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Tranent Juniors

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. 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.

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. 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. On 9 February 2017, Kenny Rafferty and former Raith Rovers player Darren Smith become full-time bosses. Rafferty and Smith resigned in November 2017, following a Scottish Junior Cup defeat.

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

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

Tranent Juniors

Scotland. Lowland League. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 East Kilbride East Kilbride 7 7 0 0 16 6 21 8 6 2 0 32 8 20 15 13 2 0 48 14 41 34 3.2
2 Hearts B 9 5 2 2 25 9 17 8 4 4 0 18 11 16 17 9 6 2 43 20 33 23 2.5
3 Cumbernauld Colts Cumbernauld Colts 8 4 2 2 15 10 14 9 6 1 2 20 8 19 17 10 3 4 35 18 33 17 2.1
4 Tranent Juniors Tranent Juniors 6 4 1 1 18 5 13 8 5 2 1 18 11 17 14 9 3 2 36 16 30 20 2.6
5 Bo Ness United Bo Ness United 9 5 1 3 19 13 16 6 4 0 2 11 10 12 15 9 1 5 30 23 28 7 2
6 Civil Service Strollers Civil Service Strollers 7 4 1 2 11 8 13 9 4 1 4 14 16 13 16 8 2 6 25 24 26 1 1.6
7 Linlithgow Rose 8 4 3 1 19 10 15 7 2 2 3 14 12 8 15 6 5 4 33 22 23 11 2.2
8 BSC Glasgow BSC Glasgow 7 5 0 2 17 7 15 9 2 2 5 11 14 8 16 7 2 7 28 21 23 7 1.8
9 Celtic B 8 6 1 1 23 6 19 7 1 0 6 6 12 3 15 7 1 7 29 18 22 11 1.9
10 Stirling University Stirling University 8 3 2 3 11 12 11 7 3 1 3 8 10 10 15 6 3 6 19 22 21 -3 1.3
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 9 4 2 3 14 15 14 8 2 1 5 12 21 7 17 6 3 8 26 36 21 -10 1.5
12 Albion Rovers Albion Rovers 6 3 0 3 8 8 9 7 2 4 1 9 5 10 13 5 4 4 17 13 19 4 1.3
13 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath 9 1 6 2 14 12 9 7 3 1 3 13 14 10 16 4 7 5 27 26 19 1 1.7
14 Caledonian Braves 8 3 1 4 11 9 10 9 2 3 4 10 15 9 17 5 4 8 21 24 19 -3 1.2
15 Berwick Berwick 8 1 4 3 9 12 7 9 3 1 5 7 14 10 17 4 5 8 16 26 17 -10 0.9
16 East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire 7 0 2 5 9 16 2 9 3 2 4 12 12 11 16 3 4 9 21 28 13 -7 1.3
17 Gretna FC 2008 Gretna FC 2008 9 2 0 7 8 30 6 8 0 0 8 4 37 0 17 2 0 15 12 67 6 -55 0.7
18 Edinburgh University Edinburgh University 9 1 0 8 10 37 3 7 0 1 6 6 27 1 16 1 1 14 16 64 4 -48 1

