Dalkeith Thistle Football Club are a Scottish
football club from the town of
Dalkeith
Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: �t̪alˈçe 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 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-ce ...
,
Midlothian
Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east- central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinbur ...
. Formed in 1892, the team plays in the
East of Scotland Football League
The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a senior football league based in the east and south-east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–9 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Lowland Football League.
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(Conference B), having moved from the
junior leagues
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in 2018.
Dalkeith Thistle's home strip is black and gold. Their change strip is navy blue and sky blue.
They play their home matches at King's Park, which has room for roughly 2,000 spectators. The new pavilion was erected in 2007, and floodlights were installed at the ground in 2013. There is also a community and youth wing to the club which operates out of Cowden Park in the town's Woodburn neighbourhood.
Club Information
Dalkeith Thistle Community FC
From 2020, newly formed EoSFL adult team Edinburgh South will ground-share at Dalkeith, due to the ground used by their many youth teams in The Inch, Edinburgh
The Inch is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the south of Inch Park in the south of the city. It is located 2 miles (3 km) south south-east of central Edinburgh. It incorporates the Inch housing development, Inch Park and the ca ...
not meeting requirements.[Edinburgh South seek a manager after joining East of Scotland League]
Edinburgh Evening News, 1 May 2020
Honours
* Edinburgh & District League winners: 1931–32, 1955–56, 1960–61
* East Region South Division winners: 2011–12
* East Region Division Two winners: 1979–80, 1989–90, 1991–92
*East of Scotland Junior Cup: 1966–67, 1971–72
*Brown Cup: 1955–56, 1969–70
*Dalmeny Cup: 1910–11
*Marshall Cup: 1910–11
References
External links
Club Website: www.dalkeiththistle.co.uk
{{SJFA East Region
Football clubs in Scotland
Scottish Junior Football Association clubs
Football in Midlothian
Association football clubs established in 1892
1892 establishments in Scotland
East of Scotland Football League teams