Bathgate Thistle F.C.

Association football club in Scotland

Football club

Bathgate Thistle

Full name| Bathgate Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)| Thistle
Founded| 1937
Ground| Creamery Park
Hardhill Road
Bathgate
Capacity| 3,000
Manager| Gordon Wilson
League| East of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24| East of Scotland League Third Division, 2nd of 11 (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

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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 Second Division.

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 royal blue with navy sleeves and shorts and socks royal blue. Away kit is all navy.

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]

The Senior side is managed by Gordon Wilson. The U20's are Bathgate Juniors led by Kevin McDonald and started in 22/23 and play in the Scottish Lowland Development League. There are also various youth teams within the Bathgate Juniors set up and the Club provides the only full pathway to senior football in Bathgate.

## Coaching staff

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Role  | Name

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Manager |  Gordon Wilson
Coach |  George Bonnar
Coach |  Ryan Stevenson
Goalkeeping Coach |  Jim Smith
Kitman |  George Cunningham

Source

## Current squad

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As of January 2023[2]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  SCO | Sean Brown
-- | DF |  SCO | Gregor Dryden
-- | DF |  SCO | Harry Maguire
-- | DF |  SCO | Stuart Conway
-- | DF |  SCO | Nathan Williamson
-- | DF |  SCO | James Macadam
-- | DF |  SCO | Grant MacDonald
-- | DF |  SCO | Myles Wilson
-- | DF |  SCO | Kyle Mooney
-- | DF |  SCO | Brayden Docherty
-- | MF |  SCO | Grant Forrester
-- | FW |  SCO | Michael Adams
-- | MF |  SCO | Fraser Cormack
-- | MF |  SCO | Kyle Mowatt
-- | MF |  SCO | Aidan Gibb
-- | MF |  SCO | James McCullagh
-- | MF |  SCO | Jordan Rodger
-- | MF |  SCO | Glenn Thomson
-- | FW |  SCO | Lewis McKenzie
-- | FW |  SCO | Finlay Mackay
-- | FW |  SCO | Jordan Devine
-- | FW |  SCO | Nathan Jollie

## Managerial history

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|  | Name  | Nationality  | Years

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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  |  | 2022-2023[21]
Gordon Wilson  |  | 2023-[22]

c Caretaker manager

## Honours

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Scottish Junior Cup

* Winners: 2007–08
* Runners-up: 2005–06

### Other Honours

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* East Region Division Two champions: 1986–87, 1990–91
* East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1941–42, 2006–07
* St. Michael Cup winners: 1940–41, 1959–60, 2000–01
* Brown Cup winners: 1941–42
* Thornton Shield winners: 1943–44, 1944–45
* RL Rae Cup winners: 1965–66 – Manager was William Ross Smith (ex-Partick Thistle, Queen of the South and Berwick Rangers)
* Fife and Lothians Cup winners: 2009–10

## References

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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.
22. ^ "We have appointed Gordon Wilson as manager. Gordon steps up from coach following Andy Malone's decision to take time away". Twitter. 16 January 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Bathgate Thistle F.C. on Facebook
* Bathgate Thistle F.C. on Twitter

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Former Leagues|

* Super League
* Premier League
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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
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* 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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