Thistle (disambiguation)

Thistle is a group of flowering plants.

Thistle may also refer to:

Football (soccer) clubs

Australia

• Port Thistle S.C., originally Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C.

England

• Hereford Thistle F.C.

New Zealand

• Auckland Thistle,
• Christchurch Thistle
• Gisborne Thistle
• Invercargill Thistle
• Nelson Thistle
• Timaru Thistle

Scotland

• Ardeer Thistle F.C.
• Armadale Thistle F.C.
• Bathgate Thistle F.C.
• Buckie Thistle F.C.
• Bunillidh Thistle F.C.
• Burghead Thistle F.C.
• Dalkeith Thistle F.C.
• Dalry Thistle F.C.
• East Kilbride Thistle F.C.
• Ferranti Thistle F.C.
• Forres Thistle F.C.
• Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
• Inverness Thistle F.C.
• Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.
• Largs Thistle F.C.
• Larkhall Thistle F.C.
• Lothian Thistle F.C.
• Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.
• Meadowbank Thistle F.C.
• Partick Thistle F.C.
• Scone Thistle F.C.
• Steins Thistle F.C.
• Strathspey Thistle F.C.
• Thistle F.C.
• Wishaw Thistle F.C., a member of the Scottish Football Union and several other leagues

Boats and ships

• Thistle (dinghy)
• Thistle (yacht)
• HMS Thistle, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• USAHS Thistle, a hospital ship
• USS Thistle, the name of several U.S. Navy ships

People

• Michael Thistle (born 1980), Australian cricketer
• Thistle Yolette Harris (1902-1990), Australian botanist and conservationist
• Thomas Thistle (1853-1936), English clergyman and educator

Other uses

• Thistle (color)
• Thistle, Utah, United States
• Order of the Thistle, an order of chivalry
• Thistle Hotels
• Thistle Mining, a corporation once headed by David R. Beatty
• Thistle tube, a piece of laboratory glassware
• Thistle TV, a local television station
• The Thistle & Shamrock, a radio program
• The "Thistle" oil field operated by EnQuest in the North Sea
• The Thistle, a Scottish ladies' step dance.

See also

• List of plants known as milk thistle
• Sow thistle