Stoneyburn Junior Football Club are a Scottish

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club based in

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, near

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. They currently play in the

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. Their home ground is Beechwood Park. The original Stoneyburn club were founded in 1928 and enjoyed fair success in the 1930s and 1940s. The club reached the

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semi-finals in 1950, where they finally lost 4–2 after a second replay to eventual winners

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, and won the Midlothian Junior League in 1934–35 and 1938–39. During this era, the club built up the ground at Beechwood Park using spoil material from the nearby Foulshiels Colliery, after which their nickname, ''the Fulshie'' is derived. Despite some record crowds in this era of 12,000 for big cup matches,The village at play, quoits and football
''stoneyburn.com'' the club hit hard times and folded in 1958. The current side joined the SJFA in 1983 after some years in the Juvenile and Amateur levels. The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and Stoneyburn found themselves in the 15-team East Region, South Division. They finished 13th in their first season in the division. The team is managed by Allan Fleming and Jamie Mackay. First team coach is Scott Paterson and first aider Brian Rice.

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Notable former players

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Managerial history

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References

External links

Official club website
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