Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rose | ||
| Founded | 1890 | ||
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New Dundas Park Bonnyrigg | ||
| Capacity | 3000 | ||
| Manager | Robbie Horn | ||
| League | SJFA East Superleague | ||
| 2015–16 | SJFA East Superleague, 1st | ||
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Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Football Club are a Scottish junior football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. Formed in 1890 and nicknamed the Rose, they play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League, of which they are the current champions.
Their home ground is New Dundas Park, and they have traditionally played in red and white hoops. They have won the Scottish Junior Cup twice, in 1966 and in 1978, as well as finishing runners-up in 1972. Their 6–1 defeat of Whitburn in 1966 is a joint record margin of victory in a Scottish Junior Cup final.[1]
The team are managed since June 2015 by former Berwick Rangers player and assistant manager, Robbie Horn.[2]
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1965–66, 1977–78
- Runners-up: 1971–72
SJFA East Region Super League
- Winners: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2015–16
- Runners-Up: 2006–07
Other honours
- East of Scotland Junior Cup: 1897–98, 1962–63, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2012-13
- Fife & Lothians Cup: 1981–82, 2004–05, 2006–07
- Lanark & Lothians Cup: 1963–64, 1965–66
- National Dryburgh Cup: 1985–86
- Edinburgh & District League winners: 1937–38, 1963–64
- East Region Division One winners: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1984–85
- East Region Division Two winners: 1983–84
- East Junior League Cup: 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2000–01
- Brown Cup: 1933–34, 1963–64, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- St. Michaels Cup: 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75
- RL Rae Cup: 1974–75
- Peter Craigie Cup: 1992–93
- Thornton Shield: 1955–56, 1956–57
- Dalmeny Cup: 1922–23
- Marshall Cup: 1913–14
- Musselburgh Cup: 1909–10, 1924–25
- Roseberry Charity Cup: 1937–38
- Simpson Shield: 1905–06
- Andy Kelly Memorial Cup: 2006
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
- Jim Begbie (D) (1968–1972) Represented Hong Kong League XI
- Per Bartram (F) (c1978) Denmark international
- Ally Brazil (D) (1992–1993) Scotland under-21 international
- Graham Harvey (F) (1998–1999) Represented Hong Kong League XI
- Jim Hermiston (M) (1964–1965) Scotland under-23 international
- Jimmy Mackay (M) (1961–1964) Represented Australia in the 1974 FIFA World Cup having scored the decisive goal in the final qualifier
- Billy Neil (M) Made 186 Football League appearances for Millwall[3]
- Craig Paterson (D) (1977–1979) Scotland under-21 international and Scotland's most expensive player in 1982
- Chris Robertson (F) (1990s) Scotland under-21 international
- Pat Stanton (M) (1961–1963) 16 caps for Scotland
- Tommy White (F) Scotland under-23 international
- Sean Connery future actor [4]
- John White (M) (1955–1956) 22 caps for Scotland (3 goals)
- Peter Thorpe (CF) (1891-1911) Future Glasgow Rangers supporter of the year (Somerset Branch)
References
- ↑ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 80. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
- ↑ Parkinson, Brendan. "Manager Announcement". www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/14457
- ↑ Mud & Glory, April 2005