Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.

Full name	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Rose
Founded	1890
Ground	New Dundas Park Bonnyrigg
Capacity	3000
Manager	Robbie Horn
League	SJFA East Superleague
2014–15	SJFA East Superleague, 7th
Home colours Away colours

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
• Runners-Up: 2006–07

Other honours

• Fife & Lothians Cup: 1981–82, 2004–05, 2006–07
• 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 of Scotland Junior Cup: 1897–98, 1962–63, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2005–06
• East Junior League Cup: 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
• Dalmeny Cup: 1922–23
• 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.

No. Position Player GK Connar Easton GK David Hay DF Ross Archibald (captain) DF Jonathan Brown DF Alan Horne DF Brian Murray DF Steven Thomson DF David White DF Colin Wilson DF Shaun Woodburn

No. Position Player MF Dean Carse MF Alex King MF Kevin McLeish MF Darren Smith MF Jonny Stewart MF Dean Whitson FW Jonathan Court FW Blair Henderson FW Steve Hislop FW Conor Thomson

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)

References

1. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors – 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 80. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
2. Parkinson, Brendan. "Manager Announcement". www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
3. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/14457
4. Mud & Glory, April 2005

External links

• Official club site