Dalkeith Thistle F.C.
Full name | Dalkeith Thistle Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Jags | ||
Founded | 1892 | ||
Ground | King's Park Croft Street Dalkeith | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | Barclay Ewing | ||
Manager | Jock Landells | ||
League | East of Scotland League Second Division | ||
2023–24 | East of Scotland League Second Division,8th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Dalkeith Thistle Football Clubare a Scottishfootballclub from the town ofDalkeith,Midlothian.Formed in 1892, the team plays in theEast of Scotland Football League(Conference B), having moved from thejunior leaguesin 2018.[1]
Dalkeith Thistle's home strip is black and gold. Their change strip is navy blue and sky blue.
They play their home matches at King's Park, which has room for roughly 2,000 spectators. The new pavilion was erected in 2007, and floodlights were installed at the ground in 2013. There is also a community and youth wing to the club which operates out of Cowden Park in the town's Woodburn neighbourhood.[2]
From 2020, newly formed EoSFL adult teamEdinburgh Southwill ground-share at Dalkeith, due to the ground used by their many youth teams inThe Inch, Edinburghnot meeting requirements.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Edinburgh & District Leaguewinners: 1931–32, 1955–56, 1960–61
- East Region South Divisionwinners: 2011–12
- East Region Division Twowinners: 1979–80, 1989–90, 1991–92
- East of Scotland Junior Cup: 1966–67, 1971–72
- Brown Cup: 1955–56, 1969–70
- Dalmeny Cup: 1910–11
- Marshall Cup: 1910–11
References
[edit]- ^McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018)."East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs".BBC Sport.Retrieved10 June2018.
- ^Club Information,Dalkeith Thistle Community FC
- ^Edinburgh South seek a manager after joining East of Scotland League,Edinburgh Evening News, 1 May 2020