Whitburn F.C.

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Whitburn F.C.
Whitburn FC logo.png
Full nameWhitburn Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burnie
Founded1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c. June 1834
GroundCentral Park
East Main Street
Whitburn
Capacity4,000
ManagerDarren Wilson
League East of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24 East of Scotland League First Division, 3rd of 15 (promoted)

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

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History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final. [1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie. [2]

Club staff

Board of directors

RoleName
Secretary Flag of Scotland.svg Ann Haddow
Club Official Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Cook
Club Official Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

RoleName
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Wilson
Assistant manager Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Young
First Team Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Lee
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Hubbocks
Physio Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Gilmour
Kit man Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024 [3]

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 Daniel Farrell
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Blair Gallagher
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Reece Boyle
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Grant Hamilton
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Max Condie
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Euan McGill
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Michael McGarahan
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sammy Watson
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darren Tomaszewski
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lennon Watson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Hodge
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Steven Clark
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Owen Main
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Henderson
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Milton
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andrew Thomson
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ross Crawford
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darren Liddell
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kevin Fotheringham
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

 
NameNationalityYears
William Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 1951-? [4]
Colin Sinclair Flag of Scotland.svg 1986-? [5]
George Fairley Flag of Scotland.svg 1988-? [6]
Derek Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 1992-94 [7]
Brian McNaughton
Keith Burgess		 Flag of Scotland.svg 1994-1996 [8]
Brian Fairley Flag of Scotland.svg 1996-1999 [9]
Brian McNaughton Flag of Scotland.svg 1999-2000
Derek Strickland Flag of Scotland.svg 2013-? [10]
Derek Halcrow Flag of Scotland.svg 2009-? [11]
Tom Hendrie Flag of Scotland.svg 2014-2016 [12]
Colin Martin Flag of Scotland.svg 2016-? [13]
Jamie Sandilands Flag of Scotland.svg 2020-2021 [14]
Darren Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg 2021- [15]

c Caretaker manager

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Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

Other honours

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  2. ↑ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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  5. ↑ "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.
  6. ↑ "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.
  7. ↑ "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.
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  11. ↑ "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
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  14. ↑ "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
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