Bo'ness United F.C.

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Bo'ness United
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Full nameBo'ness United Football Club
Nickname(s)The B.U.'s
Founded1945; 77 years ago (1945)
GroundNewtown Park, Bo'ness
Capacity2,500
ChairmanVacant
ManagerMax Christie
LeagueLowland League
2020–21Lowland League, 7th of 17
WebsiteClub website

Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the Lowland League after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020.[1][2] They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, 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.[3] The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984, and lifted the 2018-19 East of Scotland League Cup defeating Musselburgh Athletic 1–0.[4]

History[]

Nicknamed the B.U.'s, Bo'ness United 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.[5]

The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984.[4]

As a result of winning the 2009–10 East Region Super League, 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.[6][7] They also reached the third round the following year.[8]

United moved to the East of Scotland Football League in 2018, along with many other East Region junior clubs.[3]

Lowland League[]

The club were promoted to the Lowland League after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020.[1][2]

Rivalries[]

Bo'ness United have a healthy rivalry with Linlithgow Rose,[9] Both clubs are known as two of the most successful and well supported clubs from the days of the East Juniors[10] and both moved from the Juniors to the EoSFL at the same point in 2018.[3]

Bo'ness United are currently in the league above Linlithgow Rose, having been promoted to the Lowland League in 2020. However, they can still face each other in some cup competitions.

Current squad[]

As of 29 January 2022[11][12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Andy Murphy
2 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCormack
3 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Stevenson
4 DF Scotland SCO Greg Skinner
5 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Hunter (captain)
6 MF Scotland SCO Michael Gemmell
7 MF Scotland SCO Tom Grant
8 MF Scotland SCO Craig Comrie
9 FW Scotland SCO Zander Miller
10 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Locke
11 MF Scotland SCO Danny Galbraith
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF South Africa RSA Devon Jacobs
14 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Wilson
15 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Hawkins
16 DF Scotland SCO Keir Macaulay
18 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Johnston (on loan from Stirling Albion)
20 FW Scotland SCO Matty Flynn
— GK Scotland SCO Gregor Fullerton
— DF Scotland SCO Murray Carstairs
— DF Scotland SCO David Cross (on loan from Sauchie Juniors)
— FW Scotland SCO Gregor Nicol (on loan from Queen's Park)
— FW Scotland SCO Cody McLeod (on loan from Motherwell)

Season-by-season record[]

