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
  1. "Prior sparks Whitburn glory". The Herald. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  3. "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "WHITBURN". 11 May 1951.
  5. "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.
  6. "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.
  7. "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.
  8. "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.
  9. "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.
  10. "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
  11. "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  12. "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.
  13. "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
  14. "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
  15. "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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