Tranent Juniors F.C.

Tranent Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Tranent, East Lothian. The team plays in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1] Despite leaving the junior leagues, the club has retained the term "Juniors" as part of their identity. Their home ground is Foresters Park and club colours are maroon.

Tranent Juniors
Full nameTranent Juniors Football Club
Nickname(s)The Belters
Founded1911
GroundForesters Park
Lindores Drive
Tranent
Capacity2,300 (44 seated)
ManagerCalum Elliot
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2019–20East of Scotland League Premier Division, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website

The club's greatest honour was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 1934–35, defeating Petershill 6–1 at Ibrox Park in front of a crowd of 22,000. This remains the joint record margin of victory in a Junior Cup final.[2] The club were also runners-up to Yoker Athletic in the 1932–33 final after a replay.

East Lothian Council Archives holds a selection of images of the team playing and posing with their trophies.

Managers

The club was managed on an interim basis since November 2016 by Kenny Rafferty and former Raith Rovers player Darren Smith.[3] On 9 February 2017, Kenny Rafferty and former Raith Rovers player Darren Smith become full-time bosses. [4] Rafferty and Smith resigned in November 2017, following a Scottish Junior Cup defeat.[5]

Johnny Harvey replaced Calvin Shand as manager in February 2020.[6] Tranent announced that Harvey had left his position on 24 September 2020[7] Harvey disputed this and claimed he was sacked by the club.[8]

Calum Elliot was announced as the clubs new manager on 26 September 2020.[9]

Current squad

As of 8 December 2020[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Ally Adams
2 DF  SCO Lewis Hawkins (captain)
3 DF  SCO Shaun Rutherford
4 DF  SCO Gary Hamilton
5 DF  SCO Dean Whitson
6 MF  SCO Ben Miller
7 MF  SCO Robert Berry
8 MF  SCO Euan Greig
9 FW  SCO Kayne Patterson
10 MF  SCO Sean Murphy
12 MF  SCO Rhys Craigie
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  SCO Kyle Lander
15 MF  SCO Arran Ponton
17 DF  SCO Ciaran McKenzie
19 MF  SCO Adam Watson
20 FW  SCO Jordan Smith
21 GK  SCO Craig Moffat
— DF  SCO Craig Hume
— DF  SCO Ricky Miller
— MF  SCO Owen Renton
— FW  SCO Steven Thomson

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SCO Mark McGovern (on loan at Dunbar United)

Honours

Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1934–35
  • Runners-up: 1932–33

Fife & Lothians Cup

  • Winners: 2016–17

East of Scotland Junior Cup

  • Winners (10): 1913–14, 1919–20, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1959–60, 1978–79, 2016–17[11]

Other honours
  • King Cup winners: 2018–19
  • East Region South Division: winners 2015–16
  • Midlothian League winners: 1928–29, 1930–31, 1936–37
  • Renton Cup winners: 1924–25

References
  1. McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. A Centenary History of Scottish Junior Football. Mainstream. p. 76. ISBN 1-85158-060-3.
  3. Thomson, Scott (6 January 2016). "Tranent head into derby with Haddington with new-found confidence". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/15081164.Tranent_Juniors_appoint_full_time_bosses_Rafferty_and_Smith/
  5. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/15686832.Tranent_Juniors_on_the_hunt_for_new_manager/
  6. "Johnny Harvey eager to get going with ambitious Tranent Juniors". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. "Club statement". Twitter. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. "'Heated argument' led to Johnny Harvey leaving Tranent Juniors". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. "New Manager". Twitter. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  10. "Tranent Juniors FC - Squad list". www.tranentjuniorsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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