Boroughmuir Thistle F.C.
Full name | Boroughmuir Thistle Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Thistle, BTFC, BT |
Founded | February 2007[1] |
Ground | Meggetland Sports Complex, Edinburgh[2] |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Chairperson | Gavin Michie[3] |
League | SWPL 2 |
Website | Club website |
Boroughmuir Thistle Football Club is a Scottish
SWPL 2.[9] They have various regional teams from under 8 - to under 18 age groups. They also have National Academy Programme teams who played under Scottish Women's Football[10]
including under 14, under 16 and under 18 which is part of the Purple Pathway. These teams play some of the best club teams in Scotland. The "Purple Pathway" is the journey and development of players as they progress through the youth academy to adult football. The club has produced several players since it was founded who have played professional football and also played at college and university level.
References
- ^ "Boroughmuir Thistle celebrate their 10th year as a club". Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "League website". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
- ^ "The University of Edinburgh". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Edinburgh University Women's Association Football Club (EUWAFC)". euwafc. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Peffermill Playing Fields". The University of Edinburghn. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Meadowbank Sports Centre - Edinburgh Leisure". www.edinburghleisure.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Boroughmuir Thistle [dead link]
- ^ "Scotland - Boroughmuir Thistle FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to the home of SWF". Scottish Women's Football. Retrieved 4 February 2023.