Whitburn F.C. Explained

Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final.^[1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.^[2]

Club staff

Board of directors

Role	Name
Secretary	Ann Haddow
Club Official	Robert Cook
Club Official	Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Manager	Darren Wilson
Assistant manager	Craig Young
Coach	Scott Gallagher
Coach	Robert Lee
Goalkeeper coach	Scott Willis
Physio	Archie Gilmour
Kit man	Robert Haddow

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024^[3]

Managerial history

Name Nationality Years William Strickland 1951-?[4] Colin Sinclair 1986-?[5] George Fairley 1988-?[6] Derek Strickland 1992-94[7] Brian McNaughton Keith Burgess 1994-1996[8] Brian Fairley 1996-1999[9] Brian McNaughton 1999-2000 Derek Strickland 2013-?[10] Derek Halcrow 2009-?[11] Tom Hendrie 2014-2016[12] Colin Martin 2016-?[13] Jamie Sandilands 2020-2021[14] Darren Wilson 2021-[15]

^c Caretaker manager

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Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

• Winners: 1999–2000
• Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

• Alex Jack Cup: 2024–25
• East of Scotland Centenary Cup winners: 2023
• East of Scotland League Second Division winners: 2022–23
• East of Scotland League Conference X winners: 2021–22
• East Region Premier Division winners: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01
• East Region Division One winners: 1977–78
• Lothian District Division One winners: 2004–05
• East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1997–98, 2001–02^[16]
• Brown Cup winners: 1959–60, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2000–01

External links

• Official club site
• Fan website (archived from 2016)
• Twitter
• Social Club

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Notes and References

1. News: Prior sparks Whitburn glory. 16 March 2016. The Herald. 29 May 2000.
2. Web site: Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked. 11 October 2016.
3. Web site: Whitburn FC - Squad list. 2020-11-06. www.whitburnjfc.org.uk.
4. Web site: WHITBURN. 11 May 1951.
5. Web site: 46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final. 13 June 1986.
6. Web site: jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ... 23 June 1989.
7. Web site: s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup. 2 October 1992.
8. Web site: Whitburn Juniors Club History.
9. Web site: 29 January 1999. 29 January 1999.
10. Web site: Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn. 26 November 2009.
11. Web site: New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home. 4 April 2013.
12. Web site: Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked. 11 October 2016.
13. Web site: Whitburn FC. . 5 November 2016.
14. Web site: New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season. 15 July 2020.
15. Web site: Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success. 30 May 2022.
16. Web site: East of Scotland Junior Cup. 2020-11-29. sfha.org.uk.