Tranent Juniors Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
28 Sep 14:00 14:00, 28 Sep fin
Dundee North End
1-0 4-0
Tranent Juniors
1R
1-0
4-0
27 Apr 14:00 14:00, 27 Apr ftr
Tranent Juniors
Celtic B
30-22
LL
20 Apr 14:00 14:00, 20 Apr ftr
Tranent Juniors
East Kilbride
30-41
LL
13 Apr 14:00 14:00, 13 Apr ftr
Linlithgow Rose
Tranent Juniors
23-30
LL
10 Apr 18:45 18:45, 10 Apr ftr
Tranent Juniors
Albion Rovers
30-19
LL
23 Mar 15:00 15:00, 23 Mar ftr
Civil Service Strollers
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
19 Mar 19:45 19:45, 19 Mar ftr
Tranent Juniors
East Stirlingshire
0-0
LL
16 Mar 15:00 15:00, 16 Mar ftr
Tranent Juniors
Cumbernauld Colts
0-0
LL
09 Mar 15:00 15:00, 09 Mar ftr
Celtic B
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
05 Mar 19:45 19:45, 05 Mar ftr
Tranent Juniors
Linlithgow Rose
0-0
LL
25 Feb 15:00 15:00, 25 Feb ftr
BSC Glasgow
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
17 Feb 15:00 15:00, 17 Feb ftr
Tranent Juniors
Hearts B
0-0
LL
13 Feb 19:45 19:45, 13 Feb ftr
East Kilbride
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
10 Feb 15:00 15:00, 10 Feb ftr
Gretna FC 2008
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
27 Jan 15:00 15:00, 27 Jan ftr
Tranent Juniors
Caledonian Braves
0-0
LL
13 Jan 15:00 15:00, 13 Jan ftr
Gala Fairydean Rovers
Tranent Juniors
21-30
LL
06 Jan 15:00 15:00, 06 Jan ftr
Tranent Juniors
Berwick
30-17
LL
26 Dec 15:00 15:00, 26 Dec ftr
Tranent Juniors
Civil Service Strollers
30-26
LL
23 Dec 15:00 15:00, 23 Dec ftr
Edinburgh University
Tranent Juniors
4-30
LL
16 Dec 15:00 15:00, 16 Dec ftr
Tranent Juniors
Stirling University
30-21
LL
09 Dec 15:00 15:00, 09 Dec ftr
Bo Ness United
Tranent Juniors
28-30
LL
25 Nov 15:00 15:00, 25 Nov fin
Tranent Juniors
0-0 0-1
Forfar Athletic
3R
0-0
0-1
11 Nov 15:00 15:00, 11 Nov fin
Tranent Juniors
2-0 2-1
Gala Fairydean Rovers
27-21
LL
2-0
2-1
07 Nov 19:45 19:45, 07 Nov fin
Caledonian Braves
1-0 2-2
Tranent Juniors
18-26
LL
1-0
2-2
04 Nov 15:00 15:00, 04 Nov fin
Berwick
2-0 2-2
Tranent Juniors
16-25
LL
2-0
2-2
28 Oct 14:00 14:00, 28 Oct fin
Tranent Juniors
5-0 7-0
East Kilbride
2R
5-0
7-0
18 Oct 18:45 18:45, 18 Oct fin
Tranent Juniors
0-0 1-0
Cowdenbeath
22-16
LL
0-0
1-0
30 Sep 14:00 14:00, 30 Sep fin
Albion Rovers
1-2 1-3
Tranent Juniors
10-19
LL
1-2
1-3
23 Sep 14:00 14:00, 23 Sep fin
Tranent Juniors
0-1 4-1
Lothian Thistle
1R
0-1
4-1
05 Sep 18:45 18:45, 05 Sep fin
Cowdenbeath
0-1 0-2
Tranent Juniors
12-16
LL
0-1
0-2
02 Sep 14:00 14:00, 02 Sep fin
Tranent Juniors
5-0 8-0
Gretna FC 2008
13-3
LL
5-0
8-0
27 Aug 14:00 14:00, 27 Aug fin
Stirling University
0-0 1-2
Tranent Juniors
8-10
LL
0-0
1-2
22 Aug 18:45 18:45, 22 Aug fin
Hearts B
2-0 3-0
Tranent Juniors
13-10
LL
2-0
3-0
15 Aug 18:45 18:45, 15 Aug fin
Albion Rovers
0-0 2-0
Tranent Juniors
2R
0-0
2-0
12 Aug 14:00 14:00, 12 Aug fin
Tranent Juniors
0-0 0-0
BSC Glasgow
9-9
LL
0-0
0-0
05 Aug 14:00 14:00, 05 Aug fin
Cumbernauld Colts
1-2 1-5
Tranent Juniors
7-6
LL
1-2
1-5
01 Aug 18:45 18:45, 01 Aug fin
Tranent Juniors
0-0 0-0 3-1
Motherwell B
1R
0-0
0-0
3-1
29 Jul 14:00 14:00, 29 Jul fin
Tranent Juniors
0-2 1-2
Bo Ness United
6-6
LL
0-2
1-2
25 Jul 18:45 18:45, 25 Jul fin
Tranent Juniors
2-0 6-2
Edinburgh University
3-0
LL
2-0
6-2
22 Jul 14:00 14:00, 22 Jul fin
East Stirlingshire
1-2 1-2
Tranent Juniors
0-0
LL
1-2
1-2

team squad

goalkeepers
AA
Ally Adams
CM
Craig Moffat
defenders
SR
Shaun Rutherford
GH
Gary Hamilton
DW
Dean Whitson
CM
Ciaran Mckenzie
midfielders
BM
Ben Miller
RB
Robert Berry
EG
Euan Greig
SM
Sean Murphy
RC
Rhys Craigie
AP
Arran Ponton
AW
Adam Watson
forwards
KP
Kayne Patterson
KL
Kyle Lander
JS
Jordan Smith
DU
Dunbar United

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 02 Sep 05 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 18 Oct 28 Oct 04 Nov 07 Nov 11 Nov 25 Nov All SeasonGoals/Assists
8/0 2/0 4/0 3/0 1/0 0/0 2/0 2/0 2/0 0/0 43/0
Cammy Ross 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Broque Watson 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Kallum Higginbotham 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

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