New Angus national football team
The New Angus men's national football team (Scots Gaelic: Sgioba ball-coise nàiseanta Aonghais Ùr) represents New Angus in international football. They are overseen by the New Angus Football Association (NAFA), the governing body for football in New Angus. New Angus's current manager is Stuart Cairns, and their home ground is the Dùn Dè National Stadium in Dùn Dè.
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| Nickname(s) | The Taysiders |
|---|---|
| Association | New Angus Football Association |
| Confederation | DSAFF |
| Head coach | Stuart Cairns |
| Captain | Ewan Willamson |
| Most caps | Ewan Williamson (111) |
| Top scorer | Jack Hendry (44) |
| Home stadium | Dùn Dè National Stadium |
| Trigramme | NAG |
| MexiCola ranking | 27  (371.71) (8 May 2024) |
| Highest MexiCola ranking | 27 (371.71) (8 May 2024) |
| Lowest MexiCola ranking | 27 (371.71) (8 May 2024) |
| First international | |
 1-1 New AngusFriendly Niot Nacional Parco, Niort, Montecrux | |
| Biggest win | |
 Friendly Dùn Dè National Stadium, Dùn Dè, New Angus | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Friendly Glebe Park, Breichinn, New Angus | |
| Highest scoring match | |
| 1-1 New Angus Friendly Niort Nacional Parco, Niort, Montecrux | |
| Comrades Cup | |
| Entered | 0 (First in N/A) |
| Best result | N/A |
| Frost Cup | |
| Entered | 0 (First in N/A) |
| Best result | N/A |
History
New Angus has played host to football for many years, even prior to the nation's independence from Scotland in 2017. Unofficial New Angus sides have participated under "Angus", "Tayside" or "North Eastern Scotland" names for decades. The first match in which New Angus was used was an international friendly between New Angus and Shetland, which ended 6-0 to Shetland.
Since New Angusian independence, they have played a handful of matches - in recent times, since joining the DSAFF, New Angus has participated in 3 officially sanctioned matches. Their best result came in April 2024, when they beat 1st Ranked side Lannistter at home in only their second match in the DSAFF.
Stadium
New Angus's home stadium is the Dùn Dè National Stadium in Dùn Dè. It has a capacity of 54,000 and was built in 2022. The national team also sometimes plays at Stewart Park, Whitton Park or Glebe Park (home of Dundee Athletic, Broughty Ferry and Brechin respectively).
Coaching Staff
Manager: Stuart Cairns
Assistant Manager: Reece Irvine
Fitness Coach: Harry Bride
Set Piece Coach: Colin Handle
First team Coach: Jude McGheean
First team Coach: Ewan Peacock
Goalkeeping Coach: Francois Felrhan
Data analyst: Kyle McLelland
Head Physio: Sandra Smith
Physio: Frank Davies
National team Doctor: Brian McCummoch
Players
Most recent call up: (to face Montecrux, Lannistter and Yucatan)
Goalkeepers:
John Young (Brechin F.C.)
Archie Thompson (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Ewan Williamson (Dundee Athletic F.C.)
Defenders:
Kris Doohan (Brechin F.C.)
Derek Hutchinson (Broughty Ferry F.C.) Manager:
Danny Fearns (Dundee Athletic F.C.) Stuart Cairns
Ethan Brown (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Irving Donaldson (Dundee Athletic F.C.)
Joshua Barclay (Carnoustie F.C.)
Midfielders:
Callum Duncan (Brechin F.C.)
Damon McRandles (Broughty Ferry F.C.)
Iain Gordon (Forfar A.F.C.)
Peter Bennett (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Theo Carter (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Mason White (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Ollie Robertson (Brechin F.C.)
Paul Mullan (Brechin F.C.)
Forwards:
Iain McDonald (Brechin F.C.)
William Smith (Kirriemuir F.C.)
Jackson DeMarcus (Douglas F.C.)
Thomas Mikkel (Dundee Athletic F.C.)
Honours
New Angus are yet to win any officially sanctioned tournaments.