Bonnyrigg Rose Ladies F.C.

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Bonnyrigg Rose Ladies F.C.
Full nameBonnyrigg Rose Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)The Roses
Founded2022
GroundPoltonhall [1]
Capacity2,500
ChairmanCharlie Kirkwood [2]
Head CoachJamie Carter [3]
League Scottish Women's Football League One [4] [5] , Scottish Women's Cup [6]
2022–23Promoted from Regional Leagues [7]
Website Club website

Bonnyrigg Rose Ladies Football Club is a Scottish women's football club based in the town of Bonnyrigg, Scotland. The club was formed in 2022 and currently competes in the Scottish Women's Football League One [4] , the fourth tier of women's football in Scotland.

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History

Bonnyrigg Rose Ladies F.C. was formed in March 2022, when the club decided to establish a women's team to compete in the Scottish women's football pyramid. Prior to this, the club had previously had youth teams competing at various levels. [8] [9]

The team made its debut in the 2022/23 season [9] , earning promotion from the Regional Leagues [9] [7] to the Scottish Women's Football League One [4] [10] , the fourth tier of women's football in Scotland. Their home matches are played at Poltonhall [1] in Bonnyrigg.

Stadium

Bonnyrigg Rose Ladies F.C. play their home matches at Poltonhall [1] in Bonnyrigg, Scotland. The ground has a capacity of 2,500.

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