Larkhall Thistle F.C.

Larkhall Thistle Football Club are a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878 the Jags are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior Football Club and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Conference C. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since 1881 is Gasworks Park.

Larkhall Thistle
Full nameLarkhall Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Larky, The Jags
Founded1878
GroundGasworks Park
Raploch Street
Larkhall
PresidentChris Lenson
ManagerBrian Crawford
LeagueWest of Scotland League Conference C

Staff

Committee Members
As of 11 October 2021
Position Name
President Chris Lenson
Vice-President Stephen Johnston
Secretary Fiona Tierney
Treasurer Hugh Kerr
Committee Member and Social Media Manager Jason Manson
Committee Member Malcolm McKechnie
Committee Member Ross Dunn
Committee Member David Ceretti
Committee Member David Perrie
Committee Member David Brown
Committee Member David McGavin
Honorary President and Committee Member Roy Gibson

Players

First team squad
As of 11 October 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Fermin Jimenez (on loan from Cambuslang Rangers)
2 DF  SCO Ben Fraser
3 DF  SCO Kyle Stewart
4 DF  SCO Aiden McMurray
5 DF  SCO Adam Boyle (captain)
6 MF  SCO Macauley Kennedy
7 MF  COD Soverain Morena
8 MF  SCO Ryan Carlin
9 FW  SCO Jack Currie
10 FW  SCO Scott McKean (on loan from Cambuslang Rangers)
11 MF  SCO Connor Phairs
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  SCO Lewis Melvin
13 DF  COD Christian Kasongo
14 MF  POL Bartek Mackiewicz
15 GK  SCO Jonny Duncan
16 DF  SCO Jonny Lindsay
17 MF  SCO Warren Grenfell
18 FW  SCO Aaron Shanley
19 MF  SCO Josh Lindsay
21 DF  SCO Gary McMullen
22 FW  CIV Yusuf Bamba
23 MF  SCO Luke Clark

Management Team
Position Name
Manager Brian Crawford
Assistant Manager Kevin Brown
First Team Coach Jason Scotland
First Team Coach Alan Shields
Physiotherapist Julie Thomson

Sponsors

Larkhall Thistle's main shirt sponsors for season 2021-22 are L4 Teamwear.

Notable players

The Jags are credited with having the most players to step up be capped by the national Scotland senior team, one for the Ireland National Football Team and one for the United States. Thirteen ex-players have been capped by Scotland and five have gone on to captain their country. Scotland captains in bold.

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1907–08, 1913–14
  • Runners-up: 1902–03
  • Semi-finalists: 1931–32, 1967–68

West of Scotland Cup

  • Runners-up: 1989–90

West Central First Division

  • Runners-up: 2001–02, 2016–17 (promoted)

West Central Second Division

  • Winners: 1999–2000

Lanarkshire Junior League

  • Champions: 1895–96, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1930–31, 1947–48, 1951–52

Lanarkshire Cup

  • Winners: 1907–08, 1909–10, 1936–37, 1950–51, 1955–56

Lanarkshire League Cup

  • Winners: 1932–33, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1959–60

Lanarkshire Central Cup

  • Winners: 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48

Evening Times Trophy

  • Runners-up: 1974–75, 2002–03

Central League Cup

  • Runners-up: 2002–03

References

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