Linlithgow Rose FC
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| Full name | Linlithgow Rose Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rose, Rosey Posey, The Gallant |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Ground | Prestonfield, Braehead Road, Linlithgow |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Manager | Mark Bradley |
| League | SJFA East Superleague |
| 2016–17 | SJFA East Superleague, 9th |
Linlithgow Rose Football Club are a Scottish junior association football club from Linlithgow, West Lothian, who play in the East Region Super League.
With playing colours of maroon and white, Linlithgow Rose are one of the largest and best supported junior clubs in the East Region, having won the Scottish Junior Cup four times, in 1965, 2002, 2007 and 2010. Linlithgow also finished as runners-up in 1974, 2003 and 2013.
Formed in 1889, their home games have been played, since 1949, at Prestonfield. With a maximum capacity of 3,500 spectators (301 seated), the record attendance at the ground is 3,626 for a game against Petershill.
With playing colours of maroon and white, Linlithgow Rose are one of the largest and best supported junior clubs in the East Region, having won the Scottish Junior Cup four times, in 1965, 2002, 2007 and 2010, Linlithgow also finished as runners-up in 1974, 2003 and 2013.
The Golden Decade
The Sinnet Years
Jim Sinnet arrived at Prestonfield in the Spring of 2001 on the back of a fairly bleak season for the Rose. An immediate impact was felt as he brought in the quality required to challenge. Boris McLaughlin, Buzz Lamont, David Beaton and Iain Gallacher to name a few.
In season 2001/02 The Rose went on what would become one of the most iconic seasons in the history of the club. Lead by Gallacher, Linlithgow won the Final John Walker League Trophy and all but one competition entered. The finale being a 1-0 win over Auchinleck Talbot at Firhill, Glasgow in the Scottish Junior Cup coutesry of Jimmy Creaney.
Season 2002/03 seen another successful season with the team falling at the final hurdle in the Scottish Junior Cup final in a 1-0 defeat to Tayport at Firhill, Glasgow.
Season 2003/04 seen The Rose win their first ever East Region Superleague.
Sinnet reigned the changes after two fairly barron seasons and 2006/07 seen The Rose re-installed as Champions of the Juniors in a Double Winning Season. Winning the Super League and Scottish Junior Cup, Brian Carrigan and Mark Whyte, in the last minute of Extra time, on the score sheet to defeat Kelty Hearts 2-1. The game was played at East End Park in front of 5,000 Rose fans.
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