BRECHIN CITY

("The City")

Year formed1906
Previous names

None

Ground

Glebe Park, Trinity Road, Brechin, Angus DD9 6BJ

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements110 x 67 yards (100.5 x 61 metres)
Ground capacity3,960
Record attendance at present ground8,122 v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 3rd February 1973 (lost 2-4)
League career

Scottish Northern League: 1906 - 1920

Scottish Eastern League: 1919 - 1923

Scottish Division Three: 1923 - 1926

Scottish Alliance: 1926 - 1927

Scottish Alliance: 1928 - 1929

Scottish Division Two: 1929 - 1939

Scottish Division 'C': 1946 - 1954

Scottish Division 'B' / Division Two: 1954 - 1975

Scottish Division Two: 1975 - 1983

Scottish Division One: 1983 - 1987

Scottish Division Two: 1987 - 1990

Scottish Division One: 1990 - 1991

Scottish Division Two: 1991 - 1993

Scottish Division One: 1993 - 1994

Scottish Division Two: 1994 - 1995

Scottish Division Three: 1995 - 1996

Scottish Division Two: 1996 - 1998

Scottish Division Three: 1998 - 2002

Scottish Division Two: 2002 - 2003

Scottish Division One: 2003 - 2004

Scottish Division Two: 2004 - 2005

Scottish Division One: 2005 - 2006

Scottish Division Two / League One: 2006 - 2017

Scottish Championship: 2017 - 2018

Scottish League One: 2018 - 2019

Scottish League Two: 2019 - 2021

Highland League: 2021 - .

First Scottish League game18th August 1923 v Montrose, Scottish Division Three, lost 0-4
  
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish Division Two champions: 1982-83, 1989-90, 2004-05

Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1992-93, 2002-03

Scottish Division 'C' North-East champions: 1953-54

Scottish Division Three champions: 2001-02

Scottish Division Three runners-up: 1995-96

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) winners: 1950-51

Scottish Qualifying Cup runners-up: 1908-09, 1926-27

Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) runners-up: 1949-50

Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 2002-03

Best League position5th, Scottish Division One, 1983-84
Lowest League position16th, Scottish Division Three, 1923-24
Furthest in Scottish CupQuarter-final, 2010-11
Furthest in League CupSemi-finals, 1957-58
  
Most League points 
2 for a win55, Scottish Division Two, 1982-83
3 for a win73, Scottish Division Three, 2001-02
Fewest League points 
2 for a win8, Scottish Division Two, 1962-63
3 for a win4, Scottish Championship, 2017-18
Most League goals scored82, Scottish Division Two, 1938-39
Most League goals conceded139, Scottish Division Two, 1937-38
Fewest League goals scored13, Scottish League Two, 2020-21
Fewest League goals conceded21, Scottish Division Three, 1995-96
Most wins in a League season

23, Scottish Division Two, 1992-93

Fewest wins in a League season0, Scottish Championship, 2017-18
Most draws in a League season

14, Scottish Division One, 1983-84

14, Scottish Division Two, 1978-79, 1980-81

14, Scottish League One, 2014-15

Fewest draws in a League season

2, Scottish Division Two, 1937-38, 1961-62

Most losses in a League season32, Scottish Championship, 2017-18
Fewest losses in a League season5, Scottish Division Two, 1982-83
Record win12-1 v Thornhill, Scottish Cup 1st round, 28th January 1926
Record defeat

0-10 v Airdrienonians, Scottish Division Two, 12th February 1938

0-10 v Albion Rovers, Scottish Division Two, 15th January 1938

0-10 v Cowdenbeath, Scottish Division Two, 20th November 1937

  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season26, Ronald McIntosh, Scottish Division Two, 1959-60
in total131, Ian Campbell, 1977-85
  
Most League appearances459, David Watt, 1975-89

Most capped player

None

Highest transfer fee received

£100,000 for Scott Thomson to Aberdeen, November 1991

£100,000 for Chris Templemann to Morton, December 2004

Highest transfer fee paid£16,000 for Sandy Ross from Berwick Rangers, 1991