Musselburgh Athletic F.C.
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| Full name | Musselburgh Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Burgh | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground |
Olivebank Stadium Market Street Musselburgh | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 (200 covered) | ||
| Chairman | Karl Cleghorn | ||
| Manager | Calvin Shand | ||
| League | East of Scotland League Conference A | ||
| 2017–18 | SJFA East Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
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Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Formed in 1934, they have played under different names including Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern since 1898. Nicknamed "the Burgh", they play their home games at Olivebank Stadium, in the Fisherrow area of the town. The club's strips are the blue and white colours of Musselburgh with their towns badge proudly displayed on their chests.
The team currently plays in the East of Scotland Football League (Conference A), having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018.[1]
In seasons 2010–11 and 2014–15 they reached the finals of the Scottish Junior Cup, both times narrowly losing 2–1 to Ayrshire team Auchinleck Talbot.
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
SJFA East Region Premier League
- Winner: 2008–09, 2017–18
Other Honours
- East Region League Division 1 Championship: 1970–71
- East Region League Division 2 Championship: 2000–01
- Dalmeny Cup: 1908–09, 1911–12
- East Lothian Cup: 1911–12
- Simpson Shield: 1911–12, 1914–15
- Marshall Cup: 1914–15
- Musselburgh Cup: 1935–36
- East of Scotland Cup: 1936–37
- St Michael Cup: 1936–37, 1937–38, 1966–67, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Thistle Cup: 1972–73
- Brown Cup: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Lothian League Cup: 2005–06
Gallery
References
- ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.