Dalkeith Thistle F.C.

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Dalkeith Thistle
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Full nameDalkeith Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Jags
Founded1892
GroundKing's Park
Croft Street
Dalkeith
Capacity2,000
ChairmanBarclay Ewing
ManagerJock Landells
League East of Scotland League Second Division
2022–23 East of Scotland League Second Division, 5th of 17
Website Club website

Dalkeith Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian. Formed in 1892, the team plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference B), having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. [1]

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Dalkeith Thistle's home strip is black and gold. Their change strip is navy blue and sky blue.

They play their home matches at King's Park, which has room for roughly 2,000 spectators. The new pavilion was erected in 2007, and floodlights were installed at the ground in 2013. There is also a community and youth wing to the club which operates out of Cowden Park in the town's Woodburn neighbourhood. [2]

From 2020, newly formed EoSFL adult team Edinburgh South will ground-share at Dalkeith, due to the ground used by their many youth teams in The Inch, Edinburgh not meeting requirements. [3]

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References

  1. McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Club Information, Dalkeith Thistle Community FC
  3. Edinburgh South seek a manager after joining East of Scotland League, Edinburgh Evening News, 1 May 2020

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