Club History


Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. are a Scottish football club from the town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. The club was founded in 1881 from Bonnyrigg Swifts who trace their origins back to 1874 and were nicknamed the Rose.

Notable former players

John White- Part of the Spurs double winning side of 1960/61, winning 22 Scotland caps
Pat Stanton- Hibernian legend and capped 16 times for Scotland
Jimmy Mackay - Capped 52 times for Australia, he scored the decisive goal aginst South Korea that sent the Socceroos to their first World Cup in 1974
Jim Hermiston Scottish Cup winner with Aberdeen & in Dons Hall of Fame
Jackie Myles- Scotland's most capped Junior International
Sean Connery- An Actor of some repute