Historical Football Kits

 

Brechin City

Formed 1906

Founder member of Scottish Division Three 1923. Lost place when Division Three abandoned in 1926

Elected to Scottish Division Two 1929

Kit History

1906-1909 (i)

1926-1929 (i)

1930-1931 (i)

1931-1932 (i)

1932-1935 (i)

1935-1937 (e,g,i)

1949-1950 (a,i)

1954-1955 (f)

1955 (i)

1956-1957 (j)

1960-1951 (i)

1963-1964 (f,i)

circa1964-circa1966 (i)

circa1966-1967 (i)

1967-1970 (a,i)

1970-1975 (i)

1975-1976 (i)

1977-1978 (i)

1978-1979 (a)

1982-1984 (a,h)

1984-1985 (a)

1985-1986 (j)

1989-1990 (h)

1992-1994 (h)

2000-2001 (h)

2001-2002 (b,c)

2002-2003 (a)

2003-2005 (a)

2005-2006 (a)

2006-2007 (a)

Macron
Brechin City 2007-08

2007-2008 a

 

Background

Brechin City was formed when Brechin Harp and Brechin City merged to form a single senior club at the urging of a deputation from the Forfarshire FA. They were admitted to the Scottish League in 1923 but returned to non-league competition when the Third Division was abandoned in 1926 with fixtures incomplete.

The club got a second chance in 1929 when Bathgate and Armadale resigned. Brechin, Montrose and Nithsdale Wanderers applied for the vacancies, Nithsdale failing to be elected. Brechin had a poor record, usually finishing near the bottom of the table although they did manage tenth place in 1939, their highest position prior to World War Two.

When the Scottish League resumed in 1946, Brechin were placed in the new Division C (third tier), which comprised mainly of reserve sides. In 1954 they were champions and earned their first ever promotion. The following season they changed dropped their black and white hooped shirts in favour of plain red. They finished in last place and would have been relegated had Division C not been scrapped at the end of the season. During the 1950s the team did rather better, finishing regularly in the top six and winning the Qualifying Cup in 1951. The next decade is probably best forgotton: between 1962 and 1974 they finished rock bottom no fewer than seven times. It was therefore no surprise when they were placed in the new Second Division (now the third tier) when the league was restructured after the creation of the Scottish Premier Division.

In 1983 this little club won a second championship and promotion to the First Division (second tier). After four seasons at this level, City went down once more and for the next few seasons they bounced between the third and second tier, dropped into the new Third Division (fourth tier) in 1995 only to return the following season. In recent years they have bounced between the Third and Second Divisions on an annual basis.

Glebe Park, which has a current capacity of just under 4,000, is noted for a hedge that runs down one side of the pitch.

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