Larkhall Thistle F.C.
| Full name | Larkhall Thistle Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Larkie, The Jags |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Ground | Gasworks Park Raploch Street Larkhall |
| President | Roy Gibson |
| Manager | Duncan Sinclair |
| League | SJFA Central District First Division |
| 2014–15 | 8th |
Larkhall Thistle Football Club 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 had planned to relocate to a purpose built stadium in the Hareleeshill area in conjunction with a Tesco supermarket development.[1] That agreement ended when rival supermarket Asda were given planning permission to build a store in Larkhall, ending Tesco's hopes for a town store of their own. This has put Larkhall's stadium plans, and future, in doubt.[2]
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.
- Paddy McConnell - Ireland national football team, Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Southport, Shelbourne, Boston United, Hibernian
- 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
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1907–08, 1913–14
- Runners-up: 1902–09
References
- ↑ Second supermarket for Larkhall South Lanarkshire Council, 24 May 2011, Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Supermarket War Ends As Tesco Shelve Plans To Build New Store In Larkhall Hamilton Advertiser, 26 January 2012, Retrieved 30 January 2013.
