Bathgate Thistle F.C.

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Bathgate Thistle
Bathgate Thistle FC logo.png
Full nameBathgate Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Thistle
Founded1937
Ground Creamery Park
Hardhill Road
Bathgate
Capacity3,000
ManagerGordon Wilson
League East of Scotland League Third Division
2022–23 East of Scotland League Third Division, 6th of 10

Bathgate Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bathgate, West Lothian. They play in the East of Scotland League Third Division.

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Nicknamed Thistle, they were formed in 1937 and presently play their home games at Creamery Park, which has room for 3,000 spectators. Their home shirts are Nike royal blue with navy sleeves and shorts and socks royal blue. Away Nike kit is all navy.

In 2006, Thistle reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup, losing 2–1 to Auchinleck Talbot at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, in front of around 7,000 spectators. In 2008, the club reached the final again, this time defeating Cumnock Juniors 2–1. [1]

The Senior side is managed by Gordon Wilson. The U20's are Bathgate Juniors led by Kevin McDonald and started in 22/23 and play in the Scottish Lowland Development League. There are also various youth teams within the Bathgate Juniors set up and the Club provides the only full pathway to senior football in Bathgate.

Coaching staff

RoleName
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Wilson
Coach Flag of Scotland.svg George Bonnar and Ryan Stevenson
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Smith
Kitman Flag of Scotland.svg George Cunningham

Source

Current squad

As of January 2023 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sean Brown
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gregor Dryden
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Harry Maguire
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stuart Conway
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Williamson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Macadam
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Grant MacDonald
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Myles Wilson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Mooney
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brayden Docherty
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Grant Forrester
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael Adams
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Fraser Cormack
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Mowatt
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Aidan Gibb
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James McCullagh
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordan Rodger
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Glenn Thomson
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis McKenzie
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Finlay Mackay
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordan Devine
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nathan Jollie

Managerial history

 
NameNationalityYears
William Smith Flag of Scotland.svg 1965-1966? [3]
Davie Kidd Flag of Scotland.svg 1974-? [4]
Tam Connor Flag of Scotland.svg ?-1977 [5]
Robin Gibson Flag of Scotland.svg 1989? [6]
Willie Russell Flag of Scotland.svg 1990-1992 [7]
Willie Hill Flag of Scotland.svg ?-2009 [8]
Paul Jack Flag of Scotland.svg 2009 [9]
Graeme Love Flag of Scotland.svg 2009-2012 [10]
Keith Hogg c Flag of Scotland.svg 2012 [11]
Derek Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 2012-2013 [12] [13]
Robert Main Flag of Scotland.svg 2013-2014 [14]
Barrie Malcolm Flag of Scotland.svg 2014- [15]
Andy Colley Flag of Scotland.svg 2015-2017 [16]
Jim Henderson Flag of Scotland.svg 2017-2018 [17]
Michael Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg 2018
Kevin McKee Flag of Scotland.svg 2020 [18]
Andy Colley Flag of Scotland.svg 2020-2021 [19]
Stewart Devine Flag of Scotland.svg 2021-2022 [20]
Andy Malone Flag of Scotland.svg 2022-2023 [21]
Gordon Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg 2023- [22]

c Caretaker manager

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Other Honours

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  2. ↑ "Bathgate Thistle FC - Squad list". www.bathgatethistlejuniorsfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "JUVENILE NOTES". West Lothian Courier. 25 February 1966.
  4. ↑ "Late k.o. for 'Dale". West Lothian Courier. 4 January 1974.
  5. ↑ "time unlucky for 'Burn". West Lothian Courier. 25 November 1977.
  6. ↑ "46 COURIER Friday September 1 1989 Courier Sport: Golf Touchline Topics Pool Rugby Gala trophy semi-finals THE ." West Lothian Courier. 1 September 1989.
  7. ↑ "54 COURIER Friday April 24 1992 COURIER SPORT LAST-DITCH WINNER SEES LOGANLEA INTO SEMIS LOGANLEA Amateurs are ." West Lothian Courier. 24 April 1992.
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  9. ↑ "Sacked Bathgate boss Paul Jack targets quick return to dugout". Daily Record. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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  13. ↑ Gilmour, John (17 June 2013). "Strickland resigns as Bathgate boss". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Bathgate Thistle nab Pumpherston boss Robert Main". Daily Record. 4 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "New Bathgate Thistle boss ready to take club back to the top of the Junior game". Daily Record. 26 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Andy Colley returns as Bathgate Thistle manager". Daily Record. 7 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Bathgate confirm Jim as manager". Press Reader. 11 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Andy Colley returns as Bathgate Thistle manager". Daily Record. 7 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Andy Colley returns as Bathgate Thistle manager". Daily Record. 7 February 2020.
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  22. ↑ "We have appointed Gordon Wilson as manager. Gordon steps up from coach following Andy Malone's decision to take time away". Twitter. 16 January 2023.
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