Dalkeith Saints Basketball Club was a Scottish basketball club founded in 1964 in

Dalkeith Dalkeith ( ; , ) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1541. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Pala ...

, a suburb of

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History

Originally formed in 1923 as Dalkeith St. John's & Kings Park Lads Club and a founding member of the Union of Boys Clubs Midlothian, Dalkeith Saints was renamed by President Alex Jack.Alex Jack: A great loss to youth sport and basketball
/ref> After initially being a youth team the Senior team was formed in 1964 and renamed as the Dalkeith Saints and in 1969 he was invited to attend the first Scottish national basketball championship. The men's team was one of the top Scotland teams between the '70s and early' 80s, reaching three finals of the Scottish Cup in six years and competing in 1979-80 European Korac Cup ( they were defeated by Valladolid in the second qualifying round), while the women's team won the Scottish Cup twice and Scottish league three times. In 1997, the Saints merged with Livingston Bulls, to form Midlothian Bulls. Currently there is a women's training, Midlothian Saints, the latest issue of Dalkeith Saints.

Record in European competition

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History

Record in European competition

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