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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.
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| Full name | Armadale Thistle Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dale | ||
| Founded | 1936 | ||
| Ground | Volunteer Park, Armadale | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Manager | Colin Strickland | ||
| League | East of Scotland League Second Division | ||
| 2022–23 | East of Scotland League Third Division, 2nd of 10 (promoted) | ||
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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 edit
Board of directors edit
| Role | Name |
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| President |  Bill Baird
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| Club secretary | Scott Watson
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Coaching staff edit
| Role | Name |
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| Manager | Colin Strickland
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| Assistant manager | Colin Leiper
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| Coach | Gavin Wallace
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| Physio | Peter Smith
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Managerial history edit
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c Caretaker manager
Honours edit
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 edit
- ^ "gunior ecterting 'Points". 12 November 1954.
- ^ "22 August 1975". 22 August 1975.
- ^ "JOHN Jameson has all the knowledge and enthusiasm to make a real success of his new role as Armadale Thistle". 9 December 1977.
- ^ "v-OURIER Friday November 20 1981 COURIER Friday November 20 1981 v Coach BRAVEST man in Junior football on ." 20 November 1981.
- ^ "Tributes to football icon John Lambie who died aged 77". Daily Record. 11 April 2018.
- ^ "DAILY RECORD Wednesday April 16 1986 PERTH Going: GOOD TO FIRM Tricast: 215 race IBLACK WATCH CONDITIONAL ." 16 April 1986.
- ^ "62 COURIER Friday November 28 1986 Courier Sport Touchline Topics Swimming Rugby Snooker the girls who took ." 28 November 1986.
- ^ "COURIER Friday Septem&r 1987 Sport: Preuieu Rimd-np Results and Flutves Bouling ONCE Self Drive League Cam ." 11 September 1987.
- ^ "54 COURIER Friday November 22 1991 COURIER SPORT RUGBY CLUB MAKE HEAVY MCEWAN'S National League Division Five ." 22 November 1991.
- ^ 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.
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