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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.

Bathgate Thistle
Full nameBathgate Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Thistle
Founded1937
GroundCreamery Park
Hardhill Road
Bathgate
Capacity3,000
ManagerAndy Malone
LeagueEast of Scotland League Third Division
2021–22East of Scotland League Conference X, 10th of 11
Home colours
Away colours

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 blue with a white trim and their away shirts are black with a white trim.

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]

Thistle have a community football club involving some of the town's youth sides under Bathgate Juniors and are the pathway to senior adult football in the town of Bathgate.The Senior side is managed by Andy Malone.The U20's started in 22/23 and play in the Scottish Lowland Development League.


Coaching staff


Role Name
Manager Andy Malone
Assistant Manager Paul Taylor
Coach Steven Johnstone
Coach Kevin Lynch
Goalkeeping Coach Allan Todd
Kitman George Cunningham

Source


Current squad


As of 27 October 2022[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
— GK  SCO Sean Brown
— DF  SCO Gregor Dryden
— DF  SCO Ricky Orr
— DF  SCO Stuart Conway
— DF  SCO Ethan Quinn
— DF  SCO John Sanderson
— DF  SCO Brayden Docherty
— MF  SCO Grant Forrester
— FW  SCO Scott Richards
— MF  SCO Fraser Cormack
— MF  SCO Kenny Knox
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Grant Plenderleith
— MF  SCO Glenn Thomson
— FW  SCO Ali McInnes
— FW  SCO Dylan Dyet
—  SCO Jonathon Devers
—  SCO Kai Wilson

Managerial history


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

c Caretaker manager


Honours


Scottish Junior Cup

Other Honours



References


  1. Colin Duncan (2 June 2008). "Junior Cup Final: Bathgate 2-1 Cumnock". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  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.
  8. "Willie Hill brings curtain down on his rollercoaster life at Bathgate". Daily Record. 15 January 2009.
  9. "Sacked Bathgate boss Paul Jack targets quick return to dugout". Daily Record. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  10. Westbrook, Kieran (22 March 2012). "Bathgate Thistle boss booted out of Creamery Park". West Lothian Courier. Scottish & Universal Newspapers. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  11. "Bathgate Thistle versus Lochee United preview". 29 March 2012.
  12. Westbrook, Kieran (26 April 2012). "Bathgate Thistle appoint former Whitburn boss as new gaffer". West Lothian Courier. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  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.
  20. "Bathgate Thistle boss Stewart Devine says team will be "in a good place" when new era begins". Edinburgh Evening News. 6 July 2021.
  21. "Bathgate Thistle pick up derby win in new manager's debut". Daily Record. 25 April 2022.


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