Larkhall Thistle F.C.
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| Full name | Larkhall Thistle Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Larkie, The Jags |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Ground | Gasworks Park Raploch Street Larkhall |
| President | Roy Gibson |
| Manager | Duncan Sinclair |
| League | SJFA Central Division One |
| 2010–11 | SJFA Central Division Two 2nd (promoted) |
Larkhall Thistle F.C. are a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878 the Jags are Scotland's oldest Junior Football Club and currently compete in the SJFA Central Division One. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since 1881 is Gasworks Park. The club plan to relocate to a purpose built stadium in the Hareleeshill area in conjunction with a supermarket development.[1]
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[edit] Notable players
The Jags are credited with having the most players to step up be capped by the national Scotland senior team and one for the United States. 13 ex-players have been capped by Scotland and 5 have went onto captain their country. Scotland captains in bold.
- Gerry Baker = St. Mirren, Hibernian, Ipswich Town, United States
- Billy Boyd - Clyde
- Tommy Cairns - Rangers
- Jimmy Carabine - Third Lanark
- John Clark - Celtic
- Jock Ewart - Bradford City
- Tommy Ewing - Partick Thistle
- Jimmy Gibson - Partick Thistle, Aston Villa
- Neilly Gibson - Rangers, Partick Thistle
- Jock Govan - Hibernian
- John Hutton - Aberdeen, Blackburn Rovers
- Andy McLaren - Preston North End
- Willie McStay - Celtic
- Alex Raisbeck - Liverpool
[edit] Honours
[edit] Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1907–08, 1913–14
- Runners-up: 1902–09
[edit] References
- ^ Second supermarket for Larkhall South Lanarkshire Council, 24 May 2011, Retrieved 30 June 2011.
[edit] External links
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