Larkhall Thistle Football Club is 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 Second Division. The team plays in red and white stripes and its home ground since 1881 has been Gasworks Park.

Larkhall Thistle
Full nameLarkhall Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Larky, The Jags
Founded1878
GroundGasworks Park, Larkhall
PresidentChris Lenson
ManagerBrian Crawford
LeagueWest of Scotland League Second Division
2023–24West of Scotland League Second Division, 6th of 16

Staff

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Committee members

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As of 7 August 2022
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

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First team squad

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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
2 DF   SCO Ben Fraser
4 DF   SCO Aiden McMurray
6 MF   SCO Macauley Kennedy (captain)
8 MF   SCO Ryan Carlin
11 MF   SCO Connor Phairs
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK   SCO Jonny Duncan
16 DF   SCO Jonny Lindsay
18 FW   SCO Aaron Shanley
19 MF   SCO Josh Lindsay
21 DF   SCO Gary McMullen

Management team

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Position Name
Manager   Brian Crawford
Assistant manager   Jonny Lindsay
Coach   Steven Gayne
Physiotherapist   Julie Thomson
Goalkeeping Coach   Craig Rowan
Kit Manager   Kevin Brown

Sponsors

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Larkhall Thistle's main shirt sponsor for the 2022–23 season is L4 Teamwear.

Notable players

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"The Jags" are credited with having the most players to step up be capped by the 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

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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

West of Scotland Football League Third Division

  • Runners-up: 2022-23 (Promoted)

References

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