Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the after winning the East of Scotland League and gaining SFA membership in 2020. They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which holds 2,500 spectators and has been used as a football ground since the 1880s. They play in blue.
Bo'ness like many other clubs moved from the junior leagues in 2018. The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984, and lifted the 2018–19 East of Scotland League Cup defeating Musselburgh Athletic 1–0.
History Nicknamed the B.U.'s, Bo'ness United were formed in 1945, at the end of the Second World War when Bo'ness, a club that had played in the senior ranks, being a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932, merged with the Junior club Bo'ness Cadora.
The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984.
As a result of winning the 2009–10 East Region Super League, United competed in the Scottish Cup for the first time the following season. The club eventually reached the third round, defeating Scottish Football League Third Division side Queen's Park at home in round two. They also reached the third round the following year.
United moved to the East of Scotland Football League in 2018, along with many other East Region junior clubs.
Lowland League The club were promoted to the Lowland League after winning the East of Scotland League and gaining SFA membership in 2020.
Rivalries Bo'ness United have a rivalry with Linlithgow Rose – the towns are about apart; they were among the successful and well-supported clubs from the days of the East Juniors and both moved to the EoSFL at the same point in 2018.
Bo'ness Athletic joined the Junior leagues in 2019 as an informal partner to Bo'ness United, but switched to the East of Scotland leagues as a separate club two years later, causing concerns over there being a new competitor (with similar names, badges and kit) within the same system and community.
Current squad As of 22 July 2026
Out on loan
Club Official
Date 29th June 2029
RoleNameManager Stuart HunterAssistant manager Michael GemmellFirst-team coach Cameron EvansGoalkeeping coach Scott Ritchie Physiotherapist Jenna Orr
Season-by-season record Junior This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Junior Cup1945–46Junior Edinburgh & District LeagueJunior 12nd221945 +3030Second round1946–47Junior Edinburgh & District LeagueJunior 11st342743 +9658Runners-up1947–48Junior Edinburgh & District LeagueJunior 11st422868 +7762Winners1948–49Junior Edinburgh & District LeagueJunior 11st443257 +7369Fourth round1949–50Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 1Fifth round1950–51Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11951–52Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11952–53Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11953–54Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11stJunior East Play-offRunners-up1954–55Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11stJunior East Play-offRunners-up1955–56Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11956–57Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 1 1957–58Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 1|1st Junior East Play-offWinners1958–59Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11stJunior East Play-offRunners-up1959–60Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11960–61Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11961–62Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11962–63Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11963–64Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11964–65Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11965–66Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11966–67Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11967–68Junior Edinburgh & District West DivisionJunior 11968–69Junior East West DivisionJunior 11stJunior East Play-offWinners1969–70Junior East West DivisionJunior 11970–71Junior East West DivisionJunior 11971–72Junior East West DivisionJunior 11972–73Junior East West DivisionJunior 11973–74Junior East Division AJunior 112th246711−3191974–75Junior East Division BJunior 24th221075271975–76Junior East Division AJunior 15th24987 +526Winners1976–77Junior East Division AJunior 11977–78Junior East Division AJunior 19th2411211241978–79Junior East Division AJunior 19th221011121Runners-up1979–80Junior East Division AJunior 14th221075261980–81Junior East Division AJunior 16th226115-4231981–82Junior East Division AJunior 13rd221237 +20271982–83Junior East Division AJunior 15th22967 +324Runners-up1983–84Junior East Division AJunior 14th221228 +926Winners1984–85Junior East Division AJunior 15th22886 +15241985–86Junior East Division AJunior 15th22976 +10251986–87Junior East Division AJunior 18th267910-7231987–88Junior East Division AJunior 19th267811−15221988–89Junior East Division AJunior 18th268711−9231989–90Junior East Division AJunior 12nd22985 +7261990–91Junior East Division AJunior 16th22886 +821991–92Junior East Division AJunior 12nd221084 +7281992–93Junior East Division 1Junior 15th221066 +6261993–94Junior East Division 1Junior 19th225611−6161994–95Junior East Division 1Junior 15th22886 +2241995–96Junior East Division 1Junior 18th227411−1251996–97Junior East Division 1Junior 13rd221156 +14381997–98Junior East Division 1Junior 14th221237 +12341998–99Junior East Division 1Junior 19th226610−8241999–2000Junior East Division 1Junior 14th221237 +15392000–01Junior East Division 1Junior 15th221066 +1362001–02Junior East Division 1Junior 17th229310−3302002–03Junior East Lothian Division 1Junior 21st181054 +16352003–04Junior East Super LeagueJunior 16th22886+5322004–05Junior East Super LeagueJunior 15th221057+2352005–06Junior East Super LeagueJunior 16th22886 +7322006–07Junior East Super LeagueJunior 111th226313−13212007–08Junior East Premier LeagueJunior 21st221534 +20482008–09Junior East Super LeagueJunior 110th228410−12242009–10Junior East Super LeagueJunior 11st221462 +30482010–11Junior East Super LeagueJunior 11st221264 +1264Semi-final2011–12Junior East Super LeagueJunior 14th20767−127Quarter-final2012–13Junior East Super LeagueJunior 14th221156 +1238Quarter-final2013–14Junior East Super LeagueJunior 11st302235+4769Quarter-final2014–15Junior East Super LeagueJunior 12nd281855 +3459Fourth round2015–16Junior East Super LeagueJunior 14th301758 +2456Third round2016–17Junior East Super LeagueJunior 13rd301749 +3955Third round2017–18Junior East Super LeagueJunior 18th3012513 +441Quarter-final Senior Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup2018–19East of Scotland League Conference B2nd1842+5458Did Not Participate2019–201st†1452+2047Did Not Participate2020–217th†532+918First round, losing to Bonnyrigg Rose2021–2211th10420-2434Second round, losing to Edinburgh City2022–239th16614+2054Second round, losing to Auchinleck Talbot2023-243rd2149+2267Third round, losing to Greenock Morton2024-2512th10915-1239Third round, losing to Musselburgh Athletic2025-269th14614+548First round, losing to Banks o' Dee
† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours East of Scotland Football League Premier Division Winners : 2019–20 East of Scotland League Cup Winners: 2018–19
Scottish Junior Cup Winners: 1947–48, 1975–76, 1983–84 Runners-up: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1982–83
Junior East Region Super League Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14 Runners-up: 2014–15
Other honours Fife & Lothians Cup winners: 1993–94, 1996–97 Edinburgh & District League winners: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58 East Region Division One winners: 1968–69 Lothians District League Division One winners: 2002–03 East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1984–85, 1998–99, 2015–16 Brown Cup winners: 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07
Notable former players The following players all went on to be capped for the Scotland national football team after playing for Bo'ness United.
Paddy Buckley – St Johnstone and Aberdeen. Played in United's 1947–48 Scottish Junior Cup winning team. Donald Ford – Hearts and Falkirk. Alex Scott – Rangers, Everton, Hibernian and Falkirk. Jim Scott – Hibernian, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Falkirk and Hamilton. Also a Junior international cap.
References
External links Official website Unofficial club website Bo'ness United versus Forth Rangers (1949) (archive film from the National Library of Scotland: Scottish Screen Archive)