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Whitburn F.C.

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Whitburn F.C.
File:Whitburn FC logo.png
Full nameWhitburn Football Club
NicknameThe Burnie
Founded1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c. June 1934
GroundCentral Park
East Main Street
Whitburn
Capacity4,000
ManagerLewis Turner
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2024–25East of Scotland League Premier Division, 7th of 16

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian. They play their home games at Central Park and currently compete in the East of Scotland League Premier Division

History

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Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final,[1] as well as being runners up on two other occasions losing to Bonnyrigg Rose in 1966, and to Camelon in 1995.

Whitburn moved to the East of Scotland Football League and joined the bottom tier ahead of the 2021–22 season. They won back-to-back titles in Conference X and then the Second Division,[2] followed by a third successive promotion by a securing their spot in the Premier Division for 2024–25.

After victories in the Alex Jack Cup and Victory Shield in 2024-25 they qualified for the preliminary round of the Scottish Cup for the first time. On August 9, 2025 Whitburn defeated Scottish Amateur Cup winners Stein Thistle AFC 3.2 to qualify for the 2nd preliminary round were they will take on Scottish Junior Cup winners Johnstone Burgh for a place in the first round proper.

In 1997-98 season, the side managed by Brian Fairley managed to win 4 trophies in what was a very successful season which also saw 8 players capped for Scotland juniors.

Brian McNaughton was the manager when Whitburn finally lifted the Scottish Cup at the third attempt in May 2000 with Stevie Prior the heroic goalscorer. The team was also managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.[3]

In season 2021-22, Whitburn joined the East of Scotland Senior League, starting in the bottom tier along with the remaining Junior clubs who had resisted the exodus, and Junior football was no more although the club kept the Juniors part in their official name.

After two league title victories in a row, Whitburn find themselves in the East of Scotland Premier Division just below the Lowland League and potential league football in the future if successful.

Although he never ended up playing for the club, Rangers legend John Greig famously signed a white form with Whitburn Juniors in 1959, which allowed him to play for the club if he didn't succeed at Ibrox.

Other notable figures include internationalists like Paul Taylor and Bruce Clouston who played for the Scotland Junior team, and the legendary long-serving player Dewi Taylor who scored 73 goals in over 200 appearances and had a significant impact on the club's success.

Club staff

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Board of directors

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Role Name
Secretary Scotland Ann Haddow
Club Official Scotland Robert Cook
Club Official Scotland Steven Greer

Coaching staff

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Role Name
Manager Scotland Lewis Turner
Physio Scotland Archie Gilmour
Kit man Scotland Robert Haddow

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Current squad

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As of 31 May 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Daniel Farrell
— GK  SCO Blair Gallagher
— DF  SCO Ethan Kerr
— DF  SCO Stephan Murray
— DF  SCO Alister Croall
— DF  SCO Andrew Gillen
— DF  SCO Michael McGarahan
— DF  SCO Sammy Watson
— DF  SCO Darren Tomaszewski
— DF  SCO Lennon Watson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Callum Bremner
— MF  SCO Steven Clark
— MF  SCO Callum Hambrook
— MF  SCO John James Henderson
— MF  SCO Flynn McCafferty
— MF  SCO Andrew Thomson
— FW  SCO Ross Crawford
— FW  SCO Darren Liddell
— FW  SCO Cammy Graham
— FW  SCO Harrison Edwards
— FW  SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years
William Strickland Scotland 1951-?[5]
Colin Sinclair Scotland 1986-?[6]
George Fairley Scotland 1988-?[7]
Derek Strickland Scotland 1992-94[8]
Brian McNaughton
Keith Burgess 		Scotland 1994-1996[9]
Brian Fairley Scotland 1996-1999[10]
Brian McNaughton Scotland 1999-2000
Derek Strickland Scotland 2013-?[11]
Derek Halcrow Scotland 2009-?[12]
Tom Hendrie Scotland 2014-2016[13]
Colin Martin Scotland 2016-?[14]
Jamie Sandilands Scotland 2020-2021[15]
Darren Wilson Scotland 2021-2024[16]
John Millar Scotland 2024-2025[17]
Lewis Turner Scotland 2025-[18]

c Caretaker manager

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Honours

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Scottish Junior Cup

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

Other honours

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