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Whitburn F.C.
Full nameWhitburn Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burnie
Founded1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c. June 1934
GroundCentral Park
East Main Street
Whitburn
Capacity4,000
ManagerDarren Wilson
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24East of Scotland League First Division, 3rd of 15 (promoted)

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final.[1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.[2]

Club staff

Board of directors

Role Name
Secretary Scotland Ann Haddow
Club Official Scotland Robert Cook
Club Official Scotland Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

Role Name
Manager Scotland Darren Wilson
Assistant manager Scotland Craig Young
Coach Scotland Scott Gallagher
Coach Scotland Robert Lee
Goalkeeper coach Scotland Scott Willis
Physio Scotland Archie Gilmour
Kit man Scotland Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024[3]

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 Scotland SCO Daniel Farrell
— GK Scotland SCO Blair Gallagher
— DF Scotland SCO Reece Boyle
— DF Scotland SCO Grant Hamilton
— DF Scotland SCO Max Condie
— DF Scotland SCO Euan McGill
— DF Scotland SCO Michael McGarahan
— DF Scotland SCO Sammy Watson
— DF Scotland SCO Darren Tomaszewski
— DF Scotland SCO Lennon Watson
— MF Scotland SCO Jack Hodge
— MF Scotland SCO Steven Clark
— MF Scotland SCO Owen Main
— MF Scotland SCO Jack Henderson
— MF Scotland SCO Lewis Milton
— MF Scotland SCO Andrew Thomson
— FW Scotland SCO Ross Crawford
— FW Scotland SCO Darren Liddell
— FW Scotland SCO Kevin Fotheringham
— FW Scotland SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

 
Name Nationality Years
William Strickland Scotland 1951-?[4]
Colin Sinclair Scotland 1986-?[5]
George Fairley Scotland 1988-?[6]
Derek Strickland Scotland 1992-94[7]
Brian McNaughton
Keith Burgess 		Scotland 1994-1996[8]
Brian Fairley Scotland 1996-1999[9]
Brian McNaughton Scotland 1999-2000
Derek Strickland Scotland 2013-?[10]
Derek Halcrow Scotland 2009-?[11]
Tom Hendrie Scotland 2014-2016[12]
Colin Martin Scotland 2016-?[13]
Jamie Sandilands Scotland 2020-2021[14]
Darren Wilson Scotland 2021-[15]

c Caretaker manager

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Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1999–2000
  • Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

References

  1. ^ "Prior sparks Whitburn glory". The Herald. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "WHITBURN". 11 May 1951.
  5. ^ "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.
  6. ^ "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.
  7. ^ "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.
  8. ^ "Whitburn Juniors Club History".
  9. ^ "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.
  10. ^ "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.
  11. ^ "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.
  14. ^ "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
  16. ^ "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitburn_F.C.