Whitburn F.C.

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

Whitburn F.C.
Full nameWhitburn Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burnie
Founded1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c June 1934
GroundCentral Park
East Main Street
Whitburn
Capacity4,000
ManagerDarren Wilson
LeagueEast of Scotland League First Division
2022–23East of Scotland League Second Division, 1st of 17 (promoted)

History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final.[1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.[2]

Club staff

Board of directors

Role Name
SecretaryScotland Ann Haddow
Club OfficialScotland Robert Cook
Club OfficialScotland Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

Role Name
ManagerScotland Darren Wilson
Assistant managerScotland Scott Woodhouse
First Team CoachScotland Robert Lee
Goalkeeping coachScotland Martin Hubbocks
PhysioScotland Archie Gilmour
Kit manScotland Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31 October 2022[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Scotland SCO Daniel Potts
GK Scotland SCO Jack Wilsdon
DF Scotland SCO Reece Boyle
DF Scotland SCO Grant Hamilton
DF Scotland SCO Jack Henderson
DF Scotland SCO Martin Maguire
DF Scotland SCO Michael McGarahan
DF Scotland SCO Lewis Milton
DF Scotland SCO Darren Tomaszewski
DF Scotland SCO Lennon Watson
MF Scotland SCO Reece Duncan
MF Scotland SCO Louis Maguire
MF Scotland SCO Aiden Martin
MF Scotland SCO Martin Russell
MF Scotland SCO Cameron Stokes
MF Scotland SCO Andrew Thomson
FW Scotland SCO Ross Crawford
FW Scotland SCO Darren Liddell
FW Scotland SCO Stuart McIntyre
FW Scotland SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

 
Name Nationality Years
William Strickland Scotland 1951-?[4]
Colin Sinclair Scotland 1986-?[5]
George Fairley Scotland 1988-?[6]
Derek Strickland Scotland 1992-94[7]
Brian McNaughton Scotland 1994-1996
Brian Fairley Scotland 1996-1999[8]
Brian McNaughton Scotland 1999-2000
Derek Strickland Scotland 2013-?[9]
Derek Halcrow Scotland 2009-?[10]
Tom Hendrie Scotland 2014-2016[11]
Colin Martin Scotland 2016-?[12]
Jamie Sandilands Scotland 2020-2021[13]
Darren Wilson Scotland 2021-[14]

c Caretaker manager

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Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1999–2000
  • Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

References

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