Armadale Thistle F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

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Football club

Armadale Thistle

Full name| Armadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Dale
Founded| 1936
Ground| Volunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity| 3,000
Manager| Colin Strickland
League| East of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24| East of Scotland League Second Division, 4th of 16

Home colours

Away colours

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Armadale Thistle Football Club are a football club from the town of Armadale, West Lothian in Scotland. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the East of Scotland League Second Division.

The club arose from the remnants of the town's former Scottish Football League club, Armadale, who had been based at Volunteer Park, and took over the ground from them.

## Club staff

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### Board of directors

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Role  | Name

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President |  Bill Baird
Club secretary |  Scott Watson

### Coaching staff

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Role  | Name

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Manager |  Colin Strickland
Assistant manager |  Colin Leiper
Coach |  Gavin Wallace
Physio |  Peter Smith

Source

## Managerial history

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|  | Name  | Nationality  | Years

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Lachie McMillan |  | 1941-?
Charlie Briggs  |  | ?-1954[1]
Tim Irvine  |  | 1975-?[2]
John Jameson  |  | 1977-?[3]
Bill Henderson  |  | 1981-?[4]
John Lambie |  | ?-?[5]
James McCafferty  |  | ?-1986[6]
Alex 'Kitty' Dunnigan  |  | 1986[7]
Joe Craig |  | 1987-?[8]
Bobby Ford |  | 1988-1992[9]
John Mitchell  |  | 1992-?
John Brogan |  | 1996-1997
Bobby Ford |  | 1998-?
Eric Sinclair |  | 2003-?
Jim Henderson  |  | 2008-2016
Derek Strickland |  | 2016-2023
Colin Strickland  |  | 2023-[10]

c Caretaker manager

## Honours

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Scottish Junior Football Association

* Edinburgh & District League champions:1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1952–53
* East Region South Division champions: 2008–09
* East Region Division Two champions: 1984–85, 1988–89
* Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1942–43
* East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1943–44, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1961–62
* St. Michael's Cup winners: 1999–00
* Brown Cup winners: 1942–43, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54

## References

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1. ^ "gunior ecterting 'Points". 12 November 1954.
2. ^ "22 August 1975". 22 August 1975.
3. ^ "JOHN Jameson has all the knowledge and enthusiasm to make a real success of his new role as Armadale Thistle". 9 December 1977.
4. ^ "v-OURIER Friday November 20 1981 COURIER Friday November 20 1981 v Coach BRAVEST man in Junior football on ." 20 November 1981.
5. ^ "Tributes to football icon John Lambie who died aged 77". Daily Record. 11 April 2018.
6. ^ "DAILY RECORD Wednesday April 16 1986 PERTH Going: GOOD TO FIRM Tricast: 215 race IBLACK WATCH CONDITIONAL ." 16 April 1986.
7. ^ "62 COURIER Friday November 28 1986 Courier Sport Touchline Topics Swimming Rugby Snooker the girls who took ." 28 November 1986.
8. ^ "COURIER Friday Septem&r 1987 Sport: Preuieu Rimd-np Results and Flutves Bouling ONCE Self Drive League Cam ." 11 September 1987.
9. ^ "54 COURIER Friday November 22 1991 COURIER SPORT RUGBY CLUB MAKE HEAVY MCEWAN'S National League Division Five ." 22 November 1991.
10. ^ Carson, Callum (26 February 2023). "Armadale Thistle announce managerial change for next season as son replaces father in the hotseat". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Club statistics

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East of Scotland Football League

Premier Division|

* Dunbar United
* Dundonald Bluebell
* Dunipace
* Glenrothes
* Haddington Athletic
* Hill of Beath Hawthorn
* Jeanfield Swifts
* Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
* Luncarty
* Musselburgh Athletic
* Penicuik Athletic
* Sauchie Juniors
* St Andrews United
* Tynecastle
* Whitburn

First Division|

* Arniston Rangers
* Blackburn United
* Bo’ness Athletic
* Camelon Juniors
* Crossgates Primrose
* Edinburgh South
* Heriot-Watt University
* Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts
* Kinnoull
* Kirkcaldy & Dysart
* Leith Athletic
* Lochore Welfare
* Newtongrange Star
* Preston Athletic
* Thornton Hibs
* Whitehill Welfare

Second Division|

* Armadale Thistle
* Bathgate Thistle
* Burntisland Shipyard
* Coldstream
* Dalkeith Thistle
* Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare
* Edinburgh College
* Harthill Royal
* Kennoway Star Hearts
* Oakley United
* Peebles Rovers
* Stirling University reserves
* Tweedmouth Rangers
* Vale of Leithen
* West Calder United

Third Division|

* Craigroyston
* Edinburgh United
* Fauldhouse United
* Hawick Royal Albert United
* Linton Hotspur
* Livingston United
* Lochgelly Albert
* Newburgh
* Ormiston Primrose
* Pumpherston
* Stoneyburn

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region

Current teams
(Midlands League)|

* Arbroath Victoria
* Blairgowrie
* Brechin Victoria
* Broughty Athletic
* Carnoustie Panmure
* Coupar Angus
* Downfield
* Dundee North End
* Dundee St James
* Dundee Violet
* East Craigie
* Forfar United
* Forfar West End
* Kirriemuir Thistle
* Letham
* Lochee Harp
* Lochee United
* Montrose Roselea
* Scone Thistle
* Tayport

Leagues|

* Midlands League

Cups|

* East of Scotland Junior Cup

Seasons|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Former Leagues|

* Super League
* Premier League
* Central Division
* (Premier) North Division
* (Premier) South Division

Former teams|

* Arbroath Sporting Club
* Armadale Thistle
* Arniston Rangers
* Ballingry Rovers
* Bankfoot Athletic
* Bathgate Thistle
* Blackburn United
* Bo’ness Athletic
* Bo'ness United
* Bonnyrigg Rose
* Broxburn Athletic
* Camelon Juniors
* Crossgates Primrose
* Dalkeith Thistle
* Dundonald Bluebell
* Dunbar United
* Easthouses Lily
* Edinburgh United
* Falkirk Juniors
* Fauldhouse United
* Glenrothes
* Haddington Athletic
* Harthill Royal
* Hill of Beath Hawthorn
* Jeanfield Swifts
* Kelty Hearts
* Kennoway Star Hearts
* Kinnoull
* Kirkcaldy & Dysart
* Linlithgow Rose
* Livingston United
* Lochgelly Albert
* Lochore Welfare
* Luncarty
* Musselburgh Athletic
* Newburgh
* Newtongrange Star
* Oakley United
* Penicuik Athletic
* Pumpherston
* Rosyth
* Sauchie Juniors
* Steelend Victoria
* Stoneyburn
* St Andrews United
* Syngenta
* Thornton Hibs
* Tranent Juniors
* West Calder United
* Whitburn

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