Forfar have announced that while Gavin Swankie will continue as club captain, the on-field skipper will now be Stuart Malcolm.
The big centre-half returned to Station Park earlier this summer for his second spell with the Angus club after spending a season with Stenhousemuir.
The 36-year-old veteran will now share skipper duties with Swankie.
In a statement, the club said: “In a change to the captaincy structure at Station Park which has the wholehearted support of the Loons playing squad, Gary Bollan has split the role between Gavin Swankie and the returning Stuart Malcolm.
“Gavin will continue as the club captain, but Stuart Malcolm will assume the captaincy role on the park as team captain.
“Gavin was in fact one of the instigators of the move, his feelings being that the veteran defender was more suited to the match-day leadership role.”
