Musselburgh Athletic F.C.

Musselburgh Athletic

Full name	Musselburgh Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Burgh
Founded	1934
Ground	Olivebank Arena Market Street Musselburgh
Capacity	900 (150 covered)
President	Kevin Liston
Manager	Liam Burns
League	East of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24	East of Scotland League Premier Division, 2nd of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Formed in 1934, they have played under different names including Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern since 1898. Nicknamed "the Burgh", they play their home games at Olivebank Arena in the Fisherrow area of the town. The club's strips are the blue and white colours of Musselburgh with their town's badge displayed on their chests.

In seasons 2010–11 and 2014–15 they reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup, both times narrowly losing 2–1 to Ayrshire team Auchinleck Talbot.

The team currently plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018. ^[1] In 2019 the club won the South & East of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield which allowed them to take part in the Scottish Cup for the first time in 2020–21.

On 30th October 2023, the Scottish Cup tie versus three time winners Clyde F.C. took place under the lights at the Olivebank Arena. The game was broadcast live on television by BBC Scotland, the first time this has happened at the Arena and hopefully not the last! It was a great night for all involved with the Club, with Clyde eventually taking the tie 3-2 after extra time.

Current squad

As of 12 June 2024 ^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SCO Daniel Laing 2 DF   SCO Craig Stevenson 3 DF   SCO Callum Donaldson 4 MF   SCO Jackie Myles 5 DF   SCO Robert Wilson 6 MF   SCO Declan O'Kane(captain) 7 MF   SCO Nathan Evans 8 MF   SCO Oban Anderson 9 FW   SCO Jonathan Court 10 FW   SCO Jordan Smith 11 MF   SCO Matthew Knox 12 DF   SCO Taylor Black

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   SCO Jamie Todd 16 MF   SCO Gabriele Auriemma 17 FW   SCO Jackson Barker 18 MF   SCO Zachary Khan 20 FW   SCO Aiden Walsh 21 GK   SCO Ben Taylor 22 MF   SCO Andrew Dempster 23 FW   SCO Nicky Reid 24 MF   SCO Michael Barfoot 25 DF   SCO Matthew O'Connor 31 GK   SCO Liam McCathie

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   SCO Stephen Burns(on loan at Arniston Rangers F.C.) — MF   SCO Liam Henderson(on loan at Arniston Rangers F.C.) — FW   SCO Sam Kilboy(on loan at Arniston Rangers F.C.)

Honours

Major Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

• Winners: 1922–23 (As Musselburgh Bruntonians)
• Runners-up: 2010–11, 2014–15

East Region Premier League

• Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18

Other Honours

• South & East of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield: 2019–20
• Alex Jack Cup: 2019–20
• East Region League Division 1 Championship: 1970–71
• East Region League Division 2 Championship: 2000–01
• Dalmeny Cup: 1908–09, 1911–12
• East Lothian Cup: 1911–12
• Simpson Shield: 1911–12, 1914–15
• Marshall Cup: 1914–15
• Musselburgh Cup: 1935–36
• East of Scotland Cup: 1936–37
• St Michael Cup: 1936–37, 1937–38, 1966–67, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Thistle Cup: 1972–73
• Brown Cup: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Lothian League Cup: 2005–06

Gallery

A panoramic view of Olivebank Stadium

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. "Musselburgh Athletic squad 2020/2021 (1st team) - Musselburgh Athletic". www.musselburghathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links

• Club Website
• Facebook
• Twitter

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