Junior[]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Junior Cup
1945–46 Junior Edinburgh & District League Junior 1 2nd 22 19 4 5 +30 30 Second round
1946–47 Junior Edinburgh & District League Junior 1 1st 34 27 4 3 +96 58 Runners-up
1947–48 Junior Edinburgh & District League Junior 1 1st 42 28 6 8 +77 62 Winners
1948–49 Junior Edinburgh & District League Junior 1 1st 44 32 5 7 +73 69 Fourth round
1949–50 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1 Fifth round
1950–51 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1951–52 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1952–53 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1953–54 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1 1st
Junior East Play-off Runners-up
1954–55 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1 1st
Junior East Play-off Runners-up
1955–56 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1956–57 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1957–58 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1| 1st
Junior East Play-off Winners
1958–59 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1 1st
Junior East Play-off Runners-up
1959–60 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1960–61 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1961–62 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1962–63 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1963–64 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1964–65 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1965–66 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1966–67 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1967–68 Junior Edinburgh & District West Division Junior 1
1968–69 Junior East West Division Junior 1 1st
Junior East Play-off Winners
1969–70 Junior East West Division Junior 1
1970–71 Junior East West Division Junior 1
1971–72 Junior East West Division Junior 1
1972–73 Junior East West Division Junior 1
1973–74 Junior East Division A Junior 1 12th 24 6 7 11 −3 19
1974–75 Junior East Division B Junior 2 4th 22 10 7 5 27
1975–76 Junior East Division A Junior 1 5th 24 9 8 7 +5 26 Winners
1976–77 Junior East Division A Junior 1
1977–78 Junior East Division A Junior 1 9th 24 11 2 11 24
1978–79 Junior East Division A Junior 1 9th 22 10 1 11 21 Runners-up
1979–80 Junior East Division A Junior 1 4th 22 10 7 5 26
1980–81 Junior East Division A Junior 1 6th 22 6 11 5 -4 23
1981–82 Junior East Division A Junior 1 3rd 22 12 3 7 +20 27
1982–83 Junior East Division A Junior 1 5th 22 9 6 7 +3 24 Runners-up
1983–84 Junior East Division A Junior 1 4th 22 12 2 8 +9 26 Winners
1984–85 Junior East Division A Junior 1 5th 22 8 8 6 +15 24
1985–86 Junior East Division A Junior 1 5th 22 9 7 6 +10 25
1986–87 Junior East Division A Junior 1 8th 26 7 9 10 -7 23
1987–88 Junior East Division A Junior 1 9th 26 7 8 11 −15 22
1988–89 Junior East Division A Junior 1 8th 26 8 7 11 −9 23
1989–90 Junior East Division A Junior 1 2nd 22 9 8 5 +7 26
1990–91 Junior East Division A Junior 1 6th 22 8 8 6 +8 2
1991–92 Junior East Division A Junior 1 2nd 22 10 8 4 +7 28
1992–93 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 5th 22 10 6 6 +6 26
1993–94 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 9th 22 5 6 11 −6 16
1994–95 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 5th 22 8 8 6 +2 24
1995–96 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 8th 22 7 4 11 −1 25
1996–97 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 3rd 22 11 5 6 +14 38
1997–98 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 4th 22 12 3 7 +12 34
1998–99 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 9th 22 6 6 10 −8 24
1999–2000 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 4th 22 12 3 7 +15 39
2000–01 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 5th 22 10 6 6 +1 36
2001–02 Junior East Division 1 Junior 1 7th 22 9 3 10 −3 30
2002–03 Junior East Lothian Division 1 Junior 2 1st 18 10 5 4 +16 35
2003–04 Junior East Super League Junior 1 6th 22 8 8 6 +5 32
2004–05 Junior East Super League Junior 1 5th 22 10 5 7 +2 35
2005–06 Junior East Super League Junior 1 6th 22 8 8 6 +7 32
2006–07 Junior East Super League Junior 1 11th 22 6 3 13 −13 21
2007–08 Junior East Premier League Junior 2 1st 22 15 3 4 +20 48
2008–09 Junior East Super League Junior 1 10th 22 8 4 10 −12 24
2009–10 Junior East Super League Junior 1 1st 22 14 6 2 +30 48
2010–11 Junior East Super League Junior 1 1st 22 12 6 4 +12 64 Semi-final
2011–12 Junior East Super League Junior 1 4th 20 7 6 7 −1 27 Quarter-final
2012–13 Junior East Super League Junior 1 4th 22 11 5 6 +12 38 Quarter-final
2013–14 Junior East Super League Junior 1 1st 30 22 3 5 +47 69 Quarter-final
2014–15 Junior East Super League Junior 1 2nd 28 18 5 5 +34 59 Fourth round
2015–16 Junior East Super League Junior 1 4th 30 17 5 8 +24 56 Third round
2016–17 Junior East Super League Junior 1 3rd 30 17 4 9 +39 55 Third round
2017–18 Junior East Super League Junior 1 8th 30 12 5 13 +4 41 Quarter-final

Senior[]

Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup
2018–19 East of Scotland League Conference B
6
 2nd
24
 18 4 2 +54 58 Did Not Participate
2019–20
6
 1st†
21
 14 5 2 +20 47 Did Not Participate
2020–21
Lowland League
5
 7th†
10
 5 3 2 +9 18 First round, losing to Bonnyrigg Rose

† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours[]

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

East of Scotland League Cup

  • Winners: 2018-19

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1947–48, 1975–76, 1983–84
  • Runners-up: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1982–83

Junior East Region Super League

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 Scotland national football team after playing for Bo'ness United.[13]

For a list of all Bo'ness United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Bo'ness United F.C. players.
A match at Newtown Park in 2004

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Max Christie: Bo'ness United manager says his troops wouldn't look out of place in Lowland League". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Day of destiny as Bo'ness Utd set for Lowland League place". www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Club History". Bo'ness United Football Club Website. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Brian McColl. "Eastern Football League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. ^ Kenny Macdonald (24 October 2010). "Bo'ness 2 Queen's Park 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Bo'ness 0 Buckie Thistle 2". Daily Record. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ^ Archie MacGregor (20 November 2011). "Blue Brazil get the rub of the green". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  9. ^ Kieran Westbrook (5 January 2012). "Linlithgow Rose boss prepares for Bo'ness battle". West Lothian Courier. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. ^ Westbrook, Kieran (5 October 2011). "Linlithgow Rose set to face fiercest rivals Bo'ness in Scottish Junior Cup clash". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Squad". www.bonessunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Squad List". Twitter. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  13. ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 189. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  14. ^ "Paddy Buckley". The Scotsman. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Donald Ford: Ex-Hearts and Scotland". Daily Record. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Alex Scott". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  17. ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 170. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.

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