Tranent Juniors F.C.

Tranent Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Tranent, East Lothian. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1] Despite leaving the junior leagues, the club has retained the term "Juniors" as part of their identity. Their home ground is Foresters Park and club colours are maroon.

Tranent Juniors
Full nameTranent Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s)The Belters
Founded1911
GroundForesters Park
Lindores Drive
Tranent
Capacity2,300 (44 seated)
ManagerJohnny Harvey
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2019–20East of Scotland League Premier Division, 4th of 16

The club's greatest honour was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 1934–35, defeating Petershill 6–1 at Ibrox Park in front of a crowd of 22,000. This remains the joint record margin of victory in a Junior Cup final.[2] The club were also runners-up to Yoker Athletic in the 1932–33 final after a replay.

East Lothian Council Archives holds a selection of images of the team playing and posing with their trophies.

Managers

The club was managed on an interim basis since November 2016 by Kenny Rafferty and former Raith Rovers player Darren Smith.[3] On 9 February 2017, Kenny Rafferty and former Raith Rovers player Darren Smith become full-time bosses. [4] Rafferty and Smith resigned in November 2017, following a Scottish Junior Cup defeat.[5]

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1934–35
  • Runners-up: 1932–33

Other honours
  • Midlothian League winners: 1928–29, 1930–31, 1936–37
  • King Cup winners: 2018–19

References
  1. McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 76. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  3. Thomson, Scott (6 January 2016). "Tranent head into derby with Haddington with new-found confidence". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/15081164.Tranent_Juniors_appoint_full_time_bosses_Rafferty_and_Smith/
  5. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/15686832.Tranent_Juniors_on_the_hunt_for_new_manager/
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