Blackburn United F.C.
| Full name | Blackburn United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Burnie | ||
| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Ground |
New Murrayfield Park Ash Grove Blackburn | ||
| Capacity | 2,400 | ||
| President | Ian McGinty | ||
| Manager | Mark Campbell | ||
| League | SJFA East Region South Division | ||
| 2012–13 | 10th | ||
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Blackburn United F.C. are a Scottish football club from the town of Blackburn, West Lothian.
History
Formed in 1978, the club joined the Junior grade of football two years later. United presently compete in the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play their home matches at the purpose built New Murrayfield Park, which has room for approximately 2,400 spectators, in the centre of the town. The whole facility that is New Murrayfield Park boasts a six-dressing room pavilion and associated amenities, a main Stadium pitch, two further 11-a-side pitches and two 7-a-side pitches, one of which is soon to be converted to a floodlit, 3G pitch.
Community Club
The Club forms the pinnacle of the Blackburn United Community Football Club, a fully accredited SFA Community Club which, in addition to the adult side, also caters for under age football at all ages from under 9 to under 21 as well as girls and special needs football. For those of an even younger age there is a soccer school with its own dedicated coaches.
Current squad
- As of January 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Record appearance holder
The club's record appearance holder is Craig Spence who, after signing from Airdrieonians at the beginning of the 1998/99 season, made 374 appearances and scored 20 goals before retiring in August 2012.[citation needed]
External links
- Official club site
- Match highlights
- Action photographs
- Club crest information
- Italian Supporters Club
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