Stoneyburn F.C.

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Stoneyburn F.C.
Full name Stoneyburn Junior Football Club
Nickname(s) The Fulshie
Founded 1983
Ground Beechwood Park
Strathyre Drive
Stoneyburn
Ground Capacity 3500
President David Macmillan
Manager Paul McKinley
League SJFA East Region South Division
201213 12th
Website Club home page

Stoneyburn F.C. are a Scottish football club based in Stoneyburn, near Bathgate, West Lothian. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the East Region South Division. Their home ground is Beechwood Park.

The original Stoneyburn club were founded in 1928 and enjoyed fair success in the 1930s and 40s. The club reached the Scottish Junior Cup semi-finals in 1950, where they finally lost 42 after a second replay to eventual winners Blantyre Victoria.[1] During this era, the club built up the ground at Beechwood Park using spoil material from the nearby Foulshiels Colliery, after which their nickname, the Fulshie is derived. Despite some record crowds in this era of 12,000 for big cup matches,[2] the club hit hard times and folded in 1958. The current side joined the SJFA in 1983 after some years in the Juvenile and Amateur levels.

The SJFA restructured prior to the 200607 season, and Stoneyburn found themselves in the fifteen-team East Region, South Division. They finished thirteenth in their first season in the division.

Star players 2013 Lee (peewee) Ireland salesman by day bench warmer by weekend. Michael (madmentalaffhissheedmick) mcinally Both former players of harthill royal but were freed after 2seasons rooted at the bottom of the worst league in football.

Notable former players

References

  1. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 121. ISBN 1-85158-060-3. 
  2. The village at play, quoits and football stoneyburn.com

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