Armadale Thistle F.C.

Armadale Thistle Football Club are a football club from the town of Armadale, West Lothian in Scotland. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the East of Scotland League Third Division.

Armadale Thistle
Full nameArmadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dale
Founded1936
GroundVolunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity3,000
ManagerDerek Strickland
LeagueEast of Scotland League Third Division
2021–22East of Scotland League Conference X, 4th of 11

The club arose from the remnants of the town's former Scottish Football League club, Armadale, who had been based at Volunteer Park, and took over the ground from them.

Club staff

Board of directors

Role Name
President Bill Baird
Club Secretary Scott Watson

Coaching staff

Role Name
Manager Derek Strickland
Assistant Manager Jamie Mackay
Coach Allan Fleming
Physio Laura Mackay

Source

Managerial history

 
Name Nationality Years
Lachie McMillan 1941-?
Charlie Briggs ?-1954[1]
Tim Irvine 1975-?[2]
John Jameson 1977-?[3]
Bill Henderson 1981-?[4]
James McCafferty ?-1986[5]
Alex 'Kitty' Dunnigan 1986[6]
Joe Craig 1987-?[7]
Bobby Ford 1988-1992[8]
John Mitchell 1992-?
John Brogan 1996-1997
Bobby Ford 1998-?
Eric Sinclair 2003-?
Jim Henderson 2008-2016
Derek Strickland 2016-

c Caretaker manager

Honours

Scottish Junior Football Association

  • Edinburgh & District League champions:1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1952–53
  • East Region South Division champions: 2008–09
  • East Region Division Two champions: 1984–85, 1988–89
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1942–43
  • East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1943–44, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1961–62
  • St. Michael's Cup winners: 1999–00
  • Brown Cup winners: 1942–43, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54

References


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