Season 2022/3
This was a season in which they achieved their second championship in a row, something no other Whitburn team had done throughout the team's existance. The promotion thus achieved means that next season they will play in the First Division which is at tier 7 of the Scottish Pyramid!
| EOFL 2022-3 Second Division | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos |
Team | P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 | Whitburn Junior FC | 32 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 87 | 86 |
| 2 | St Andrews United | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 63 | 77 |
| 3 | Heriot Watt University | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 59 | 70 |
| 4 | Arniston Rangers | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 40 | 67 |
| 5 | Dalkeith Thistle | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 30 | 62 |
| 6 | Thornton Hibs | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 58 |
| 7 | Stirling University (EOSFL) | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 53 |
| 8 | Tweedmouth Rangers | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | -14 | 43 |
| 9 | Peebles Rovers | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Edinburgh South | 32 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 33 | -10 | 36 |
| 12 | Easthouses Lily MW | 32 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -39 | 29 |
| 13 | Newburgh Juniors | 32 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 42 | -43 | 29 |
| 14 | Ormiston | 32 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -29 | 28 |
| 15 | Craigroyston | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -29 | 26 |
| 11 | Edinburgh United | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -30 | 25 |
| 16 | Hawick Royal Albert United | 32 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 49 | -60 | 15 |
| 17 | Lochgelly Albert | 32 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 54 | -69 | 14 |
Stirling University and Edinburgh United were deducted three and five points respectively for fielding ineligible players.
East of Scotland League Conference X
| 30/7/2022 | Whitburn 5-2 Arniston Rangers | Thomson(4), Crawford(14,20,90+1), Liddell(36) |
| 2/8/2022 | Whitburn 3-1 St Andrews United | L Maguire(11), Henderson(19), Liddell(90) |
| 13/8/2022 | Tweedmouth Rangers 1-5 Whitburn | Boyle(34), Henderson(48), Liddell(49), Crawford(60), Duncan(67) |
| 27/8/2022 | Whitburn 8-1 Lochgelly Albert | M Maguire(10), Martin(13),Crawford(18,87), Hamilton(27), Russell(45), Henderson(64), L Maguire(77) |
| 3/9/2022 | Whitburn 1-1 Peebles Rovers | Duncan(15) |
| 24/9/2022 | Whitburn 4-1 Syngenta | Duncan(6), Crawford(24), Liddell(34), Henderson(89) |
| 28/9/2022 | Easthouses Lily MW 1-7 Whitburn | Crawford(5,25,30,70), Hamilton(53), Stokes(79), Edwards(83) |
| 1/10/2022 | Edinburgh United 3-4 Whitburn | Duncan(25,62), Russell(72), Crawford(90+2) |
| 8/10/2022 | Whitburn 4-1 Craigroyston | Liddell(35), Crawford(56,69), L Maguire(62) |
| 22/10/2022 | Stirling University (EOS) 0-5 Whitburn | Crawford(2), Henderson(24, 76), Liddell(39), Thomson(88) |
| 29/10/2022 | Whitburn 3-1 Heriot-Watt University | Henderson(12), Liddell(23,34) |
| 5/11/2022 | Whitburn 4-2 Dalkeith Thistle | Milton(30), Duncan(52), Boyle(60), McIntyre(74) |
| 12/11/2022 | Edinburgh South 3-5 Whitburn | L Maguire(23,45+1), Taylor(47), Crawford(86), Liddell(88) |
| 3/12/2022 | Whitburn 6-1 Newburgh Juniors | Crawford(21,43,49), Thomson(34), L Maguire(56), Liddell(62) |
| 31/12/2022 | Syngenta 4-3 Whitburn | Russell(42), Crawford(58), Edwards(76) |
