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| Full name | Kirkcaldy & Dysart Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | YM | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | Alex Penman Park,Kirkcaldy | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| Chairman | Scott Jackson | ||
| Manager | Conrad Courts | ||
| League | East of Scotland League First Division | ||
| 2023–24 | East of Scotland League First Division, 9th of 15 | ||
| Website | https://www.kirkcaldydysartfc.co.uk | ||
Kirkcaldy & Dysart Football Club are a Scottishfootball club based inKirkcaldy,Fife. The club renamed fromKirkcaldy YM JFC after a merger withDysart AFC in 2019.[1]
Kirkcaldy YM were formed in 1969 as an amateur club, becoming members of theScottish Junior Football Association in 1970. Their home ground is Alex Penman Park (previously known as Denfield Park) where they have been based since 1993, although previous grounds included a five-year spell in the village ofCoaltown of Wemyss during the 1970s.
The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Kirkcaldy found themselves in the twelve-teamEast Region, Central Division, finishing third in their first season in the division. However they pulled out of the 2007–08 campaign due to a shortage of players. A public meeting in February 2008 led to the formation of a new committee and the club re-joined the Central Division for the 2008–09 season.[2]
YM gained promotion to theEast Region Premier League for 2013–14, the second tier of the East Region, before immediately dropping back down to the North Division. They finished bottom of theSouth Division in 2016–17 and 2017–18, only managing to score a single point in the latter season.[3]
The team have been managed since May 2018 by former player Craig Ness, his second spell in charge.[4]
In 2019 Kirkcaldy YM merged with Dysart as part of the Kirkcaldy Community Football Partnership, which includes a football pathway along with Kirkcaldy FC and Templehall United.[1]
In May 2020, the club confirmed they had successfully applied to join theEast of Scotland Football League within thesenior pyramid.[5]
