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by Alex
Bremner, Kathleen Macpherson
& Grant Turner
Highland
League Admittance
Huntly Football Club were unanimously accepted for League admittance
at the league’s AGM in June 1928 entering the Highland League in
season 1928/29 when their first game was against Inverness Thistle
at Inverness on Saturday 25th August 1928. The Home side won the
match 2-1. In a report in one of the Inverness papers,
mention is made of the good impression Huntly had made on their
first appearance in Inverness.
First Silverware
In their second season, Huntly won their first Highland League title
in 1929/30 under player-coach Jock Edwards.
Huntly became only the third team (after Buckie Thistle – 3 times
and Aberdeen A) outside Inverness to win the league finishing two
points ahead of closest rivals Elgin City & Inverness Thistle.
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1929/30
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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PTS
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Huntly
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22
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17
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1
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4
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65
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31
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35
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Elgin
City
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22
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15
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3
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4
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72
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37
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33
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Inverness
Thistle
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22
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15
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3
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4
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70
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37
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33
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Completion of
a grandstand and pavilion in August 1930 saw the Earl of March kick
off a friendly against Aberdeen. Jimmy
Osborne (Rangers) became player-coach but the side remained an all
local one.
Huntly had enjoyable
period post-war finishing runners-up under Andy McCall (ex-Dundee)
in season 1946/97.
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League Cup Wins
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