Heriot-Watt University F.C.
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Heriot-Watt University Football Club is a football club based at Riccarton Campus, on the western fringes of Edinburgh. The club's first team plays in the East of Scotland League First Division. Home matches are played on a 3G synthetic pitch within the John Brydson Arena on the university campus at Riccarton. In weekend competition, the club also enters a team into the Lowlands Under-20 Development League; and another into Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur Football Association competition.
Full name | Heriot-Watt University Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Watt | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | Heriot-Watt Sports Academy, Riccarton, Edinburgh | ||
Capacity | 1,800 | ||
Coach | Banji Koya | ||
League | East of Scotland League First Division | ||
2022–23 | East of Scotland League Second Division, 3rd of 17 (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Heriot-Watt University F.C. also participates in a Community Club in partnership with two youth football clubs based in its locality, Currie Star F.C and Currie FC.
The current head coach, Banji Koya, who took over at the beginning of season 2016–17, is a former Heriot-Watt striker. As well as coaching the First Team squad in the East of Scotland League, he also takes charge of the Under-20 and BUCS First Team squads. The all-time top goalscorer of the club is Northern Irishman, Chris Donnelly, who was the first HWUFC player to reach one hundred goals in East of Scotland competition.
Notable former players include Adam Crozier, British businessman and television executive (former Chief Executive of The Football Association, of Royal Mail Group and of ITV; currently Chairman of BT Group).