Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish

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club, based in the town of

Bo'ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Falki ...

. The team plays in the after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020. They presently play their home games at

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, which holds 2,500 spectators and has been used as a football ground since the 1880s. They play in blue. Bo'ness like many other clubs moved from the junior leagues in 2018. The club won the

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on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984, and lifted the 2018-19 East of Scotland League Cup defeating Musselburgh Athletic 1–0.

History

Nicknamed ''the B.U.'s'', Bo'ness United were formed in 1945, at the end of the

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when

, a club that had played in the senior ranks, being a member of the

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from 1921 to 1932, merged with the

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club Bo'ness Cadora. The club won the

on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984. As a result of winning the 2009–10 East Region Super League, United competed in the

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side Queen's Park at home in round two. They also reached the third round the following year. United moved to the

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in 2018, along with many other East Region junior clubs.

Lowland League

The club were promoted to the

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after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020.

Rivalries

Bo'ness United have a healthy rivalry with

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, Both clubs are known as two of the most successful and well supported clubs from the days of the East Juniors and both moved from the Juniors to the EoSFL at the same point in 2018. Bo'ness United are currently in the league above

, having been promoted to the

in 2020. However, they can still face each other in some cup competitions.

Current squad

As of 11 March 2022

Season-by-season record

Junior

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Senior

† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

Premier Division *Winners : 2019–20 East of Scotland League Cup *Winners: 2018-19

*Winners: 1947–48, 1975–76, 1983–84 *Runners-up: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1982–83 Junior East Region Super League *Winners: 2009–10,

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, 2013–14 *Runners-up: 2014–15

Other honours

*Fife & Lothians Cup winners: 1993–94, 1996–97 * Edinburgh & District League winners: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58 * East Region Division One winners: 1968–69 * Lothians District League Division One winners: 2002–03 *East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1984–85, 1998–99, 2015–16 *Brown Cup winners: 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07

Notable former players

The following players all went on to be capped for the

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after playing for Bo'ness United. * Paddy Buckley –

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and

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. Played in United's 1947–48 Scottish Junior Cup winning team. * Donald Ford – Hearts and

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. * Alex Scott – Rangers, Everton, Hibernian and Falkirk. *

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– Hibernian,

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, Falkirk and

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. Also a Junior international cap. Newtown Park, Bo'ness

References

External links

Official website

Unofficial club website

Bo'ness United versus Forth Rangers (1949)
(archive film from the National Library of Scotland: Scottish Screen Archive) {{SJFA East Region Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Football in Falkirk (council area) Association football clubs established in 1945 1945 establishments in Scotland East of Scotland Football League teams Lowland Football League teams Bo'ness