Larkhall Thistle Football Club is a

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club from Larkhall, in

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. Formed in 1878, "the Jags" are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior football club and currently compete in the . The team plays in red and white stripes and its home ground since 1881 has been Gasworks Park.

Staff

Committee members

Players

First team squad

Management team

Notable players

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senior team, one for the Ireland national football team and one for the

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. Thirteen ex-players have been capped by Scotland and five have gone on to captain their country. Scotland captains in bold. *

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Honours

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

References

External links

Club website

Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{SJFA West Region Association football clubs established in 1878 Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Football in South Lanarkshire 1878 establishments in Scotland Larkhall West of Scotland Football League teams Larkhall Thistle F.C.