"David Craig (Scottish footballer) David William Craig (born 11 June 1969 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He played for numerous clubs in the Scottish Football League, including East Stirlingshire, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical and Ayr United. He was named in the PFA Scotland Third Dvision Team of the Year for 2006–07 while playing for Dumbarton. Craig began his career at the end of the 1980s with Partick Thistle, making a dozen league appearances for ""The Jags"" before joining East Stirlingshire in 1991. Spending three years with ""The Shire"", Craig won a move to Scottish"
"Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club (nicknamed the Jags) are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since its formation in 2013. Thistle currently compete in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the SPFL structure, following relegation via play-offs from the Scottish Premiership in the 2017–18 season. Since 1936, Thistle have played in their distinctive red-and-yellow jerseys of varying designs, with"
"were often known as ""the Jags"". Thistle applied for membership of the Scottish Football League for the 1973–74 season, but the club lost out to Ferranti Thistle by one vote. It was felt that this was due to clubs in the Central Belt being unwilling to travel to Inverness. They occasionally qualified for the Scottish Cup. Many regard their most famous result to be the defeat of Kilmarnock by a 3–0 scoreline in season 1984–85. When two vacancies were recorded in the Scottish League in time for season 1994–95 Thistle decided to again apply for membership. However to improve their"
"East Kilbride Thistle F.C. East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed ""The Jags"", they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in the Village area of the town. Currently playing in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. They wear all black; their change strips are all red, or white tops with red or black shorts. Thistle won the West of Scotland Cup for the first time in 1974. They defeated Cambuslang Rangers 3–1 in the Final. They reached the"
"Larkhall Thistle F.C. Larkhall Thistle Football Club are 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 Super League First Division. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since 1881 is Gasworks Park. ""As of 01 August 2018"" ""As of 15 December 2017"" Larkhall Thistle FC First Team Larkhall Thistle's main shirt sponsors for season 2018-2019 is shared between 2 local businesses Cathay Cuisine and M Holton Joiner & Housebuilders. The Jags are credited with having"
"by his former assistant Gary Hake and then by Graeme Stewart who is the current manager. ""(on loan from Cove Rangers)"" Highland Football League: League Cup: Aberdeenshire Cup: Aberdeenshire Shield: Scottish Qualifying Cup (North): Aberdeenshire League: Elgin District Cup: Buckie Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle Football Club are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Moray, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as ""The Jags"" and play their football at Victoria Park, Buckie. Although there is no accurate date for Buckie Thistle's formation, it is widely accepted that the"
"Buckie Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle Football Club are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Moray, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as ""The Jags"" and play their football at Victoria Park, Buckie. Although there is no accurate date for Buckie Thistle's formation, it is widely accepted that the club was formed in 1889. The early years saw the club play a number of challenge matches before being accepted into the ""Banff and District League"". <br> It was not until the 1909–10 season that Buckie Thistle joined the"
"Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs won the match in front of 8,000 spectators and claimed their first Scottish Junior"
"at the Firhill Complex in Maryhill. In October 2013, millionaires and long time Thistle fans Chris and Colin Weir donated £750,000 to Partick Thistle to set up a new advanced youth academy. The academy was named the Thistle Weir Youth Academy and is run by former striker Gerry Britton. Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club (nicknamed the Jags) are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been members of the Scottish"
"the most players to step up be capped by the national 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. Larkhall Thistle F.C. Larkhall Thistle Football Club are 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 Super League First Division. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since"
"Cambuslang Rangers F.C. Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ""The Lang"" or the wee Gers, were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They currently play in the West Region of the Junior level of football. They were awarded the title of 'Scottish Junior team of the 20th century' by the SJFA due to the honours they won in the 1970s. In the 1960–61 season, Cambuslang lost in the finals of five different competitions, including the West of Scotland Cup and the Scottish Junior Cup."