| 7/1/2023 | Whitburn 4-0 Ormiston Primrose | Boyle(30), Taylor(44), Dunca(58), Comrie(74) |
| 14/1/2023 | Craigroyston 1-3 Whitburn | Crawford(2,81), M Maguire(66) |
| 28/1/2023 | Whitburn 3-2 Easthouses Lily MW | Russell(21), Liddell(30,65) |
| 4/2/2023 | Arniston Rangers 3-0 Whitburn | |
| 11/2/2023 | Whitburn 2-2 Thornton Hibs | Crawford(40), Tomaszewski(59) |
| 18/2/2023 | Newburgh Juniors 1-6 Whitburn | Crawford(36,50,68), McGarahan(44), Henderson(70), Taylor(87) |
| 25/2/2023 | Whitburn 4-0 Tweedmouth Rangers | Liddell(15), Duncan(24), Johnston(36), McGarahan(75) |
| 18/3/2023 | Whitburn 8-0 Stirling University (EOS) | Liddell(6,64), Maguire(31), Thomson(38), Crawford(47), Johnston(73), Edwards(86), Henderson(89) |
| 8/4/2023 | Lochgelly Albert 2-3 Whitburn | Hamilton(56), Henderson(90), Crawford(90+1) |
| 11/4/2023 | Whitburn 3-2 Edinburgh South | OG(26), Johnstone(41), McGarahan(58) |
| 15/4/2023 | Whitburn 3-0 Hawick Royal Albert | Thomson(10), Stokes(56), Edwards(90+1) |
| 29/4/2023 | Peebles Rovers 1-4 Whitburn | L Maguire(24), Liddell(56), McGarahan(66), Edwards(90+2) |
| 3/5/2023 | Hawick Royal Albert 0-2 Whitburn | Crawford(15), Liddell(43) |
| 5/5/2023 | Dalkeith Thistle 0-4 Whitburn | Crawford(21), Liddell(54), Henderson(58), Thomson(90+1) |
| 13/5/2023 | St Andrews 4-5 Whitburn | McGarahan(4,46), Crawford(9), Henderson(17), Liddell(48) |
| 17/5/2023 | Ormiston Primrose 0-4 Whitburn | Henderson(36), L Maguire(53), Johnstone(27), Edwards(85) |
| 20/5/2023 | Whitburn 6-1 Edinburgh United | Henderson(2), Crawford(20, 33, 42,46), Johnstone(80) |
| 23/5/2023 | Thornton Hibs 1-4 Whitburn | Crawford(12, 43, 70), Trialist(79) |
| 27/5/2023 | Heriot-Watt University 4-1 Whitburn | Boyle(49) |
Winner : Whitburn Junior
East of Scotland Qualifying Cup
| Rnd 1 | Bye | ||
| Rnd 2 | 9/8/2022 | Whitburn 0-3 Tranent |
Winner :
Alex Jack Cup
| Rnd 1 | 6/8/2022 | Kinnoull 2-0 Whitburn |
Winner :
Traderadiators Challenge Cup
| Rnd 1 | 20/8/2022 | Dalkeith Thistle 0-3 Whitburn | McGarahan(45), Henderson(64), Liddell(71) |
| Rnd 2 | 15/10/2022 | Whitburn 2-3 Broxburn | Own goal, Crawford |
Winner :
King Cup
| Rnd 1 | Bye | ||
| Rnd2 | 26/11/2022 | Arniston 2-2(2-4 pens after ET) Whitburn | Crawford(67), L Maguire(88) |
| Rnd 3 | 18/4/2023 | Whitburn 0-2 Lochore Welfare |
Winner : Lochore Welfare
League Cup
| Round 1 | 4/3/2023 | Easthouses Lily MW 1-4 Whitburn | L Maguire(6), Hamilton(33), Boyle(56), Edwards(85) |
| Round 2 | 22/4/2023 | Whitburn 3-2 Tynecastle | Liddell(34), Crawford(50), Boyle(90+1) |
| Round 3 | 10/5/2023 | Dunipace 3-3(4-4 aet)(4-2 pens) Whitburn | Maguire(59, 75), Johnstone(69), McGarahan(90+28) |
Winner : Bo'ness Athletic
Scorers
| Name | Goals |
| Ross Crawford | 41 |
| Darren Liddell | 21 |
| Jack Henderson | 15 |
| Louis Maguire | 12 |
| Reece Duncan | 8 |
| Michael McGarahan | 8 |
| Harrison Edwards | 7 |
| Reece Boyle | 6 |
| Andrew Johnstone | 6 |
| Andrew Thomson | 6 |
| Grant Hamilton | 4 |
| Martin Russell | 4 |
| Dewi Taylor | 3 |
| Martin Maguire | 2 |
| Cameron Stokes | 2 |
| Jamie Comrie | 1 |
| Aiden Martin | 1 |
| Stuart McIntyre | 1 |
| Lewis Milton | 1 |
| Darren Tomaszewski | 1 |
| Trialist | 1 |
| Own goal | 2 |
Player of the Year
The Player of the Year Awards took place on Saturday 10th June in the Social Club. Congratulations to Ross Crawford who won the players' player of the year and the top scorer awards, Mick McGarahan who took the player of the year and Andy Thomson who gained the supporters' player of the year. They are shown below receiving their awards apart from Ross who was on holiday.
