PETERHEAD

 



("Blue Toon")

Year formed

1891

(formed on 6 October 1891 by merger of Peterhead Rovers and original Peterhead club.)

Previous names

None

Present ground

Balmoor Stadium, Balmoor Terrace, Peterhead AB42 1EQ

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements105 x 70 yards (96 x 64 metres)
Ground capacity4,000
Record attendance4,855 v Rangers, Scottish Division Three, 19 January 2013 (lost 0-1)
Previous grounds

Recreation Ground: 1891 - 1996

no ground: 1996 - 1997

Balmoor Stadium: September 1997 to date

League career

Aberdeenshire League: 1900 - 1931

Scottish Highland League: 1931 - 2000

Scottish Division Three: 2000 - 2005

Scottish Division Two: 2005 - 2011

Scottish Division Three / League Two: 2011 - 2014

Scottish League One: 2014 - 2017

Scottish League Two: 2017 - 2019

Scottish League One: 2019 - 2023

Scottish League Two: 2023 - 2025

Scottish League One: 2025 - .

First Scottish League game5 August 2000 v Montrose, Scottish Division Three (won 2-0)
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish League Two champions: 2013-14, 2018-19, 2024-25

Scottish League Two runners-up: 2004-05, 2012-13, 2017-18

Scottish Highland League winners: 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1988-89, 1998-99

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 2015-16

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) winners: 1946-47, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1997-98

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) runners-up: 1950-51, 1961-62, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1991-92

Scottish Highland League Cup winners: 1962-63, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1980-81, 1988-89

Aberdeenshire Cup winners: 1905-06, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1998-99

Aberdeenshire Shield winners: 1998-99, 2009-10

Scottish Week Challenge Cup winners: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13

Best League position3rd, Scottish Division Two / League One: 2005-06, 2015-16
Lowest League position5th, Scottish Division Three, 2000-01, 2011-12
Furthest in Scottish CupQuarter-final, 2000-01
Furthest in League Cup2nd round, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2016-17
Most League points 
2 for a win

n/a

3 for a win79, Scottish Division Two, 2018-19
Fewest League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win16, Scottish League One, 2022-23
Most League goals scored

81, Scottish Division Three, 2004-05

Most League goals conceded

84, Scottish League One, 2022-23

Fewest League goals scored

19, Scottish League One, 2022-23

Fewest League goals conceded27, Scottish League One, 2020-21
Most wins in a League season24, Scottish League Two, 2017-18, 2018-19

 

Fewest wins in a League season3, Scottish League One, 2022-23
Most draws in a League season

12, Scottish League Two, 2023-24

Fewest draws in a League season2, Scottish League One, 2020-21

 

Most losses in a League season26, Scottish League One, 2022-23
Fewest losses in a League season

4, Scottish Division Three, 2004-05

Record win8-0 v Forfar Athletic, Scottish Division Two, 30 September 2006
Record defeat0-13 v Aberdeen, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 10 February 2003
  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season32, Rory McAlister, Scottish League Two, 2013-14
in total98, Martin Bavidge, 2002-13
  
Most League appearances275, Martin Bavidge, 2003-13

Most capped player

None
Highest transfer fee receivedto be confirmed
Highest transfer fee paidto be confirmed