Largs Thistle F.C.
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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 Template:Scottish football updater, they wear gold and black strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors and Kilbirnie Ladeside.
The team are managed since October 2016 by Stuart Davidson, who stepped up from his co-management role following the resignation of Bryan Slavin.[1]
History
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 Cup.
In the 2009–10 season, Largs again reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup, however this time losing 1–0 to Linlithgow Rose at Rugby Park on 23 May 2010. The following season Largs achieved their highest position in the West Premier Division by finishing fifth place. Largs' third appearance in the Scottish Junior Cup final came in 2018–19, when they lost 0–2 to Auchinleck Talbot at New Douglas Park on 2 June 2019.
Stadium
Barrfields Park has been the home of Largs Thistle F.C. since 1930. The stadium first opened on 21 July 1930, with crowds of over 9,000 attending the first scheduled events. The surface was upgraded to an all-weather 3G pitch in August 2012.
Current squad
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Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
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| Template:Flagicon Alistair McMaster | Chair |
| Template:Flagicon Kenneth Smailes | Club Secretary |
| Template:Flagicon Jacqui Faulds | Treasurer |
| Template:Flagicon Stuart Davidson | Manager |
| Template:Flagicon Andy Scott | Coach |
| Template:Flagicon Kevin Struthers | Coach |
| Template:Flagicon Allan Hamilton | Goalkeeping Coach |
Notable former players
- Template:Flagicon Gordon McQueen - Scotland, Leeds United, Manchester United, St Mirren
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Turner - St Mirren, Partick Thistle, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Gretna
- Template:Flagicon Jimmy Frizzell - Greenock Morton, Oldham Athletic
- Template:Flagicon Phil Bonnyman - Rangers, Hamilton Academical, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Grimsby Town
- Template:Flagicon Crawford Boyd - Queen of the South, Hearts
- Template:Flagicon Derek Grierson - Queen's Park, Rangers, Falkirk, Arbroath
- Template:Flagicon Tommy Halliday - Dumbarton, Cardiff City, Stranraer
- Template:Flagicon William Kinniburgh - Motherwell, Ayr United, Partick Thistle, Clyde
- Template:Flagicon Phil Cannie - Greenock Morton, Clyde
- Template:Flagicon Davie Elliott - Ayr United, Dumbarton, East Fife
- Template:Flagicon Jackie Rafferty - Dumbarton, Partick Thistle
- Template:Flagicon Dougie McCracken - Ayr United, Dumbarton, East Fife
- Template:Flagicon Johnny McIntyre - Clydebank
- Template:Flagicon Ryan McWilliams - Greenock Morton, East Stirlingshire
- Template:Flagicon Steve Morrison - Dunfermline Athletic, Dumbarton, Clyde, Alloa Athletic, Clydebank, East Stirling
- Template:Flagicon Rashid Sarwar - Kilmarnock
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Meechan - Dumbarton
- Template:Flagicon Andrew Kean
- Template:Flagicon Craig Brown - Greenock Morton, Port Glasgow
- Template:Flagicon Joe Knowles - Perth Glory
- Template:Flagicon Joel Kasubandi - Greenock Morton
Notable former managers and coaches
- Template:Flagicon Phil Bonnyman - Rangers, Hamilton Academical, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Grimsby Town
- Template:Flagicon Erik Sørensen - Denmark, Rangers, Greenock Morton
- Template:Flagicon Jim George - Dumbarton, St Johnstone, East Fife
- Template:Flagicon Bobby Lawrie - Partick Thistle, Stranraer
- Template:Flagicon David McKellar - Derby County, Carlisle United, Hamilton Academical, Rangers
- Template:Flagicon Bryan Slavin - Greenock Morton
- Template:Flagicon Stephen Swift - Cowdenbeath, Linlithgow Rose, Stranraer, Irvine Meadow, BSC Glasgow
- Template:Flagicon Tom Spence - Stirling Albion, East Fife, Albion Rovers
Honours
- Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1993–94
- Runners-up: 2009–10, 2018–19
- SJFA West Super League First Division
- Winners: 2008–09
- Runners-up: 2015–16
- West Region Ayrshire League
- Winners: 2004–05
- West of Scotland Cup
- Winners: 1990–91
- Ayrshire Weekly Press Cup
- Winners: 2012–13
Other honours
- Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1983–84, 1993–94, 2001–02
- North Ayrshire Cup: 2005–06
- Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald Cup: 1922–23, 1956–57, 1958–59
- Western League North Division: 1955–56
- Ayrshire League (Kerr & Smith) Cup: 1924–25, 1957–58
- Ayrshire District (Irvine Times) Cup: 1895–96, 1956–57
References
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External links
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