Haddington Athletic F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Haddington Athletic


fullname = Haddington Athletic Football Club
nickname = The Hi-Hi
founded = 1939
ground = Millfield Park, Haddington
capacity = 500
chairman = flagicon|Scotland Drew Donaldson
manager = flagicon|Scotland George Bowmaker
league = SJFA East Region, South Division
season = 2007-08
position = SJFA East Region, South Division, 2nd
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Haddington Athletic F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in Haddington, the county town of East Lothian.

The club play in the SJFA East Region. For the 2006/07 season, the club will compete in the South Division in the third tier of the East league setup.

Nicknamed the Hi-Hi, the club was founded in 1939 and play their home matches at Millfield Park. The ground has changing and committee facilities, added with help from the local council. There is a covered shelter for the 30 or 40 or so regular supporters. Reasons for low crowds include the fact that the town is predominantly a Rugby Union stronghold.

Honours

*East Section League Champions: 1956/57
*East of Scotland Cup Winners: 1941, 1957 and 1973.

Notable former players

A number of players have used Haddington as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. The following players made the grade in the Senior game:

*John Scott to Third Lanark
*Johnny Gilhooley to Cowdenbeath
*Bobby Wood to Hibernian
*Dougie Armstrong and Tom McKenzie to Hearts
*Mitchell Barclay to Bournemouth in England

November 2007 saw Polish midfielder Lukasz Rusin become the latest Haddington player to seek success in the higher grade when he joined Brechin City

In 1948, Dougie Armstrong became the Club's only junior-international player when he played for Scotland against a Republic of Ireland team.

External links

* [http://www.haddingtonathletic.co.uk The Hi-Hi's official website]