ELGIN CITY

 

("The Citizens", "The Lilywhites")

Year formed1893
Previous names

None

Present ground

Borough Briggs, Borough Briggs Road, Elgin IV30 1AP

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements110 x 75 yards (101 x 69 metres)
Ground capacity3,927
Record attendance12,608 v Arbroath, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 17 February 1968 (won 2-0)
League career

Scottish Highland League: 1895 - 1900 (resigned)

Scottish Highland League: 1902 - 2000

Scottish Division Three / League Two: 2000 - .

First Scottish League game5 August 2000 v Brechin City, Scottish Division Three (lost 1-2)
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish League Two runners-up: 2015-16

Scottish Highland League champions: 1931-32, 1934-35, 1952-53, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1989-90, 1992-93

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Highland League Cup winners: 1959-60, 1966-67, 1982-83, 1990-91, 1997-98

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) winners: 1935-36, 1937-38, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1976-77, 1989-90

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) runners-up: 1948-49, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1996-97

North of Scotland Cup winners: 1898-99, 1923-24, 1936-37, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1982-83, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04

Best League position

2nd, Scottish League Two, 2015-16

Lowest League position10th, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01, 2008-09
Furthest in Scottish CupQuarter-final, 1967-68
Furthest in League Cup2nd round, 2006-07, 2010-11
Most League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win59, Scottish League Two, 2015-16
Fewest League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win22, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01
Most League goals scored68, Scottish Division Three, 2011-12
Most League goals conceded93, Scottish Division Three, 2003-04
Fewest League goals scored29, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01
Fewest League goals conceded28, Scottish League Two, 2020-21
Most wins in a League season17, Scottish League Two, 2015-16
Fewest wins in a League season5, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01, 2002-03
Most draws in a League season13, Scottish Division Three, 2002-03
Fewest draws in a League season2, Scottish Division Three / League Two, 2006-07, 2020-21
Most losses in a League season

25, Scottish Division Three, 2006-07

Fewest losses in a League season8, Scottish League Two, 2020-21
Record win18-1 v Brora Rangers, North of Scotland Cup, 6 February 1960
Record defeat1-14 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 4 February 1939
  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season21, Craig Gunn, 2015-16
in total114, Craig Gunn, 2009-17
  
Most League appearances224, David Hind, 2001-09

Most capped player

to be confirmed
Highest transfer fee received£32,000 for Michael Teasdale to Dundee, January 1994
Highest transfer fee paid£10,000 for Russell McBride from Fraserburgh, July 2001