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
2023–24East of Scotland League Second Division, 4th of 16

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 Colin Strickland
Assistant manager Colin Leiper
Coach Gavin Wallace
Physio Peter Smith

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]
John Lambie ?-?[5]
James McCafferty ?-1986[6]
Alex 'Kitty' Dunnigan 1986[7]
Joe Craig 1987-?[8]
Bobby Ford 1988-1992[9]
John Mitchell 1992-?
John Brogan 1996-1997
Bobby Ford 1998-?
Eric Sinclair 2003-?
Jim Henderson 2008-2016
Derek Strickland 2016-2023
Colin Strickland 2023-[10]

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
  1. "gunior ecterting 'Points". 12 November 1954.
  2. "22 August 1975". 22 August 1975.
  3. "JOHN Jameson has all the knowledge and enthusiasm to make a real success of his new role as Armadale Thistle". 9 December 1977.
  4. "v-OURIER Friday November 20 1981 COURIER Friday November 20 1981 v Coach BRAVEST man in Junior football on ." 20 November 1981.
  5. "Tributes to football icon John Lambie who died aged 77". Daily Record. 11 April 2018.
  6. "DAILY RECORD Wednesday April 16 1986 PERTH Going: GOOD TO FIRM Tricast: 215 race IBLACK WATCH CONDITIONAL ." 16 April 1986.
  7. "62 COURIER Friday November 28 1986 Courier Sport Touchline Topics Swimming Rugby Snooker the girls who took ." 28 November 1986.
  8. "COURIER Friday Septem&r 1987 Sport: Preuieu Rimd-np Results and Flutves Bouling ONCE Self Drive League Cam ." 11 September 1987.
  9. "54 COURIER Friday November 22 1991 COURIER SPORT RUGBY CLUB MAKE HEAVY MCEWAN'S National League Division Five ." 22 November 1991.
  10. Carson, Callum (26 February 2023). "Armadale Thistle announce managerial change for next season as son replaces father in the hotseat". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 February 2023.


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