Edinburgh City F.C.

The original Edinburgh City was founded in 1928 and the club adopted amateur status, with the aim of becoming the Edinburgh equivalent of Glasgow club Queen's Park. Edinburgh City joined the Scottish Football League in 1931. The club played in the Lothian Amateur League during the Second World War and were only admitted to the C Division in 1946; by then the club had adopted professional status. After three more years of struggle, the club left the Scottish Football League in 1949. It switched to junior status and played in the Edinburgh & District Junior League. The club ceased activity completely in 1955 when the local council refused to renew its lease on its home ground, City Park. A club called Postal United F.C. was founded in 1966 and joined the East of Scotland League. Their best league finish was third in 1985–86, having won the Qualifying Cup in 1982–83 and King Cup in 1984–85. The Edinburgh City Football Club Ltd continued trading as a social club and Alan Day, who was a player with Postal United and also a member of the social club, approached the board to adopt their name. Approval was then granted in 1986 for Postal United to become Edinburgh City F.C.. Edinburgh City has participated in the Scottish Cup since the mid-1990s, when it became a full member of the Scottish Football Association. In the 1997–98 Scottish Cup they defeated SFL club East Stirlingshire, before losing 7–2 to Dunfermline Athletic, then of the Premier Division. The club applied to join the…

Scottish League Two Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21 Lowland Football League Winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 East of Scotland Football League Winners: 2005–06 Runners-up: 2003–04 East of Scotland Football League First Division Winners: 1995–96 Runners-up: 1989–90 SFA South Region Challenge Cup Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2015–16 East of Scotland League Cup Winners (3): 1992–93, 2001–02, 2012–13 Runners-up (4): 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12 King Cup Winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000 Runners-up: 2004–05