Armadale Thistle F.C.

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Armadale Thistle F.C.
Full name	Armadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dale
Founded	1936
Ground	Volunteer Park (Capacity 3,000)
League	SJFA East Region Premier League
2006-07	SJFA East Region Premier League, 5th

Armadale Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in the town of Armadale, West Lothian. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they play their home games at Volunteer Park. The club presently plays in the East Region Premier League.

Volunteer Park, which has room for around 3,000 spectators, once played host to Scottish Football League games, between 1921 and 1932, when Armadale F.C. were members. It hosted a Scottish FA Cup quarter final in 1920 when Armadale lost to Kilmarnock and holds the record attendance for both juniors and seniors in West Lothian.^{[citation needed]} It has been a football ground since 1881. Originally it was the drill field for the Volunteers (army reserves). It was home to (the first) Armadale F.C. from 1889.

Thistle tend to attract a support of around 100 to home games.

1 Notable former managers
2 Notable former players
3 Honours
4 External links

[edit] Notable former managers

John Brogan

[edit] Notable former players

George Farm - former Scotland, Hibernian, Blackpool and Queen of the South goalkeeper
Scott Dalziel - signed at 18 and played two seasons. In his second season he was top scorer, which led to his move to Cowdenbeath in 2006
Joe Baker - Hibernian, Torino, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and England
Colin Stein - Hibernian, Rangers, Coventry and Scotland; first £100,000 transfer between Scottish clubs
Jimmy Leadbetter - League championship medal with Ipswich Town