five a side training pitch, social clubhouse and catering facilities. Golf An annual golf competition is held between golfers from the West Coast and East Coast of Scotland. This is called the Harthill Trophy. The Trophy is normally won by the golfers from the West Coast although the East Coast has triumphed once or twice. In August 2015 the captains for the 2016 Harthill Trophy were announced, with Stu Hendry for the West Coast and Chris Watson for the East Coast. In 1980 local Harthill boy, Gordon Johnston, became the youngest ever champion at Greenburn Golf Club, Fauldhouse, at the age of 16 and broke the course record at the same club that season. That same year he made his debut in the Scottish Boys Championship at Dunbar and reached the last 16 where he was narrowly defeated by Colin Montgomerie at the 17th hole. A year later he defeated the holder of the title in the last 16, before eventually bowing out at the semi-final stage to the eventual winner. In 1982 he reached the quarter-final of the same event. Notable individuals Elizabeth Burns (1784—1817), illegitimate daughter of poet Robert Burns. She married John Bishop, overseer at the Polkemmet estate, resided at the estate's 'half way house' on the existing main road B7066. Buried in Whitburn Parish Church graveyard (white headstone still in place). Alex Cunningham, Labour MP for Stockton North Jimmy Drinnan (1906—1936), footballer who played as an inside forward Hugh McQueen (1867—1944), footballer who played as a winger for Liverpool in the late 19th century, brother of Matt Matt McQueen (1863—1944), footballer who became a director and manager of Liverpool F.C, brother of Hugh John Moore (1943), former footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town William E. Somerville (1869—1950), aircraft engineer Eric Stevenson (1942–2017), footballer with Hibernian Graham Weir (1984), football player who currently plays for Second Division club Brechin City, brother of Steven Steven Weir (1988), football striker playing for Australian side South Melbourne FC, brother of Graham Colin Cloud (1987), Stage mentalist. Appeared on America's Got Talent in 2017. Described as the closest to Sherlock Holmes. Population See also Shottskirk Central Scottish Blue Bus of North Lanarkshire List of places in North Lanarkshire References Burkes Peerage genealogy Scottish archive SCRAN: Harthill, Lanarkshire Gazetteer of Scotland (six volumes of the 2nd Edition published 1896): A Gazetteer of Scotland Gazetteer for Scotland (New): Gazetteer for