Armadale Thistle F.C. Explained

Clubname:	Armadale Thistle
Fullname:	Armadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname:	The Dale
Founded:	1936
Ground:	Volunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity:	3,000
Manager:	Colin Strickland
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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 .

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

Board of directors

Role	Name
President	Bill Baird
Club secretary	Scott Watson

Coaching staff

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

Source

Managerial history

Name Nationality Years 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

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

External links

• Official website
• Club statistics

Notes and References

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