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Buckie Thistle – Fast Facts

  • Although there is no accurate date for Buckie Thistle’s formation, it is widely accepted that they were founded in 1889
  • Buckie Thistle’s nickname is The Jags
  • Buckie Thistle are the current Highland League champions, which gave them entry into this season’s Betfred Cup
  • Buckie Thistle also won the 2016/17 Aberdeenshire Cup
  • Buckie Thistle joined the Highland League in Dundee’s Scottish Cup winning season of 1909/10
  • Buckie have won the Highland League on ten occasions
  • Buckie are the only Highland League side to have won in the National Stadium when they defeated Queens Park 2-1 in a Scottish Cup 4th round replay at Hampden in 1954
  • Buckie Thistle have played at their Victoria Park ground since 1919
  • Buckie’s kit is identical to Celtic’s green and white hoops and the Glasgow side came north in 1989 for a match to mark Thistle’s centenary
  • The nearest railway station to Victoria Park is in Keith, 13 miles away

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