Bo'ness United F.C.
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| Full name | Bo'ness United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The B.U.'s | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Ground | Newtown Park, Bo'ness | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Chairman | George Sansom | ||
| Manager | Allan McGonigal | ||
| League | SJFA East Superleague | ||
| 2015–16 | SJFA East Superleague, 4th | ||
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Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984.
Nicknamed the B.U.'s, they were formed in 1945, at the end of the Second World War when Bo'ness, a club that had played in the senior ranks, being a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932, merged with the Junior club Bo'ness Cadora.[1] They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which has room for around 7,500 spectators and has been used as a football ground since the 1880s. They play in blue.
As a result of winning the 2009–10 East Superleague, United competed in the Scottish Cup for the first time the following season. The club eventually reached the third round, defeating Scottish Football League Third Division side Queen's Park at home in round two.[2][3] They also reached the third round the following year.[4]
Bo'ness United have a healthy rivalry with Linlithgow Rose.[5]
Notable former players
The following players all went on to be capped for the Scotland national football team after playing for Bo'ness United.[6]
- Paddy Buckley – St Johnstone and Aberdeen. Played in United's 1947–48 Scottish Junior Cup winning team.[7]
- Donald Ford – Hearts and Falkirk.[8]
- Alex Scott – Rangers, Everton, Hibernian and Falkirk.[9]
- Jim Scott – Hibernian, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Falkirk and Hamilton. Also a Junior international cap.[10]
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1947–48, 1975–76, 1983–84
- Runners-up: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1982–83
Other honours
- East Super League winners 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
- 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
References
- ↑ Brian McColl. "Eastern Football League". Scottish Football Historial Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Kenny Macdonald (24 October 2010). "Bo'ness 2 Queen's Park 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bo'ness 0 Buckie Thistle 2". Daily Record. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Archie MacGregor (20 November 2011). "Blue Brazil get the rub of the green". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Kieran Westbrook (5 January 2012). "Linlithgow Rose boss prepares for Bo'ness battle". West Lothian Courier. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 189. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ↑ "Paddy Buckley". The Scotsman. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Donald Ford: Ex-Hearts and Scotland". Daily Record. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Alex Scott". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 170. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
External links
- Club website
- BO'NESS UNITED VERSUS FORTH RANGERS (1949) (archive film from the National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE)