Keith FC History - Part 4

• Later that year(1996) manager Jim Hamilton stepped down and team captain Martin Allan stepped into the hot seat, a position he still holds.
   
• Darren Still became the Club's record buy, the Kynoch Parker's having to fork out £8250 to take the player from Lossiemouth, in 1997.
   
• Former Montrose player Allan led the Maroons to the Millennium Championship in 1999-2000, giving Keith their sixth title success. Leading the goal charge was Derek Nicol with 24 goals. The Maroons suffered a nail biting time in their final match, as they lost 3-4 at home to Brora Rangers, and were kept on tenterhooks before they heard that Fraserburgh had failed to win their second last game. It truly was a hotline from Kynoch Park to Bellslea Park that day!
   
• A fourth Qualifying Cup Final in six years ended in disappointment in November 2000, when Cove Rangers defeated the Maroons 4-2 after extra time at Huntly. Disappointingly in 1994 against Huntly, a loss in 1995 against Fraserburgh, and a defeat against Clach in 1998. To make matters worse, the Maroons also lost a League Cup Final against Forres in 1999
   
• Goal ace Derek Nicole becomes the first player in the Club's history to hit 100 league goals when he shoots home the equaliser at Fraserburgh on 2nd December 2000.
   
• Super striker Nicol equals Charlie Barbour's all-time club record of 125 goals with a superb drive in the 3-1 home win against Wick Academy on 9th December 2000.
   
• Derek Nicol breaks Charlie "The Demon" Barbour's goal scoring record by slotting home his 126th goal in the 1-3 defeat against Huntly on 23rd December 2000, thus becoming the highest scoring Keith player of all time.
   
• Won Qualifying Cup for 4th time on 2nd November 2002, defeating Cove Rangers 3-1 on penalties after the match finished 2-2 after extra time. Match was played at Harlaw Park, Inverurie.
  
• Highland League Cup was won for a record 8th time, defeating Deveronvale 3-2 at Harlaw Park, Inverurie on 10th May 2003. This was the first time that Keith FC had won the Qualifying Cup and the Highland League Cup in the same season.
   
• Aberdeenshire District Shield was won for a fourth time, defeating Inverurie Locos 3-1 after extra time at Harlaw Park, Inverurie on 12th October 2004.

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