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Bonnyrigg Rose F.C.

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This article is about the men's football club. For the women's team, seeBonnyrigg Rose Ladies FC.
Bonnyrigg Rose
Full nameBonnyrigg Rose Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rose
Founded1881
GroundNew Dundas Park
Bonnyrigg
Capacity3,000
ChairmanCharlie Kirkwood
ManagerCalum Elliot
LeagueScottish League Two
2023–24Scottish League Two,8th of 10
WebsiteClub website

Bonnyrigg Rose Football Clubis a Scottishfootballclub from the town ofBonnyrigg.Formed in 1881 and nicknamedthe Rose,the team plays inScottish League Two,having been promoted after winning theLowland Football Leaguein2021–22.

Their home ground isNew Dundas Park,and they have traditionally played in red and white hoops. They have won theScottish Junior Cuptwice, in 1966 and in 1978, as well as finishing runners-up in 1972. Their 6–1 defeat ofWhitburnin 1966 holds a joint record for the margin of victory in a Scottish Junior Cup final.[1]Bonnyrigg won theEast Region Super Leaguechampionship four times during their membership, making them the league's most successful side.

At a special general meeting held in March 2018, the club's members voted in favour of applying to join the seniorEast of Scotland Football League.[2]Bonnyrigg were part of a larger movement of eastern junior clubs to the East of Scotland League that year.[3]In 2019, they won promotion to the Lowland League and successfully applied forScottish Football Associationmembership. In 2022, they won promotion toScottish League Two,thus entering theScottish Professional Football Leaguefor the first time, and after doing so, changed their name from Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic to the more streamlined Bonnyrigg Rose.

Scottish Cup

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Bonnyrigg hostBrechin Cityin 2012–13's third round

Prior to becoming an SFA member in 2019, Bonnyrigg qualified to enter the seniorScottish Cupby winning theEast Superleagueon four occasions.

In their first campaign in2009–10,Bonnyrigg lost in their opening tie toHighland LeagueclubFraserburgh.Better results were achieved in2012–13,losing toSFL Second DivisionsideBrechin Cityin a third round replay after wins overGirvanandStirling University.

The third Scottish Cup adventure in2016–17was their most successful. The Rose easily saw offGlasgow Universityand then defeatedBurntisland Shipyard14–0, the biggest win in the competition since 1984.[4]This was followed by wins over Highland sidesTurriff UnitedandCove Rangers.In an upset, Bonnyrigg then eliminatedDumbartonof theScottish Championshipafter a replay to progress to the Fourth Round. They were drawn at home against the cup holdersHibernian,with the match moved toTynecastle Stadiumin Edinburgh to accommodate the expected number of spectators and the basic facilities at New Dundas Park.[5]The result, an 8–1 defeat, was a disappointing end to the run for the team and the 5,000 fans who had travelled fromMidlothianto give their support.[6]

The club qualified again for the Scottish Cup in2018–19,having won theEast Superleaguefor a record fourth time. Now playing in the senior pyramid, this campaign ultimately ended in disappointment for the club, losing 2–1 toDeveronvalein the first round. 2018 also saw them take part in the inaugural Shaun Woodburn Memorial Cup, established in memory of former player Woodburn, who had been killed on the previousHogmanay.[7]

In June 2019, the club announced it had been accepted as a member of theScottish Football Association,which would allow them to automatically qualify for the Scottish Cup annually.[8]In their first Scottish Cup as a licensed team, Bonnyrigg would once again go on an impressive run, defeatingHighland LeaguesidesFraserburgh[9]andBuckie Thistle[10]before dispatchingScottish League OnesideMontrose2–1 at New Dundas Park, despite being a man down.[11]In the Fourth round, Bonnyrigg would again valiantly fight against a League One team, but could not repeat their heroics and lost 0–1 late on toClyde.[12]

Entering in the Second round in2020–21,Bonnyrigg would defeat fellow Lowland LeaguersBo'ness United5–2, with Lee Currie scoring a hat-trick of penalties within 10 minutes of each other.[13]In the next round, theRosey Poseywould nearly have a cup upset for the ages, with another Currie penalty and a strong performance from keeper Mark Weir nearly knocking outScottish ChampionshipsideDundeebefore a late equaliser sent the game to extra time. Currie again put Bonnyrigg ahead from the spot, but two goals by Dundee in the second half of extra time ended the club's dream.[14][15]

Lowland League

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Rose were promoted to theLowland Leaguein 2019 after winning theEast of Scotland Football Leagueand gainingSFAmembership.[16][17]They took the place of relegatedWhitehill Welfare,based only two miles from Bonnyrigg in the village ofRosewell, Midlothian.After finishing second and third in their first two seasons, both curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the following season they went on to win the league title in2021–22.

Current squad

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As of 1 July 2024[18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ScotlandSCO Tom Ritchie(on loan fromAberdeen)
2 DF ScotlandSCO Angus Mailer
3 DF ScotlandSCO Neil Martyniuk
4 DF ScotlandSCO Kerr Young(captain)
5 DF ScotlandSCO Scott Mercer
6 MF ScotlandSCO Sean Murphy
7 MF ScotlandSCO Dean Watson
8 FW EnglandENG Kallum Higginbotham
9 FW ScotlandSCO Keiran McGachie
10 MF ScotlandSCO Lee Currie
12 FW ScotlandSCO Bradley Rodden
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF ScotlandSCO Owen Wardell
15 DF ScotlandSCO Josh Grigor
16 MF ScotlandSCO Aaron Arnott
17 MF ScotlandSCO Bradley Barrett
18 FW ScotlandSCO Kieran Somerville
20 FW NigeriaNGA Smart Osadolor
21 MF ScotlandSCO Cameron Forbes
22 MF ScotlandSCO Callum Connolly
24 FW ScotlandSCO Ben Scarborough
25 GK ScotlandSCO Michael Andrews

