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 Second Division.

Armadale Thistle
Full nameArmadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dale
Founded1936
GroundVolunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity3,000
ManagerColin Strickland
LeagueEast of Scotland League Second Division
2022–23East of Scotland League Third Division, 2nd of 10 (promoted)

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
PresidentScotland Bill Baird
Club secretaryScotland Scott Watson

Coaching staff

Role Name
ManagerScotland Colin Strickland
Assistant managerScotland Jamie Mackay
CoachScotland Allan Fleming
PhysioScotland Laura Mackay

Source

Managerial history

 
Name Nationality Years
Lachie McMillan Scotland 1941-?
Charlie Briggs Scotland ?-1954[1]
Tim Irvine Scotland 1975-?[2]
John Jameson Scotland 1977-?[3]
Bill Henderson Scotland 1981-?[4]
James McCafferty Scotland ?-1986[5]
Alex 'Kitty' Dunnigan Scotland 1986[6]
Joe Craig Scotland 1987-?[7]
Bobby Ford Scotland 1988-1992[8]
John Mitchell Scotland 1992-?
John Brogan Scotland 1996-1997
Bobby Ford Scotland 1998-?
Eric Sinclair Scotland 2003-?
Jim Henderson Scotland 2008-2016
Derek Strickland Scotland 2016-2023
Colin Strickland Scotland 2023-[9]

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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