Burghead Thistle Football Club are a
Scottish football team, based in
Burghead
Burghead ( sco, Burgheid or ''The Broch'', gd, Am Broch) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, surrounding it by water on t ...
,
Moray. Members of the
Scottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the level of football ...
, they currently play in the
North Second Division of the
SJFA North Region.
The club were formed in 1889. In early 1906 they became founder members of the Elginshire Junior League, later known as the Morayshire Junior League from 1906–07 season. They became the first club outside Elgin to become League Champions in 1908–09 season, they took the title again the following season 1909–10.
Home matches are played at Forest Park just outside Burghead. The team play in green shirts and shorts. The club are managed by David MacDonald
External links
Club website
Burghead
Association football clubs established in 1889
Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Football in Moray
1889 establishments in Scotland
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