Armadale Thistle F.C.

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Armadale Thistle
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Full nameArmadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dale
Founded1936
Ground Volunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity3,000
ManagerColin Strickland
League East of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24 East of Scotland League Second Division, 4th of 16

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.

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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

RoleName
President Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Baird
Club secretary Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Watson

Coaching staff

RoleName
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Strickland
Assistant manager Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Leiper
Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Gavin Wallace
Physio Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Smith

Source

Managerial history

 
NameNationalityYears
Lachie McMillan Flag of Scotland.svg 1941-?
Charlie Briggs Flag of Scotland.svg ?-1954 [1]
Tim Irvine Flag of Scotland.svg 1975-? [2]
John Jameson Flag of Scotland.svg 1977-? [3]
Bill Henderson Flag of Scotland.svg 1981-? [4]
John Lambie Flag of Scotland.svg ?-? [5]
James McCafferty Flag of Scotland.svg ?-1986 [6]
Alex 'Kitty' Dunnigan Flag of Scotland.svg 1986 [7]
Joe Craig Flag of Scotland.svg 1987-? [8]
Bobby Ford Flag of Scotland.svg 1988-1992 [9]
John Mitchell Flag of Scotland.svg 1992-?
John Brogan Flag of Scotland.svg 1996-1997
Bobby Ford Flag of Scotland.svg 1998-?
Eric Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg 2003-?
Jim Henderson Flag of Scotland.svg 2008-2016
Derek Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 2016-2023
Colin Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 2023- [10]

c Caretaker manager

Honours

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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