East Kilbride Thistle F.C.
| Full name | East Kilbride Thistle Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Jags |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Ground | Showpark, Maxwell Drive East Kilbride |
| Capacity | 2300 |
| Manager | Billy Campbell |
| League | West of Scotland League Central District Second Division |
| Website | Club home page |
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 Final again two years later. This time they lost 1–0 in a replay to Arthurlie.
The club's greatest achievement to date is when they won the Scottish Junior Cup in May 1983, beating Bo'ness United at Ibrox Stadium. The final result was 2–0 to Thistle, with goals from skipper Joe Reilly and Kenny Gordon.
Thistle's previous manager was former St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical striker John Brogan, who took charge along with Martin Clark on a co-manager basis in November 1999. Clark left to coach Celtic's youth players in 2002, but Brogan remained in sole charge and won the Sectional League Cup at Partick Thistle's Firhill Stadium, Glasgow in 2002 with a 2–0 win over Bellshill Athletic, thanks to goals from Martin McVey and Stephen Brogan.
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