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Vale of Leithen
Vale of Leithen FC
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Founded
1891
Years standing
135
Home ground
Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Capacity
1,500 seats
Reasons To Adopt
Vale of Leithen are not a spare club. They are Scotland Scottish Cup, Victoria Park, Innerleithen, and 135 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
You get a nickname
Known as The Vale. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), roughly 41km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
Scotland Scottish Cup is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Scotland does not do easy neutrals.
Deep roots
Founded in 1891, Vale of Leithen were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 135 years of accumulated grudges.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Victoria Park, Innerleithen. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
41 km / 25 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Innerleithen railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Victoria Park, Innerleithen
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
