Armadale Thistle F.C.

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Armadale Thistle
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Full nameArmadale Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dale
Founded1936
GroundVolunteer Park, Armadale
Capacity3,000
ManagerDerek Strickland
LeagueEast of Scotland League Conference X
2020–21SJFA East Region Premiership South (season abandoned)

Armadale Thistle Football Club are a football club from the town of Armadale, West Lothian in Scotland. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the East of Scotland League Conference X.

The club arose from the remnants of the town's former Scottish Football League club, Armadale, who had been based at Volunteer Park, and took over the ground from them.

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Honours[edit]

Scottish Junior Football Association

  • Edinburgh & District League champions:1939–40, 1940–41, 1949–50, 1952–53
  • East Region South Division champions: 2008–09
  • East Region Division Two champions: 1984–85, 1988–89
  • Lanarkshire Hozier Cup winners: 1942–43
  • East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1943–44, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1961–62
  • St. Michael's Cup winners: 1999–00
  • Brown Cup winners: 1942–43, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54

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