"White socks. Cambuslang Rangers F.C. Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ""The Lang"" or the wee Gers, were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips (uniforms). They currently play in the West Region of the Junior level of football. They were awarded the title of 'Scottish Junior team of the 20th century' by the SJFA due to the honours they won in the 1970s. In the 1960–61 season, Cambuslang lost in the finals of five different competitions, including the West of Scotland Cup and the Scottish"
"scheduled events. The surface was upgraded to an all-weather 3G pitch in August 2012. Largs Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed ""The Theesel"", they were formed in 1889 and play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, they wear gold and black hooped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside In the 1993–94 season, Largs Thistle lifted the Scottish Junior Cup beating Glenafton Athletic 1–0 in the final at Ibrox Stadium on 15 May 1994. Largs"
"gaining attention in the local press through their media output. During the off-season, the Jags rebranded as the Jets. Though the club never had any association with the Jaguar car brand the club suffered harassment when it was announced that the car plant in Coventry would be closed. The rebranding distanced the club from this. The name Jets was chosen to honor Sir Frank Whittle who lived in the city and invented the jet engine. The Jets were getting ready to soar in 2005. In 2005, the Jets signed many new players. GB Lions RBs Steve Coles and Tony Perkins"
"team was selected by match committee. Twitter.com/Beithjuniorsfc Beith Juniors F.C. Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the SJFA West Region Premiership, having been promoted as runners-up in the First Division in 2013–14, and play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside. Formed in 1938, they play in black and white strips (uniforms) and their nicknames are ""the Cabes"" or ""the Mighty"". They were formed as a junior football successor to the disbanded senior side Beith, who had previously"
"Scone Thistle F.C. Scone Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club based in Scone, Perth and Kinross. Their home ground is Farquharson Park and club colours are black and red. The club was founded in 1882 making it the third oldest football club in Perthshire and oldest Perthshire Junior football club. They played in the Perthshire Junior leagues up until the outbreak of World War I. Following the resumption of football after the war The Jags became members of the Perthshire Juvenile Football Association – Juvenile football in Scotland was football played by adult players up to the"
"attendances exceeded 6,000, whereas in the lower divisions they have tended to range between 2,000 and 4,000. During the Jags' title winning campaign, a match of significant importance was played against Greenock Morton the attendance was 8,875 which was the highest first division attendance that season. On the day of their return to the top flight against Dundee United on 2 August 2013, the attendance at Firhill was 7,822. Average home attendances for Thistle's maiden season back in the Scottish Premiership was around 5,000, however the 2014–15 season saw a 25% drop with an average home crowd of only 3,500."
"Ayr United F.C. Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, that plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, from a line in the Robert Burns poem ""Tam o' Shanter"". They play at Somerset Park. The club have spent 34 seasons in Scotland's top division, the last being 1977–78, and have been the champions of the second tier of Scottish football on six occasions, and of the third tier on three occasions."
"rolling contract. Archibald later guided Thistle to the First Division title (now known as the Championship) gaining the Jags promotion to the Scottish Premiership. Thistle also lost the Scottish Challenge Cup final to Queen of the South on penalties in April 2013. Thistle's performance in the Premiership was mixed. The club went seven months without a win at home. However, the club had more success away from home with a total of six wins. Their run of success near the end of the Premiership season saw them secure their top-flight status for the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership season. After a poor"
"Old Firm The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected, and contributed to, political, social, and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, the fixture has had an enduring appeal around the world. Between them the two clubs have won 103 Scottish League championships (Rangers with 54 and Celtic with 49), 71 Scottish Cups, and 45 Scottish"
"commentators referred to the teams as ""like two old, firm friends"", or alternatively may stem from a satirical cartoon published in a magazine prior to the 1904 Scottish Cup Final between the sides, depicting an elderly man with a sandwich board reading """"Patronise The Old Firm: Rangers, Celtic Ltd"""", highlighting the mutual commercial benefits of their meetings. The name may also be a reference to these two teams being among the original eleven members of the Scottish Football League formed in 1890. The competition between the two clubs had roots in more than just a simple sporting rivalry. It has"
"Welfare Football Association. In 2012, the Jags also won the resurrected Mid-Ross Challenge Shield, finishing first in an autumn mini league competition. The club generated a much higher level of media interest than usual during November 2008 as a result of their inclusion in Football Manager. The Club chairman was interviewed live on the subject by Peter Allen from BBC Radio 5 Live and also appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's morning news programme, ""Good Morning Scotland"". Tain Thistle were also featured on BBC Scotland's flagship television news programme, Reporting Scotland. Tain Thistle F.C. Tain Thistle Football Club is an amateur"
