The History of Newtongrange Star
1890 to 1899
1890/91
Newtongrange Star
Football in the Newtongrange area was represented by a number of clubs:
  • Newtongrange Rangers (played only 3 matches in 1889 before folding)
  • Newtongrange Athletic (formed 1890 - folded 1896)
  • Newtongrange Jumpers (played only 1 match in 1890 before folding - lost 3-2 to Craigesk Thistle)
  • Craigesk Thistle (a team formed in 1885 representing Robert Craig's paper mill at Lothianbridge, which closed in the early 1890's, taking the team with it)
  • There was also a team by the name of Lothian Star, which was the same name as a temperance society based in Newtongrange since 1872. This may or may not have had some bearing on the Star's name.
Newtongrange Star started life as a first class juvenile side (under 27's) and their first recorded match was on the 20th of September 1890 and resulted in a 7-1 win over Westfield Rovers.

Other results were, including the first ever recorded game against the juvenile version of Arniston Rangers who would step up to Junior level the following season:
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
2nd Dalkeith Thistle 1 1
2nd Lothian Vale 4 2
Musselburgh Windsor 2 1
A Arniston Rangers 7 0
Midlothian Juvenile Badges (1st Round) A Portobello Argyle ? ?
A Arniston Rangers 0 0
Midlothian Juvenile Badges (3rd Round) A Loanhead Arrol Athletic 10 1
Midlothian Juvenile Badges (Final) N Dalkeith Rangers 1 2
1891/92
Newtongrange Star
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Juvenile Badges A Valleyfield Rangers 0 2
Midlothian Juvenile Badges H Valleyfield Rangers 10 1
Midlothian Juvenile Badges A Bonnyrigg Rose 2 2
Newtongrange Bluebell
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Juvenile Badges A Westfield Thistle 3 10
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Junior League A Arniston Rangers 5 3
1892/93
Newtongrange Star
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Juvenile Badges H Bonnyrigg Rangers 9 2
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Junior League A Polton Vale 0 3
1893/94
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Scottish Junior Cup (1st Round) A West Benhar Violet 1 4
Midlothian Junior Cup H Musselburgh Windsor 2 0
Midlothian Junior Cup H Dalkeith Rangers* 7 5
Midlothian Junior Cup H Dalkeith Rangers 3 4
Donaldson Junior Cup N Arniston Rangers** 1 1
Donaldson Junior Cup N Arniston Rangers 0 2
Midlothian Junior League H Drum Birds 5 2
* Dalkeith protested Athletic's fielding of a player under an assumed name. Game to be replayed.
** Game was ordered to be played at neutral Bonnyrigg since Athletic had failed to show at original fixture. Athletic Team: Neilson, Philips, Briggs, Brown, Moffat, Melrose, Armistead, Pryde, Cornwall, Inglis, Kerr. Scorer: Kerr. The replay was also played in Bonnyrigg in front of 800 spectators.
(League table as at 1 March 1894) Pld W D L F A Pts
Musselburgh Windsor 4 4 0 0 19 7 8
Newtongrange Athletic 4 2 0 2 13 12 4
Loanhead Mayflower 5 2 0 3 13 13 4
Arniston Rangers 1 1 0 0 5 2 2
Drum Birds 3 0 0 3 5 16 0
The Midlothian Junior League was won by Arniston Rangers.
1894/95
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Crowd
Scottish Junior Cup (1st Round) A Woodburn Athletic 4 9
? H Edinburgh Primrose 9 3
Midlothian Junior League A Drum Birds 6 3 200
Midlothian Junior League H Dalhousie Rangers 3 1
Pld W D L F A Pts
Newtongrange Athletic 12 9 1 2 43 21 19
Arniston Rangers 12 8 1 3 47 18 17
Tranent Juniors 11 8 0 3 29 22 16
Dalkeith Rangers 12 7 0 5 43 35 14
Dalhousie Rangers 11 5 0 6 27 33 10
Drum Birds 12 2 1 9 15 71 5
Glencorse United 12 0 1 11 10 40 1
1895/96
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Crowd
Scottish Junior Cup (1st Round) A Dalkeith Rangers 4 2
Scottish Junior Cup (2nd Round) H Kingseat Athletic 7 1
Scottish Junior Cup (3rd Round) A East Benhar Heatherbell 4 3
Scottish Junior Cup (4th Round) H Niddry Violet 1 2
Midlothian Junior League H Elphinstone Athletic 6 1
Midlothian Junior League H Arniston Rangers 2 3 500
The Midlothian Junior League was won by Arniston Rangers. Newtongrange Athletic finished 4th.
Dean Rovers
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Juvenile Badges H Glenbank United 4 1
1896/97
Newtongrange Athletic
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Notes
Scottish Junior Cup (1st Round) H Ormiston Primrose 6 2
Scottish Junior Cup (2nd Round) A Dalkeith Rangers 7 1
Scottish Junior Cup (3rd Round) H South End W W
Scottish Junior Cup (4th Round) H Captain Colt's Rovers 3 3
Scottish Junior Cup (4th Round) A Captain Colt's Rovers - - Scratched
Newtongrange Athletic played their last game on 1st October 1896.
Newtongrange Star
With a clear motivation found in juvenile team Dean Rovers and the defunct Newtongrange Athletic, Newtongrange Star made their first attempt playing at Junior level, but only lasted 4 months from December 1896 to March 1897.
1897/98
Newtongrange Star
Newtongrange Star begin their second attempt at Junior level, lasting one season.
Competition Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
Midlothian Junior League A Dalkeith Rangers 1 1
Midlothian Junior League H Musselburgh Fern 2 2
Midlothian Junior League H Leith Primrose 1 2
Midlothian Junior League A Musselburgh Fern 0 3
East of Scotland Cup (1st Round) A Musselburgh Fern 0 4
Team for home league match against Arniston Rangers: Scott, Barton, Naismyth, W. Briggs, A. Gray, Liddle, McBain, Chatham, R. Briggs, Shearer, Draffin. Result unknown.
Team for home league match against Bonnyrigg Rose: Scott, Barton, Baxter, W. Briggs, Gray, Liddle, R. Briggs, Cameron, Shearer, Bell, Draffin. Result unknown.
The Midlothian Junior League was won by Bonnyrigg Rose.
1898/99
The Midlothian Junior League was won by Musselburgh Fern