Musselburgh Athletic
Full nameMusselburgh Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burgh
Founded1934
GroundOlivebank Arena
Market Street
Musselburgh
Capacity900 (150 covered)
PresidentKarl Cleghorn
ManagerLiam Burns
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2022–23East of Scotland League Premier Division, 3rd of 16
WebsiteClub website

Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Formed in 1934, they have played under different names including Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern since 1898. Nicknamed "the Burgh", they play their home games at Olivebank Arena in the Fisherrow area of the town. The club's strips are the blue and white colours of Musselburgh with their town's badge displayed on their chests.

The team currently plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the SJFA East Region Premier League in 2018.[1] In 2019 the club won the South & East of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield which allowed them to take part in the Scottish Cup for the first time in 2020–21.

In seasons 2010–11 and 2014–15 they reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup, both times narrowly losing 2–1 to Ayrshire team Auchinleck Talbot.

Current squad

As of 23 June 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Scotland SCO Craig Stevenson
3 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Harris
4 MF Scotland SCO Jackie Myles
5 DF Scotland SCO Liam Reid
6 MF Scotland SCO Declan O'Kane
7 MF Scotland SCO Nathan Evans
8 MF Scotland SCO Matthew Knox
9 MF Scotland SCO Conor Thomson
10 FW Scotland SCO Mathu King (captain)
11 MF Scotland SCO Liall Smith
12 DF Scotland SCO Robert Wilson
14 FW Scotland SCO Kris Renton
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Scotland SCO Lloyd Fiddler
17 FW Scotland SCO Jackson Barker
19 FW Scotland SCO David Greenhill
20 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Smith
31 GK Scotland SCO Daniel Laing
23 FW Scotland SCO George Hunter
24 DF Scotland SCO Taylor Black
25 DF Scotland SCO Matthew O'connor
— MF Scotland SCO Jamie Todd
— MF Scotland SCO Oban Anderson
— MF Scotland SCO Zach Khan

Honours

Major Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

East Region Premier League

  • Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18

Other Honours

  • South & East of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield: 2019–20
  • Alex Jack Cup: 2019–20
  • East Region League Division 1 Championship: 1970–71
  • East Region League Division 2 Championship: 2000–01
  • Dalmeny Cup: 1908–09, 1911–12
  • East Lothian Cup: 1911–12
  • Simpson Shield: 1911–12, 1914–15
  • Marshall Cup: 1914–15
  • Musselburgh Cup: 1935–36
  • East of Scotland Cup: 1936–37
  • St Michael Cup: 1936–37, 1937–38, 1966–67, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Thistle Cup: 1972–73
  • Brown Cup: 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Lothian League Cup: 2005–06
A panoramic view of Olivebank Stadium

References

  1. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Musselburgh Athletic squad 2020/2021 (1st team) - Musselburgh Athletic". www.musselburghathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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