Bo'ness Athletic F.C.
{{Short description|Association football club in Scotland}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
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| manager = Willie Irvine
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Bo'ness Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The club was formed in 2001 as Linlithgow Thistle, and were known as Bo'ness United Juniors between 2019 and 2021.
They are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the {{Scottish football updater|BonessAt}}.
The club plays its home matches at Newtown Park, groundsharing with Bo'ness United of the Lowland League.{{cite web | url = https://nonleaguescotland.org.uk/bonessath.html | title = Bo'ness Athletic | access-date = 7 January 2024 | publisher = Non League Scotland}}
History
The club were originally formed in 2001 in Linlithgow, and competed as Linlithgow Thistle in the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football Association.{{Cite web |title=Season 2018 / 19 Tables |url=https://www.leafa.co.uk/index.php/saturday-section/league-tables-mainmenu-73/3623-season-2018-19-tables |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.leafa.co.uk}} In 2019, when Bo'ness United moved from the East Region Junior leagues into the East of Scotland Football League, Thistle relocated and changed their name to Bo'ness United Junior to maintain a Junior presence in the town.{{Cite web|title= Club History|url=https://www.bonessathletic.com/club/history/|access-date=2024-01-07|website=Bo'ness Athletic Football Club Website}} They only played a total of 26 matches at Junior level due cancellations from the COVID-19 pandemic,[https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/250/9/ {Divisions no longer in existence} - SJFA East Region Premier League South (2018-2020) {{!}} 2019 - 2020], Non League Matters and in 2021 all the remaining clubs in the East Region Juniors located south of the River Tay moved en masse to the East of Scotland league.{{Cite web|title= History made as Bo'ness Athletic to join Bo'ness United in senior football ranks|url= https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/history-made-as-boness-athletic-to-join-boness-united-in-senior-football-ranks-3225776|access-date=2024-01-07|website=www.falkirkherald.co.uk|date=5 May 2021}} At that point the club was renamed Bo'ness Athletic and cut ties with Bo'ness United, with the older club's chairman expressing his concern at the prospect of there now being an ambitious rival organisation in the same league system based in their small town (albeit by then his club had been promoted further up the pyramid into the Lowland Football League).{{Cite web|title= Bo'ness United chairman Iain Muirhead has deep concerns about formation of rival senior team Bo'ness Athletic|url= https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/boness-united-chairman-iain-muirhead-has-deep-concerns-about-formation-of-rival-senior-team-boness-athletic-3235416|access-date=9 January 2024|website=www.falkirkherald.co.uk|date=13 May 2021}}
Bo'ness Athletic earned their first major honour by winning the EoSFL Third Division title in 2022–23, losing only once during the campaign,{{Cite web|title= Champions – Bo'ness Athletic – 20/05/23|url=https://thescottishfootballadventure.com/2023/05/21/champions-boness-athletic-20-05-23/|access-date=2024-01-07|website=
The Scottish Football Adventure Website|date=20 May 2023 }}{{Cite web|title= Five star Bo'ness Athletic keep on winning as they down top-flight teams in cup|url= https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/five-star-boness-athletic-keep-on-winning-as-they-down-top-flight-teams-in-cup-4120752/|access-date=2024-01-07|website=
www.falkirkherald.co.uk|date=26 April 2023}} and also claimed the League Cup after defeating five opponents all playing at Premier or First Division level.{{Cite web|title= Bo'ness Athletic 4-0 Dunipace: Willie Irvine's side round off sensational campaign with East of Scotland League Cup triumph|url= https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/boness-athletic-4-0-dunipace-willie-irvines-side-round-off-sensational-campaign-with-east-of-scotland-league-cup-triumph-4168952|access-date=9 January 2024|website=www.falkirkherald.co.uk|date=4 June 2023}} After promotion they secured consecutive titles by winning the Second Division the following season in 2023–24.
Honours
- East of Scotland League
- Second Division winners: 2023–24
- Third Division winners: 2022–23
- East of Scotland League Cup: 2022–23
- Alex Jack Cup: 2023–24
- Cup-Winners Shield: 2023–24
References
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External links
- [https://www.bonessathletic.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.eosfl.com/club-directory/it/2119755431 Club info], East of Scotland Football League website
{{East of Scotland League}}
{{SJFA East Region}}
Category:Football clubs in Scotland
Category:Football in West Lothian
Category:Football in Falkirk (council area)
Category:Association football clubs established in 2001
Category:2001 establishments in Scotland