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Linlithgow Rose F.C. 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. == History == 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. Linlithgow won the Scottish Junior Cup in 2007 against Kelty Hearts. The winning goal being scored by the town hero Mark Whyte with a header from a free kick in the last minute of extra time. The game was played at East End Park in front of 5,000 Rose fans. Linlithgow then won the Scottish Junior Cup again in 2010 with a second half strike from Kevin Donnelly. They also managed to win The East Of Scotland Cup in June 2010 against Musselburgh which Linlithgow won by 2 goals to 1 both goals from Striker Tommy Coyne. Linlithgow finished a close second in the league to near rivals Bo'ness in the 2009/10 season. Their near-neighbour rival club is Bo'ness United. Due to a reform in the SFA, Linlithgow Rose took part in the 2007–08 Scottish Cup, entering in the first round after winning the Scottish Junior Cup the previous season. On 24 November 2007, they beat Dalbeattie Star 1–0 in the third round thanks to a goal from Stuart McArthur in the second minute of the game. They progressed into the fourth round where they were drawn against Queen of the South. Queen of the South won the tie 4–0. Queen of the South later progressed to the final, before losing 3–2 to Rangers. The Rose also progressed into the fourth round of the 2007–08 Scottish Junior Cup after beating Bo'ness United 1–0 on 1 December 2007. However they were knocked out in the next round. Jim Sinnet, who was one of the most successful managers in the club's history, resigned during the 2007–08 season. Former Dumbarton and Forfar boss Brian Fairley was later appointed as his successor. After the resignation of Brian Fairley and his assistant Allan McGonigal in February 2009 the club were put into the temporary control of Ian Gallacher, Mark Bradley and Danny Smith as they searched for a new manager.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Fairley is new manager )〕 Dave Baikie was appointed on 24 April 2009. Bradley replaced Baikie as manager in December 2011. Over an area of 13 months, Linlithgow went on an unbeaten run of 49 games, only to lose to Auchinleck Talbot in the 2013 Scottish Junior Cup Final. The club went on to make history by going undefeated for the full season of 2012–13, getting 60 points out of a possible 66 points. In the same season they won three trophies out of a possible five, by beating Newtongrange Star 3–0 in the League Cup, beating Camelon Juniors 5–3 in the Fife and Lothians Cup and winning the East Superleague by 19 points. The team are managed since June 2015 by David McGlynn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linlithgow Rose F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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