Bo'ness United F.C.

Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the Lowland League after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020.[1][2] They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which holds 2,500 spectators and has been used as a football ground since the 1880s. They play in blue.

Bo'ness United
Full nameBo'ness United Football Club
Nickname(s)The B.U.'s
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundNewtown Park, Bo'ness
Capacity2,500
ChairmanIain Muirhead
ManagerMax Christie
LeagueLowland League
2019–20East of Scotland League Premier Division, 1st of 16 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Bo'ness like many other clubs moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[3] The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984, and lifted the 2018-19 East of Scotland League Cup defeating Musselburgh Athletic 1-0.[4]

History

Nicknamed the B.U.'s, Bo'ness United were formed in 1945, at the end of the Second World War when Bo'ness, a club that had played in the senior ranks, being a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932, merged with the Junior club Bo'ness Cadora.[5]

The club won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions, in 1948, 1976 and 1984.[4]

As a result of winning the 2009–10 East Region Super League, United competed in the Scottish Cup for the first time the following season. The club eventually reached the third round, defeating Scottish Football League Third Division side Queen's Park at home in round two.[6][7] They also reached the third round the following year.[8]

United moved to the East of Scotland Football League in 2018, along with many other East Region junior clubs.[3]

Lowland League

The club were promoted to the Lowland League after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020.[1][2]

Rivalries

Bo'ness United have a healthy rivalry with Linlithgow Rose,[9] Both clubs are known as two of the most successful and well supported clubs from the days of the East Juniors[10] and both moved from the Juniors to the EoSFL at the same point in 2018.[3]

Bo'ness United are currently in the league above Linlithgow Rose, having been promoted to the Lowland League in 2020. However, they can still face each other in some cup competitions.

Season-by-season record

Senior
Season Division Tier Pos. Pld. W D L GD Pts Scottish Cup
Bo'ness United
2018–19East of Scotland League Conference B
6
2nd
24
1842+5458Did Not Participate
2019–20
6
1st†
21
1452+2047Did Not Participate

† Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division

East of Scotland League Cup

  • Winners: 2018-19

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1947–48, 1975–76, 1983–84
  • Runners-up: 1946–47, 1978–79, 1982–83

Junior East Region Super League

Other honours
  • Fife & Lothians Cup winners: 1993–94, 1996–97
  • Edinburgh & District League winners: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1957–58
  • East Region Division One winners: 1968–69
  • Lothians District League Division One winners: 2002–03
  • East of Scotland Junior Cup winners: 1951–52, 1954–55, 1984–85, 1998–99, 2015–16
  • Brown Cup winners: 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07

Notable former players

The following players all went on to be capped for the Scotland national football team after playing for Bo'ness United.[11]

A match at Newtown Park in 2004

References
  1. "Max Christie: Bo'ness United manager says his troops wouldn't look out of place in Lowland League". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Day of destiny as Bo'ness Utd set for Lowland League place". www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. "Club History". Bo'ness United Football Club Website. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. Brian McColl. "Eastern Football League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. Kenny Macdonald (24 October 2010). "Bo'ness 2 Queen's Park 1". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. "Bo'ness 0 Buckie Thistle 2". Daily Record. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. Archie MacGregor (20 November 2011). "Blue Brazil get the rub of the green". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  9. Kieran Westbrook (5 January 2012). "Linlithgow Rose boss prepares for Bo'ness battle". West Lothian Courier. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. Westbrook, Kieran (5 October 2011). "Linlithgow Rose set to face fiercest rivals Bo'ness in Scottish Junior Cup clash". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  11. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 189. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  12. "Paddy Buckley". The Scotsman. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  13. "Donald Ford: Ex-Hearts and Scotland". Daily Record. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  14. "Alex Scott". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  15. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 170. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
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