West Calder United F.C.

West Calder United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in West Calder, West Lothian.[1] Their home ground is Hermand Park, West Calder. Club colours are red and black.[2] Currently they play in the East of Scotland League First Division.

West Calder United
Full nameWest Calder United Football Club
NicknameCauther
Founded1950
GroundHermand Park Harburn Road
West Calder
Capacity1,000
ManagerRobert Main
LeagueEast of Scotland League First Division
2025–26East of Scotland League Second Division, 1st of 15 (promoted)

The SJFA restructured prior to the 2006–07 season, and West Calder found themselves in the 15-team East Region, South Division.[3] Their best finish in bottom tier of the East Region was 4th in 2017–18.[4]

The club moved from the junior leagues to the East of Scotland League ahead of the 2021–22 season, securing their first league title by winning the Third Division in 2023–24 followed by the Second Division two years later in 2025–26.

Club staff

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Coaching staff

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Role Name
ManagerScotland Robert Main
Assistant ManagerScotland Scott Woodhouse
First Team CoachScotland Jordan McNeil
First Team CoachScotland John Gillogley
Goalkeeping CoachScotland Chris Coyne
Team First AiderScotland Richard Cordiner

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Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years
Neil Morton Scotland ?-1971[5]
Alex Nicol Scotland 1971-?[6]
Jimmy Dunn Scotland 1974-1977[7]
Billy Ritchie Scotland 1981-?[8]
Jimmy Walker Scotland ?-1986[9]
Alex Clark Scotland 1986-?[10]
Jim Grant Scotland ?-1989[11]
Jimmy Walker Scotland 1989-?[12]
Richard Hastings Scotland 2005-2012[13]
Terry Aikman Scotland 2012-?[14]
Gareth Alexander Scotland 2016-?
Greig Mitchell Scotland 2016-?
Gary Sibbald Scotland 2017-2018[15]
Chris Gallacher Scotland 2018-?
Crawford Bell Scotland 2019-2020[16]
Craig Chilton Scotland 2020-?[17]
Robert Main Scotland ?-Present

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Honours

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  • East of Scotland League Second Division winners: 2025–26
  • East of Scotland League Third Division winners: 2023–24
  • Brown Cup: 1957–58
  • Thorton Shield: 1957–58, 1958–59
  • Murray Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59

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