Larkhall Thistle Football Club is a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878, "the Jags" are Scotland's oldest continuous Junior football club and currently compete in the West of Scotland League Second Division. The team plays in red and white stripes and its home ground since 1881 has been Gasworks Park.
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Staff
Committee members
As of 7 August 2022
Players
First team squad
As of 11 October 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Sponsors
Larkhall Thistle's main shirt sponsor for the 2022–23 season is L4 Teamwear.
Notable players
"The Jags" are credited with having the most players to step up be capped by the Scotland senior team, one for the Ireland national football team and one for the United States. Thirteen ex-players have been capped by Scotland and five have gone on to captain their country. Scotland captains in bold.
Paddy McConnell - Ireland national football team, Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Southport, Shelbourne, Boston United, Hibernian
Gerry Baker - St Mirren, Hibernian, Ipswich Town, United States
Billy Boyd - Clyde
Tommy Cairns - Rangers
Jimmy Carabine - Third Lanark
John Clark - Celtic
Jock Ewart - Bradford City
Tommy Ewing - Partick Thistle
Jimmy Gibson - Partick Thistle, Aston Villa
Neilly Gibson - Rangers, Partick Thistle
Jock Govan - Hibernian
John Hutton - Aberdeen, Blackburn Rovers
Andy McLaren - Preston North End
Willie McStay - Celtic
Alex Raisbeck - Liverpool
Hugh Burns - Rangers, Kilmarnock
Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
Winners: 1907–08, 1913–14
Runners-up: 1902–03
Semi-finalists: 1931–32, 1967–68
West of Scotland Cup
Runners-up: 1989–90
West Central First Division
Runners-up: 2001–02, 2016–17 (promoted)
West Central Second Division
Winners: 1999–2000
Lanarkshire Junior League
Champions: 1895–96, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1930–31, 1947–48, 1951–52
Lanarkshire Cup
Winners: 1907–08, 1909–10, 1936–37, 1950–51, 1955–56
Lanarkshire League Cup
Winners: 1932–33, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1959–60
Lanarkshire Central Cup
Winners: 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48
Evening Times Trophy
Runners-up: 1974–75, 2002–03
Central League Cup
Runners-up: 2002–03
West of Scotland Football League Third Division