"season, in a 5–1 loss against Motherwell on 29 December 2013 and then another against Ross County. Following a relatively successful season with Thistle in the Scottish Premiership, Lawless signed a further contract which will keep him at Firhill until the end of the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership season. Lawless made his 100th overall appearance for the Jags in a 5–0 win over Hamilton Academical at Firhill on 21 January 2015. On 14 May 2015, Lawless was accused of breaching Scottish Football Association rules concerning gambling on matches and one week later was given a six-match ban, with four of those"
"Forfar Athletic F.C. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar. The club are nicknamed ""the Loons"" ('loon' is a Northern Scots word for a young man), although they are sometimes referred to as the ""Sky Blues"" (which the club stopped using in the early 1990s). One explanation for the origins of the Loons' moniker is that the second string were younger"
"has extensively developed the stadium in recent years, with a function hall being built within the perimeter of the ground, enabling sponsors and spectators to enjoy licensed and catering facilities pre- and post-match at the venue. Buckie Thistle bolstered their squad for the 2007–08 season with the signings of Craig MacMillan, Tony Low, Graeme Stewart, David Macrae, Brian Neill, Bob Duncan and Andrew Courage. The Jags started the season as one of the favourites to win the league title for the first time in 50 years and managed to live up to this tag early on with an opening day"
"Darvel F.C. Darvel Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Darvel, Ayrshire. Nicknamed """"The Vale"""" or """"The Juniors"","" and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Reaching the final of the 1975–76 Scottish Junior Cup (beaten 3–0 by Bo'ness United) has been the most illustrious point in the club's history. During the 2016/17 season Darvel won the title in the Ayrshire District League and gained promotion to the Super 1st Division The team was managed from June 2013 to"
"Carnoustie Panmure F.C. Carnoustie Panmure Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club from the town of Carnoustie, Angus. Formed in 1936, they are nicknamed ""the Gowfers"" due to the town's well-established links to the sport of golf (""gowf"" in Scots). They play at Laing Park, to which they moved in 2004, having previously played at Westfield Park. The club received significant investment in the late 1990s, which has allowed them to emerge as one of the stronger Tayside clubs participating in the East Region. The pinnacle of their achievements was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 2004. The club"
"the 1975–76 Scottish League Cup, where they led for much of the tie against Rangers at Hampden Park before eventually succumbing 5–1 to the team who would lift the trophy. The contribution of Johnston (who by now had successfully graduated from Jordanhill College to become a Physical education teacher) in Montrose's strong period had not gone unnoticed, and in summer 1976, after over 200 matches for the Angus club, he was approached by Partick Thistle, who had just achieved promotion to the Premier Division. the ""Jags"" manager Bertie Auld stated in his autobiography that he had to persuade Johnston to"
"its first ever Ross-shire Welfare league title under Arron Christie in 2009, beating Invergordon Social Club on the final day to win by five clear points, ahead of rivals Ross-shire Club. They won the league title for a second time in 2013 under manager Gary Ross, and again in 2015 under Robert Ross. In 2017, under the management of Tony Farquhar, the Jags completed a quadruple haul of trophies, while also securing a third successive Ross-shire Welfare League championship, becoming the first team do so in over 30 years. The club won its first trophy in 2007 under the management"
"that all Highland League sides entered the Scottish Cup proper without having to qualify and Buckie looked to make the most of the opportunity to go far. The Jags progressed to the Third Round of the competition after defeating Highland League rivals Nairn County 4–1. Thistle were then handed a tough tie against Scottish First Division side Greenock Morton. After going 2–0 down early they fought back to 2–2, only for Morton to score a last minute winner and knock Buckie out of the cup. After a good start to the league campaign, the second half of the season went"
"Joe Jordan Joseph Jordan (born 15 December 1951) is a Scottish football player, coach and manager, who was most recently assistant manager of Middlesbrough. A former striker, he played for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Milan, among others at club level, as well making 52 appearances and scoring 11 goals for Scotland. As a player, he gained a fearsome 'Jaws' persona due to having lost two front teeth early in his career. The persona aside, he became known as a strong, fearless and committed player, with skill to match, and good aerial abilities. He was part of the successful Leeds"
"eve of the 2008–09 season. Formartine United and Turriff United joined the Highland Football League in 2009. Scottish Junior Football North Super League The Scottish Junior Football North Super League (also known as the McBookie.com Superleague) is the highest division of the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. It was established in 2001 and from 2007, the league champions have qualified for the following season's Scottish Cup. Beginning from the 2013–14 season, the two automatically relegated clubs drop into one of two regional divisions below the North Superleague. In 2016–17, a play-off was introduced between the third bottom"
"one of only two) to win at least one league title in each of the top four tiers in the Scottish football league system. Jim Duffy is currently the club's manager having been appointed in October 2018. For the 2018–19 season, the team will wear strips from the Joma brand. The home strip is a modern take on the popular strips from the 1970s and early-1980s, an all white base with a black and gold band across the front, with further gold stripes above and below the main band. The away kit meanwhile is red with white trim. The clubs'"