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Full name | Jeanfield Swifts Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Swifts | ||
Founded | 1908 | ||
Ground | Riverside Stadium Bute Drive Perth | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Chairman | David Blair | ||
Manager | Robbie Heron | ||
League | East of Scotland League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | East of Scotland League Premier Division, 3rd of 16 | ||
Website | http://www.jeanfieldswifts.co.uk | ||
Jeanfield Swifts Football Club is a Scottishfootball club based inPerth. The team plays in theEast of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from thejunior leagues in 2018.[1] Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by flares and tanktops.[2][3] They are currently under the charge of Head coach Robbie Holden, who took over in the summer of 2023 after he worked elsewhere.
Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One in theScottish Junior Football Association's East Region, and they won the championship in the division's final season. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Swifts found themselves in the twelve-teamEast Region Central Division. They finished in seventh place in their first season in the division. After a further five seasons in the division, they were promoted to theEast Region Premier League as champions in 2011–12. In 2015–16, they were promoted as champions to the Superleague for the first time.[4] They finished 13th and 14th in their two seasons in the Superleague.
Prior to the 2018–19 campaign,Swifts were admitted into theEast of Scotland Football League. They finished third in Conference C and were promoted to the new 16-team Premier Division, after the league reverted to a two-tier system.
They became full members of theScottish Football Association in June 2019, having applied in November 2018.[5] This allowed them to make their debut in theScottish Cup preliminary rounds in the 2019–20 season. The club progressed to the third round for the first time in2023–24, beating SPFL oppositionElgin City 6–0 in the second round.[6]
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Season | Division | Position |
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1990–91 | Tayside Division One | 3rd |
1991–92 | Tayside Division One | 6th |
1992–93 | Tayside Division One | 5th |
1993–94 | Tayside Division One | 10th |
1994–95 | Tayside Division One | 13th |
1995–96 | Tayside Division Two | 1st |
1996–97 | Tayside Division One | 10th |
1997–98 | Tayside Division One | 12th |
1998–99 | Tayside Division One | 3rd |
1999–00 | Tayside Division One | 1st |
2000–01 | Tayside Premier League | 12th |
2001–02 | Tayside Division One | 3rd |
2002–03 | Tayside Division One | 8th |
2003–04 | Tayside Division One | 5th |
2004–05 | Tayside Division One | 6th |
2005–06 | Tayside Division One | 1st |
2006–07 | East Region, Central Division | 7th |
2007–08 | East Region, Central Division | 5th |
2008–09 | East Region, Central Division | 4th |
2009–10 | East Region, Central Division | 4th |
2010–11 | East Region, Central Division | 4th |
2011–12 | East Region, Central Division | 1st |
2012–13 | East Region, Premier League | 8th |
2013–14 | East Region, Premier League | 4th |
2014–15 | East Region, Premier League | 7th |
2015–16 | East Region, Premier League | 1st |
2016–17 | East Region, Super League | 13th |
2017–18 | East Region, Super League | 14th |
2018–19 | East of Scotland League Conference C | 3rd |
2019–20 | East of Scotland Premier Division | 6th |
2020–21 | East of Scotland Premier Division | null & void |
2021–22 | East of Scotland Premier Division | 4th |
2022–23 | East of Scotland Premier Division | 5th |
2023-24 | East of Scotland Premier Division | 3rd |