History
Tranent Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Tranent, East Lothian. They currently play in the fifth tier of Scottish Football in the Lowland League East.
The majority of the clubs history was spent in the Scottish Junior Football Association from its foundation in 1911 as Tranent Juniors, until 2018 when the club made the decision to move to the East of Scotland Football League.
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The club was originally named Tranent Juniors, however following an announcement of a merger with Tranent Colts in February 2023, the club was renamed Tranent Football Club from the 2023–24 season. Their home ground is Foresters Park and club colours are maroon and white.
The club crest pays tribute to the towns history of agriculture on the left side and coal-mining on the right and is complete with a banner of the clubs motto 'Lie Forrit'.
Tranent competed in the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) from its inception in 1911 up until 2018. However, the club has taken part in the Scottish Junior Cup since 2018 due rules being relaxed within the SJFA.
Tranent have reached three Scottish Junior Cup finals in their history. In 1933 they lost 4-2 to Yoker Athletic at Hampden Park, this result came as a result of a replay following the first game finishing goalless at Tynecastle Park.
Two years later Tranent won the Scottish Junior Cup which many still regard as the clubs greatest honour. They defeated Petershill 6-1 at Ibrox Stadium in front of a crowd of 22,000. This result remains the joint record victory in a Junior Cup final .
In more recent times, despite leaving the SJFA, the club reached the final in 2025 and came up against Johnstone Burgh. The game ended 1-1 with Johnstone Burgh winning 4-2 on penalties at Broadwood Stadium.
Before the start of the 2018-19 season, a host of Junior clubs, including Tranent, moved across to the East of Scotland Football League to join the recently established Scottish Football Pyramid. This presented clubs the opportunity to potentially gain promotion to the SPFL creating an increase from 13 teams to 39.
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Squad
| # | Goalkeepers | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelby Mason | ||
| 22 | O. Hayward |
| # | Defenders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Robbie McIntyre | ||
| 5 | Nick Aitchison | ||
| 7 | Guy McGarry | ||
| 15 | Dean Brett | ||
| 16 | Euan Greig | ||
| 19 | J. Grigor | ||
| 24 | Euan Bauld |
| # | Midfielders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | S. Jones | ||
| 20 | Harry Gordon | ||
| 21 | Ben Miller | ||
| 23 | C. Doan |
| # | Forwards | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | C. McKinley | ||
| 10 | Daniel Handling | ||
| 11 | B. Watson | ||
| 12 | Harry Girdwood |