The Spartans

The Spartans Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Edinburgh. They were formed in 1951 by ex-players of Edinburgh University and the original intention was to field a team of graduates of the university. However, they have players from elsewhere as well. They play at Ainslie Park and wear white shirts, red shorts and white socks.

The senior team plays in the Lowland League, and are managed by Dougie Samuel. They joined the new league in 2013 after playing in the East of Scotland Football League, where they became one of its most successful clubs from the 1970s onwards. They have been allowed to play in the qualifying rounds of the Scottish Cup since 1978 and have qualified for the cup proper on several occasions.

Spartans entered their top amateur side into the SJFA East Region junior setup in 2009, however they withdrew in 2013. Spartans also have an Under 20 squad in the Lowlands U20s Development League, who are managed by Les Atkinson.

As well as the Lowland League team, Spartans also have a Saturday amateur side, a Sunday amateur side and several women's teams, including The Spartans W.

Scotland. League Two. League Table. Season 2024/2025
Pos	Team	Home	Away	Total	GD	Goals
P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Pts
1	Elgin City	6	4	2	0	13	8	14	7	3	3	1	7	5	12	13	7	5	1	20	13	26	7	1.5
2	Peterhead	7	4	1	2	11	9	13	6	3	2	1	8	4	11	13	7	3	3	19	13	24	6	1.5
3	East Fife	7	5	1	1	18	5	16	6	2	1	3	9	9	7	13	7	2	4	27	14	23	13	2.1
4	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	6	4	0	2	8	3	12	7	2	2	3	9	14	8	13	6	2	5	17	17	20	0	1.3
5	Stirling Albion	7	3	0	4	8	12	9	6	3	1	2	8	7	10	13	6	1	6	16	19	19	-3	1.2
6	Edinburgh City	7	3	1	3	9	10	10	6	2	2	2	10	10	8	13	5	3	5	19	20	18	-1	1.5
7	Spartans	6	3	1	2	7	4	10	7	1	3	3	8	9	6	13	4	4	5	15	13	16	2	1.2
8	Stranraer	6	1	3	2	6	8	6	7	2	0	5	5	9	6	13	3	3	7	11	17	12	-6	0.8
9	Clyde	7	2	4	1	8	7	10	6	0	2	4	5	13	2	13	2	6	5	13	20	12	-7	1
10	Forfar Athletic	6	1	3	2	3	8	6	7	1	0	6	5	11	3	13	2	3	8	8	19	9	-11	0.6

Scotland. League Two. League Table. Season 2024/2025

Pos

Team

Home

Away

Total

Goals

Pts

Elgin City

1.5

Peterhead

1.5

East Fife

2.1

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

1.3

Stirling Albion

-3

1.2

Edinburgh City

-1

1.5

Spartans

1.2

Stranraer

-6

0.8

Clyde

-7

Forfar Athletic

-11

0.6

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025
Player	17 Sep	21 Sep	28 Sep	05 Oct	12 Oct	19 Oct	26 Oct	02 Nov	09 Nov	16 Nov	All SeasonGoals/Assists
Blair Henderson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	1/0	8/2
Cameron Russell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	2/0	6/1
Brogan Walls	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	1/0	0/1	2/2
Jamie Dishington	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1
Paul Watson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	2/0
Bradley Whyte	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
Mark Stowe	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
Hamish Ritchie	1/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
Kieran Watson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0
William Gillingham	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/0

Top Scorers. Season 2024/2025

Player

17 Sep

21 Sep

28 Sep

05 Oct

12 Oct

19 Oct

26 Oct

02 Nov

09 Nov

16 Nov

All SeasonGoals/Assists

Blair Henderson

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/1

1/0

8/2

Cameron Russell

0/0

1/0

2/0

6/1

Brogan Walls

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

0/1

2/2

Jamie Dishington

0/0

1/1

Paul Watson

0/0

2/0

Bradley Whyte

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Mark Stowe

0/0

1/0

0/0

1/0

Hamish Ritchie

1/0

0/0

1/0

Kieran Watson

0/0

1/0

William Gillingham

0/0

1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2024/2025
Player	17 Sep	21 Sep	28 Sep	05 Oct	12 Oct	19 Oct	26 Oct	02 Nov	09 Nov	16 Nov	All SeasonRed/Yellow	Matches	Avg
Lewis Hunter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	0/5	5	0.0/1.0
Brogan Walls	0/1	-	0/1	0/1	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/5	5	0.0/1.0
Kieran Watson	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	0/3	3	0.0/1.0
James Craigen	-	0/1	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/3	3	0.0/1.0
Cameron Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Blair Henderson	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	0/1	-	-	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Callum Booth	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Bradley Whyte	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	0/2	2	0.0/1.0
Aaron Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Archie Wylie	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Jamie Dishington	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Mark Stowe	-	-	-	-	0/1	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0
Kevin Waugh	-	-	-	-	1/0	-	-	-	-	-	1/0	1	1.0/0.0
Paul Watson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0/1	1	0.0/1.0

Bad Boys. Season 2024/2025

Player

17 Sep

21 Sep

28 Sep

05 Oct

12 Oct

19 Oct

26 Oct

02 Nov

09 Nov

16 Nov

All SeasonRed/Yellow

Matches

Avg

Lewis Hunter

0/1

0/5

0.0/1.0

Brogan Walls

0/1

0/5

0.0/1.0

Kieran Watson

0/1

0/3

0.0/1.0

James Craigen

0/1

0/3

0.0/1.0

Cameron Russell

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Blair Henderson

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Callum Booth

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Bradley Whyte

0/1

0/2

0.0/1.0

Aaron Scott

0/1

0.0/1.0

Archie Wylie

0/1

0.0/1.0

Jamie Dishington

0/1

0.0/1.0

Mark Stowe

0/1

0.0/1.0

Kevin Waugh

1/0

1.0/0.0

Paul Watson

0/1

0.0/1.0

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