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 Premier Division
2023–24East of Scotland League First Division, 3rd of 15 (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
Secretary Ann Haddow
Club Official Robert Cook
Club Official Graham Beattie

Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager Darren Wilson
Assistant manager Scott Woodhouse
First Team Coach Robert Lee
Goalkeeping coach Martin Hubbocks
Physio Archie Gilmour
Kit man Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024[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  SCO Daniel Farrell
— GK  SCO Blair Gallagher
— DF  SCO Reece Boyle
— DF  SCO Grant Hamilton
— DF  SCO Max Condie
— DF  SCO Euan McGill
— DF  SCO Michael McGarahan
— DF  SCO Sammy Watson
— DF  SCO Darren Tomaszewski
— DF  SCO Lennon Watson
— MF  SCO Jack Hodge
— MF  SCO Steven Clark
— MF  SCO Owen Main
— MF  SCO Jack Henderson
— MF  SCO Lewis Milton
— MF  SCO Andrew Thomson
— FW  SCO Ross Crawford
— FW  SCO Darren Liddell
— FW  SCO Kevin Fotheringham
— FW  SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history
 
Name Nationality Years
William Strickland 1951-?[4]
Colin Sinclair 1986-?[5]
George Fairley 1988-?[6]
Derek Strickland 1992-94[7]
Brian McNaughton
Keith Burgess		 1994-1996[8]
Brian Fairley 1996-1999[9]
Brian McNaughton 1999-2000
Derek Strickland 2013-?[10]
Derek Halcrow 2009-?[11]
Tom Hendrie 2014-2016[12]
Colin Martin 2016-?[13]
Jamie Sandilands 2020-2021[14]
Darren Wilson 2021-[15]

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. "Whitburn Juniors Club History".
  9. "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.
  10. "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.
  11. "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
  12. "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  13. "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.
  14. "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
  15. "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
  16. "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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