners-up toInverkeithing United in the final seven years later.
The club's management team of Danny Smith (Manager), Alan Moffat (Assistant Manager) and Bruce Totten (Coach) was appointed in November 2020.[3] Both Danny & Alan previously had spells as players with the club.[4][5]
On 27 April 2018 the club announced that it had successfully applied to leave theWest Region ofjunior football and join theEast of Scotland League for season2018–19. As part of the club's move to senior football, its name was changed to reflect this, by dropping the term "Juniors".[6] This was a part of a larger movement of junior clubs to theEast of Scotland Football League.[1]
At the start of their first season in senior football, the club's Westfield Park ground was upgraded with anartificial turf surface and floodlights installed, reopening in October 2018.[7] Dunipace won their first trophy as a senior club in August 2021 after defeating Broomhill 3–1 in the delayed final of the2019–20 South Challenge Cup and were runners-up in two cup the following season.
The club won their first league title in 25 years after securing the East of Scotland League First Division at the end of the2023–24 season, gaining promotion to the Premier Division.[8]
East of Scotland League First Division
SFA South Region Challenge Cup
King Cup
East of Scotland Football League Cup