Hollands & Blair

Hollands & Blair

Leagues Played
Freundschaftsspiele - UK 2
Links
Wikipedia

Statistik

 TotalHEIMAUSWÄRTS
Spiele 4 3 1
Wins 1 0 1
Draws 1 1 0
Losses 2 2 0
Goals for 6 3 3
Goals against 9 8 1
Clean sheets 0 0 0
Failed to score 1 1 0

Wikipedia - Hollands & Blair F.C.

Hollands & Blair Football Club is a football club based in Gillingham, Kent, England. They are currently members of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division and play at the Star Meadow.

History

The club was established in 1970 as H & B United, joining Division Six of the Rochester & District League. Their first match was played on 12 September away to Halfway House and ended in a 4–2 defeat. The club merged with a works team named Hollands & Blair in 1973; H & B United became the reserve team, with the first team continuing on from Hollands & Blair in Division One. However, the first team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season, with H & B United continuing under the Hollands & Blair name in Division Four. In 1974–75 they were Division Four runners-up, earning promotion to Division Two. The club finished as Division Two runners-up the following season and were promoted to Division One. They were Division One runners-up in 1976–77, earning a third successive promotion, this time to the Premier Division.

Hollands & Blair won the Premier Division title in 1989–90, and again in 1993–94. After back-to-back titles in 2002–03 and 2003–04, the club moved up to Division Two East of the Kent County League. They won Division Two East at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. The club were Division One East champions the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division. They won the Premier Division title in 2008–09, and after finishing as runners-up the following season, won the league again in 2010–11. In 2011 the club were founder member of the Kent Invicta League. After winning the Challenge Cup and finishing as runners-up in 2012–13, they won successive league titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15, also winning both the Challenge Trophy and the Challenge Shield in 2014–15.

After their second Kent Invicta League title, Hollands & Blair were promoted to the Southern Counties East League and were runners-up in their first season in the league, as well as winning the Challenge Cup. At the end of the 2015–16 season the Kent Invicta League became Division One of the Southern Counties East League, with Hollands and Blair becoming members of the Premier Division. In 2016–17 the club won the league's Challenge Shield. They won the cup for the second time in the 2022–23 season.

Hollands & Blair ist eine 1860 gegründete schottische Fußballmannschaft aus Glasgow. Der Verein gewann einmal den schottischen Pokal und zweimal die schottische Zweitligameisterschaft. Hollands & Blair spielte von 1890 bis 1973 im Cathkin Park, bevor er nach New Douglas Park umzog. Die Vereinsfarben sind Marineblau und Weiß. Das Maskottchen des Vereins ist ein Hase.

Hollands & Blair ist einer der ältesten Fußballvereine in Schottland und hat eine lange und reiche Geschichte. Der Verein wurde 1860 von einer Gruppe junger Männer gegründet, die in der Nähe des Hollands & Blair Pubs in Glasgow lebten. Der Verein spielte zunächst auf einem Feld in der Nähe des Pubs, bevor er 1890 in den Cathkin Park umzog.

Hollands & Blair gewann seinen ersten großen Titel im Jahr 1896, als der Verein den schottischen Pokal gewann. Der Verein besiegte im Finale Hibernian mit 4:3. Hollands & Blair gewann auch zweimal die schottische Zweitligameisterschaft, in den Jahren 1952 und 1970.

In den 1970er Jahren geriet Hollands & Blair in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten und musste 1973 den Cathkin Park verkaufen. Der Verein zog daraufhin in den New Douglas Park um. In den letzten Jahren hat sich Hollands & Blair zu einem soliden Drittligisten entwickelt. Der Verein hat eine treue Fangemeinde und ist bekannt für seine leidenschaftliche Unterstützung.