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Whitehill Welfare Football Club is a football club based in the village of Rosewell, Midlothian, Scotland. They are members of the East of Scotland Football League[2] and play their home matches at Ferguson Park. The club was founded in 1953 and initially competed in juvenile football before turning senior and joining the East of Scotland Football League in 1979. They are the most successful side in East of Scotland League history, winning a total of 16 titles prior to joining the Lowland League as one of its founder members in 2013.

Whitehill Welfare
Full nameWhitehill Welfare Football Club
Founded1953; 69 years ago (1953)
GroundFerguson Park, Rosewell
Capacity2,454 (192 seated)[1]
ChairmanMark Allard
ManagerAndrew Kidd
LeagueEast of Scotland League First Division
2021–22East of Scotland League Premier Division, 17th of 18 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

History


The earliest records of Whitehill Welfare indicate that the team first appeared in the 1905–06 season under the name Rosewell Rosedale, replacing the defunct Rosedale Rovers, and playing in the Midlothian Juvenile League. The highlight of this team's existence, it appears, was to reach the Scottish Juvenile Cup Final, and an incident in August 1939 where the police investigated an attack on the Rosewell goalkeeper, accused of letting the side down during a 10–2 defeat.[citation needed]

Although Rosedale continued operating until 1957, it was in 1953 that Whitehill Welfare were formed, the founding fathers being a group of employees from the now defunct Whitehill Colliery. In the early years, Whitehill were the chopping block for the more fancied clubs. Although reaching the Scottish Juvenile Cup semi-final in 1959, they did not really come to the fore until 1964, when they won every trophy in the Mid and East Lothian Section Juvenile League.[citation needed]

Whitehill Welfare (claret and blue shirts) playing against East Stirlingshire in the second round of the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.
Whitehill Welfare (claret and blue shirts) playing against East Stirlingshire in the second round of the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

By 1979, there were only six Juvenile clubs left in Whitehill's league, and so the Welfare decided it was time to go senior. This resulted in the team joining the East of Scotland Football League in August 1979, a league which they were to top at the end of their first four seasons. Membership of the Scottish Football Association also has the advantage of allowing the club to compete in the Scottish Cup. In this competition, Whitehill Welfare have knocked out Albion Rovers (1986–87), earned replays against three Scottish Football League sides and, led by player/manager Dave Smith, played Celtic in the 1995-96 tournament. The game saw Whitehill Welfare hold Celtic to 0–0 until the 39th minute before ending in a 3–0 defeat.[3] In 1999, Whitehill were stopped short from advancing to the third round of the Scottish Cup, when it lost against Stenhousemuir, 2–0.[4]

The 2012–13 season saw the return of Mike Lawson, who guided the team to the SFA South Region Challenge Cup and completed the double by winning an unprecedented 16th East of Scotland League title before leaving for Spartans, taking 13 players along with him. Their most successful manager, Dave Smith, returned to build a new team and led this team to another league title and Scottish Qualifying Cup double. The club joined the Lowland Football League in 2013 but were relegated back to the East of Scotland league in 2019[2] (their place taken by Bonnyrigg Rose, a team based just two miles from Rosewell which had only moved to the senior setup from the Junior ranks a year earlier).

Former club captain Andrew Kidd was appointed as manager on 15 November 2020.[5]


Current squad


As of 28 May 2021[6]

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 Sam Capes
GK  SCO Ross Coats
GK  SCO Ross Gilpin (captain)
DF  SCO Chris Cairney
DF  SCO Matt Mccormack
DF  SCO Taylor Rogan
MF  SCO Stephen Anderson
MF  SCO Fyn Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  SCO Michael Hornig
MF  SCO Andrew Kidd
MF  SCO Bryan Wilson
FW  SCO Wayne Mcintosh
FW  SCO Robert Mckenzie
FW  SCO Tyler O'Neil
FW  SCO James Scobie
FW  SCO Connor Spowart

Coaching staff



Honours


Senior football
1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012–13
1980–81, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
2012–13, 2015–16
1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2013–14
1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2013–14
1982–83, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
1987–88, 1998–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–2008, 2011–12
Juvenile football
1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1977–78
1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1977–78
1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1977–78
1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75
1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75
1974–75, 1975–76
1974–75, 1977–78
1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977
1967–68, 1969–70 (joint winners)

References


  1. "Ferguson Park". Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Relegation Confirmed - News - Whitehill Welfare". www.whitehillwelfare.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. "'It was all about a fantastic Whitehill Welfare team . .'". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Dead Man". Daily Record. 11 January 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "KIDD APPOINTED MANAGER". www.whitehillwelfare.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "The Team - Whitehill Welfare - Whitehill Welfare". www.whitehillwelfare.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.





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