Bathgate Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bathgate, West Lothian. They play in the .
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.
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 RoleNameManager Gordon Wilson Coach George BonnarCoach Ryan StevensonGoalkeeping Coach Jim SmithKitman George Cunningham Source
Current squad As of January 2023
Managerial history
NameNationalityYearsWilliam Smith1965-1966?Davie Kidd1974-?Tam Connor?-1977Robin Gibson1989?Willie Russell1990-1992Willie Hill?-2009Paul Jack2009Graeme Love2009-2012Keith Hogg c2012Derek Strickland2012-2013Robert Main2013-2014Barrie Malcolm2014-Andy Colley2015-2017Jim Henderson2017-2018Michael Wilson2018Kevin McKee2020Andy Colley2020-2021Stewart Devine2021-2022Andy Malone2022-2023Gordon Wilson2023-
c Caretaker manager
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup Winners: 2007–08 Runners-up: 2005–06
Other Honours
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
External links Official website