Tain Thistle F.C.
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| Full name | Tain Thistle Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Jags | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Ground | Links Park, Tain | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (all standing) | ||
| League | Ross-shire Welfare Football League | ||
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Tain Thistle Football Club are a football club playing in the Ross-shire Welfare Football League in Scotland. They play at Links Park in the town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands.
The club was formed in 1996, and joined the Ross-shire Welfare League in 1997. The club was accepted into the North Caledonian League in June 2008 and competed in league matches during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first Tain team to do so since the demise of Tain St Duthus three years earlier.[1] The following season, Thistle competed in both league and cup competitions, confirming their full membership of the league.
Tain Thistle also appear in the multi-million selling game series, Football Manager 2009 and have been featured in several national newspapers for achieving the feat.[2][3]
Achievements
League
The club have played in the Ross-shire Welfare league since 1997, and while the club typically finished bottom of the league throughout its early years, they finished their 2008 Ross-shire Welfare campaign, after 12 games, in second place. The club entered the North Caledonian league for the first time in July 2008, before withdrawing in June 2010 after failing to find a new manager.
The club secured its first ever Ross-shire Welfare league title in 2009, beating Invergordon Social Club on the final day to win by five clear points, ahead of rivals Ross-shire Club.
Cups
The club has won three cup trophies, the first in 2007 under the management of Arron Christie, defeating Ross-shire Club to lift the Pattison Cup and the Cordiner Cup under the same management when they beat Inver 3–1 (aet) in June 2009.
Thistle completed a successful season in 2009 by winning the Ross-shire Welfare Charity Shield in August, defeating Ross-shire Club 4–1.
In May 2011, Thistle lifted the Ross-shire Welfare League Cup, defeating Balintore 3–2 in the final. This result is described as Thistle's greatest performance to date having won after their goalkeeper was given his marching orders on 15-minutes. With no goalkeeper on the bench, it was right-back, Brian Cameron who volunteered to go between the sticks, despite not having played in goals since Primary School.
Honours
League
Cups
- Pattisons Challenge Cup:
- Winners (1): 2007
Other
- Homecoming Cup:
- Winners (1): 2009
Media coverage
The club generated a much higher level of media interest than usual during November 2008 as a result of their inclusion in Football Manager. The Club chairman was interviewed live on the subject by Peter Allen from BBC Radio 5 Live and also appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's morning news programme, Good Morning Scotland. Tain Thistle were also featured on BBC Scotland's flagship television news programme, Reporting Scotland.[4]
References
- ↑ John Macleod and Paul Chalk, Ross-Shire Journal. "Tain secure spot in North Caley League".
- ↑ Jamie Beatson, The Sun. "Real Deal for Footy Minnows".
- ↑ Samantha Chetwynd, The Press & Journal. "Scots team joins world football big shots".
- ↑ Jacqui O'Brien, BBC Scotland. "Tain Thistle appear on Reporting Scotland".
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