Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish

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club based in Whitburn,

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. They play their home games at Central Park and currently compete in the

History

Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. Nicknamed ''The Burnie'', the club's colours are claret and amber. The club have won the

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on one occasion, defeating

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on penalties in the 1999–00 final. Whitburn moved to the

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and joined the bottom tier ahead of the 2021–22 season. They won back-to-back titles in Conference X and then the Second Division, followed by a third successive promotion by a securing their spot in the Premier Division for 2024–25. The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss

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Club staff

Board of directors

Coaching staff

Source

Current squad

As of 31st May 2024

Managerial history

^c Caretaker manager ¹

Honours

*Winners: 1999–2000 *Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

*Alex Jack Cup: 2024–25 *Cup Winners Shield: 2024-25 *East of Scotland Centenary Cup winners: 2023 *

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Second Division winners:

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Conference X winners: 2021–22 * East Region Premier Division winners: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01 * East Region Division One winners: 1977–78 * Lothian District Division One winners: 2004–05 *East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1997–98, 2001–02 *Fife & Lothians Cup: 1969–70, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1998–99 *Brown Cup winners: 1959–60, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2000–01

References

External links

Official club site

Twitter

Social Club
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