Thurso Academicals Football Club

Thurso Academicals Football Club is an amateur football club which competes in the 1st Division of the Caithness County League which is a summer league running between May and August. The league is run by the Caithness Amateur Football Association (CAFA) who are affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association Scottish Amateur Football Association(SAFA). The club plays its home matches at Sir George's Park in Thurso, also known as the 'Dammies'. The Acks share their home pitch with two other Thurso Clubs, Thurso Swifts FC and Thurso Pentland FC. The Acks also take part in The Highland Amateur Cup every year with its most successful run in the competition coming in 2001 when they were beaten by eventual winners Wick Thistle in the semi final.

History

Thurso Academicals FC, commonly known as The Acks, were formed in 1898 making them one of the oldest football clubs in Caithness. The club won its first league title in 1927.

Committee

• Chairman - Murray Coghill Snr
• Vice Chairman - William MacDonald
• Secretary - John Owens
• Treasurer - Linda Coghill
• Manager - Murray Coghill Jnr
• First Aider - David MacGregor
• Committee Member - Gary Coghill
• Committee Member - David Bain
• Committee Member - Darren Findlay
• Committee Member - Stuart Gunn

Managers Since 1996

• David MacGregor & Murray Coghill Jnr 2012
• David MacGregor 2011
• David MacGregor 2010
• David MacGregor 2009
• Murray Coghill Jnr 2008
• Kevin Warner 2007
• Shaun Moar 2006
• Colin Chessor 2005
• Graeme Reid 2004
• Murray Coghill Snr & Martin Gunn 2003
• Murray Coghill Snr & Martin Gunn 2002
• Murray Coghill Snr & Martin Gunn 2001
• Walter Duff 2000
• Walter Duff 1999
• Walter Duff 1998
• Walter Duff 1997
• John MacDonald 1996

Current squad

Information taken from Thurso Academicals Official Website

Honours

Caithness County League 1st Division

• 2005, 1969, 1964, 1963, 1951, 1950, 1934, 1933, 1927

Caithness County League 2nd Division

• 2010, 1997, 1985, 1980

David Allan Shield

• 2001, 1998, 1997, 1992

Eain MacIntosh Cup

• 2004, 2002

Colin MacLeod Memorial Cup

• 2012

Steven Cup

• 2010

In 2012 The Acks became the first club in the county to win each of the six Caithness competitions on at least one occasion with a 1-0 win over Pentland United FC.

Player Achievements

Players' Player of the Year

• Allan Munro 2012
• Murray MacIntosh 2011
• Murray Coghill Jnr 2010
• Steven Sinclair 2009
• Murray Coghill Jnr 2008
• Garry Macleod 2007
• N/A 2006
• Murray Coghill Jnr 2005
• Jamie Mackenzie 2004
• Murray Coghill Jnr 2003
• Gavin Bremner 2002
• Lee MacDougall 2001
• N/A 2000
• N/A 1999
• N/A 1998
• Alec Clark 1997
• Shaun Moar 1996

Young Player of the Year

• Kuba Koziol 2012
• Jack Halliday 2011
• Murray Mackintosh 2010
• Neal Clark & David Hale 2009
• Steven Miller 2008
• Chris Wann 2007
• N/A 2006
• Martin Bain 2005
• Gavin Mackay 2004
• Martin MacGregor 2003
• Lee Mackay 2002
• Gary Coghill 2001
• Gary Coghill 2000
• N/A 1999
• N/A 1998
• Nicky Cowie 1997
• Murray Coghill 1996

Top Goalscorers

External links

• Thurso Acks Website
• Follow Thurso Acks FC on Twitter: @ThursoAcks