Armadale Thistle F.C.

Armadale Thistle F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Armadale Thistle F.C.


fullname = Armadale Thistle Football Club
nickname = The Dale
founded = 1936
ground = Volunteer Park
capacity = 3,000
chairman =
manager =
league = SJFA East Region South Division
season = 2007-08
position = SJFA East Region Premier League, 11th (relegated)

Armadale Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the town of Armadale, West Lothian. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed "The Dale", they play their home games at Volunteer Park. The club presently plays in the East Region South Division.

Volunteer Park, which has room for around 3,000 spectators, once played host to Scottish Football League games, between 1921 and 1932, when Armadale F.C. were members. It hosted a Scottish FA Cup quarter final in 1920 when Armadale lost to Kilmarnock and holds the record attendance for both juniors and seniors in West Lothian.fact|date=August 2007 It has been a football ground since 1881. Originally it was the drill field for the Volunteers (army reserves). It was home to (the first) Armadale F.C. from 1889.

Thistle tend to attract a support of around 100 to home games.

Notable former managers

*John Brogan

Notable former players

*George Farm - former Scotland, Hibernian, Blackpool and Queen of the South goalkeeper
*Scott Dalziel - signed at 18 and played two seasons. In his second season he was top scorer, which led to his move to Cowdenbeath in 2006
* Joe Baker - Hibernian, Torino, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and England
* Colin Stein - Hibernian, Rangers, Coventry and Scotland; first £100,000 transfer between Scottish clubs
* Jimmy Leadbetter - League championship medal with Ipswich Town

Honours

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

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/armadalethistle/ Official website]
* [http://www.armadalewestlothian.co.uk/armfooty.htm Club statistics]
* [http://www.armadalethistle.co.uk/ New club web-site]


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