Penicuik Athletic
| Full name | Penicuik Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Cuikie; Rookie Cookie |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Ground | Penicuik Park Carlops Road, Penicuik |
| Capacity | 1500 |
| Chairman | John Fraser |
| Manager | Johnny Harvey |
| League | SJFA East Superleague |
| 2015–16 | SJFA East Superleague, 9th |
Penicuik Athletic Football Club are a Scottish junior football club. They were formed in 1888 and are based in Penicuik. Penicuik Park is ten miles south west of Edinburgh on the A702. The club is currently playing in the Super League of the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region at their home ground, Penicuik Park.
Penicuik turned Junior in 1951 with the supporter's club buying Eastfield Park from the National Coal Board and built a new pavilion. The new ground was opened with a match against a strong Hibernian side which the Athletic lost 5–0.
The chairman at the time, Mr David Masson and Jimmy Ketchen, were two prominent figures in the club. Their manager was Dick Walker and coach Harry Verth.
Penicuik won their first silverware in 1949–50 season (before turning Junior) winning the Border Cup.
In 1966 the Athletic reached the semi-final of the Scottish Junior Cup only to lose by the narrowest of margins to local rivals Bonnyrigg Rose.
Penicuik Athletic's biggest achievement is undoubtedly reaching the Scottish Junior Cup Final in 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Penicuik's opponents on Saturday 16 May 1970 was Blantyre Victoria who they drew with 1–1, only to be defeated in the replay the following Tuesday night 1–0. The crowd at the final was in excess of 30,000, with the replay attendance published at 14,225.
Penicuik beat seven Junior clubs based in the West of Scotland to arrive at the final. Here is how it was done in 1970:
The team on Cup Final day:
McDermott, Thorburn, McCabe, Hume, McGarry, Hogg, Robertson, Wallace, Stenhouse, Buchan, Murphy, Sub - Reeves.
The 1970s saw probably the most successful period in the clubs history when a social club was built at the ground. Many local trophies were won and the team was considered as one of the leading teams in the East of Scotland. However the biggest prize of all, the Scottish Junior Cup still eluded the Athletic despite the club’s best efforts.
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