the reason for the club’s demise. Lesmahagow United Lesmahagow United became active in 1920, playing in the Auchenheath & District Juvenile League. For the 1922-23 season, they moved up to the Lanarkshire Junior League Second Division where they would remain for four relatively uneventful seasons before disbanding. United’s original home ground is reported to have been at Auldton before they later moved to Bogside. Lesmahagow Junior Football Club Formation On the evening of Tuesday 18th March 1930, "there was a large gathering at a meeting held in the I.O.G.T. Hall ... for the purpose of forming a football club. Mr John Thorburn occupied the chair. A field has been secured at Woodhead Farm, near New Trows. The following office-bearers were appointed: President, Mr Robert Whyte; vice-president, Mr John Thorburn; joint secretary, Mr H. Dyet and Mr James Murray; treasurer, Mr James Haldane; match secretary, Mr James Scanlon; committee—Messrs 'W. Colthart, James Brown, John Simpson, Robert Wylie, W. MacCormick, Gavin Pirrie, James Macintyre, Robert Laird, William Murray, Gavin Young, and Archie Clark. It was decided to hold a weekly dance for the purpose of raising funds. Several other proposals were left in the hands of the committee for inauguration." Home Grounds Between August 1930 and March 1932, the club played their home games at Woodhead. Since then, they have played at their current home of Craighead Park. During 1930, the site of what is now Craighead Park had been identified as a potential location for a new football ground. The field was owned by Mr. Tom Walker of Craighead Mill and was subsequently leased from him. However, it presented a few challenges as far as a football pitch was concerned. Firstly, the Galrig Burn, after coming under Carlisle Road, dropped quickly to the field, splitting it in two. To provide an area large enough for a pitch, the burn had to be diverted to the west side of the field. To the east side stood a hill of sand, known as Foxy Knowe. When a new channel for the burn was excavated, sand from here was used to fill in the old channel and to level the ground. To bring the sand down, a corrugated iron chute constructed and the sand shovelled into this. Secondly, the village coup was at Craighead. At first, it was only at the main entrance to the field but gradually it was built right round the