Coaching staff

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  • Manager:Calum Elliot
  • Assistant manager:Kevin Smith
  • First team coach: Calum Smith
  • Goalkeeping coach: Michael Andrews
  • Physiotherapist: Charlotte Ferguson
  • Sports Therapist: Danielle McNaught

Managers

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The team was managed from June 2015 until March 2024 by formerBerwick Rangersplayer and assistant manager,Robbie Horn.[19]Horn resigned in August 2017 to take over the vacant managerial position at Berwick.[20]He later returned as manager in November 2018.[21]

Season-by-season record

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Senior

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Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup
Bonnyrigg Rose
2018–19 East of Scotland League Conference B 6 1st 24 22 1 1 +88 67 First round,losing toDeveronvale
2019–20 Lowland League 5 2nd† 24 20 2 2 +48 62 Fourth round,losing toClyde
2020–21 Lowland League 5 3rd† 12 9 2 1 +23 29 Second round,losing toDundee
2021–22 Lowland League 5 1st 34 28 3 3 +64 87 Third round,losing toAlloa Athletic
2022–23 Scottish League Two 4 8th 36 11 9 16 –11 42 Second round,losing toSauchie Juniors

† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

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Major honours

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Other honours

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  • Edinburgh & District League:1937–38, 1963–64
  • East Region Division One:1975–76, 1976–77, 1984–85
  • East of Scotland Junior Cup: 1897–98, 1962–63, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2012–13
  • Fife & Lothians Cup: 1981–82, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2017–18
  • Lanark & Lothians Cup: 1963–64, 1965–66
  • National Dryburgh Cup: 1985–86
  • East Region Division Two:1983–84
  • East Junior League Cup: 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2000–01
  • Brown Cup: 1933–34, 1963–64, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • St. Michaels Cup: 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75
  • RL Rae Cup: 1974–75
  • Peter Craigie Cup: 1992–93
  • Thornton Shield: 1955–56, 1956–57
  • Dalmeny Cup: 1922–23
  • Marshall Cup: 1913–14
  • Musselburgh Cup: 1909–10, 1924–25
  • Roseberry Charity Cup: 1937–38
  • Simpson Shield: 1905–06
  • Andy Kelly Memorial Cup: 2006

Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987).The Juniors – 100 Years. It was after a 1-1 draw at Hampden Park on the Saturday that they went on to win 6-1 on the Wednesday evening replay. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football.Mainstream. p. 80.ISBN1-85158-060-3.
  2. ^Parkinson, Brendan (19 April 2018)."Club Update".www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved28 February2019.
  3. ^McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018)."East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs".BBC Sport.Retrieved10 June2018.
  4. ^Thomson, Scott (4 September 2016)."Bonnyrigg 14, Burntisland 0: Biggest Scottish Cup win since 1984".Edinburgh Evening News.
  5. ^"Fourth Round venues confirmed".scottishfa.co.uk.Scottish FA. 20 December 2016.Retrieved26 December2016.
  6. ^"Bonnyrigg Rose 1-8 Hibernian".BBC. 20 December 2016.Retrieved8 March2017.
  7. ^"Shaun Woodburn Memorial Cup: Fitting tribute to much loved footballer".midlothianadvertiser.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2020.Retrieved8 October2020.
  8. ^Parkinson, Brendan (14 June 2019)."Club announcement - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic granted SFA membership".bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved10 January2021.
  9. ^"Scottish Cup matches".scottishfa.co.uk.21 September 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 12 August 2020.Retrieved10 January2021.
  10. ^"Scottish Cup matches".scottishfa.co.uk.18 October 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 13 September 2020.Retrieved10 January2021.
  11. ^McGlade, Neil (23 November 2019)."Bonnyrigg Rose 2–1 Montrose: Ten-man Rose stun League One side in Scottish Cup thriller".edinburghnews.scotsman.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 June 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  12. ^Smith, Aidan (18 January 2020)."Bonnyrigg Rose 0–1 Clyde: All about Love in Bonny and Clyde romance".The Scotsman.Archivedfrom the original on 15 May 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  13. ^"Scottish Cup matches".scottishfa.co.uk.1 January 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  14. ^"Dundee v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic".BBC.9 January 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 9 January 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  15. ^Pattullo, Alan (9 January 2021)."How Bonnyrigg Rose almost staged one of the biggest-ever Scottish Cup shocks".The Scotsman.Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  16. ^"CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic granted SFA membership - News - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC".www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved14 June2019.[verification needed]
  17. ^"Statement - Promotion and Relegation".Scottish Lowland League.14 June 2019.Retrieved14 June2019.[verification needed]
  18. ^"The Team - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic - Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic FC".www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved27 February2019.
  19. ^Parkinson, Brendan."Manager Announcement".www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved12 June2015.
  20. ^Thomson, Scott (30 August 2017)."Robbie Horn leaves Bonnyrigg Rose to join Berwick Rangers".Edinburgh Evening News.Retrieved30 August2017.
  21. ^Parkinson, Brendan."Managerial Announcement".www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.Retrieved26 February2019.
  22. ^"Scottish Junior Football History Sean Connery".Mud & Glory.April 2005.Retrieved18 July2021.
  23. ^Crawford, Kenny (7 December 2016)."Bonnyrigg Rose: Four things you might not know about the Rosey Posey".BBC.Retrieved18 July2021.
  24. ^"Billy Neil".Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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