Thistle (disambiguation)
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Thistle
is a group of flowering plants.
Thistle may also refer to:
Thistle
Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation that protects the...
is a group of flowering plants.
Thistle may also refer to:
New Zealand
- Auckland ThistleAuckland Thistle-Competed:* 1925 Chatham Cup* 1926 Chatham Cup* 1930 Chatham Cup* 1934 Chatham Cup * 1936 Chatham Cup -Players:* Dennis Smith* Les Wood* Cliff Banham* Murray Kay* Dick Hislop* Ron Stone* George White...
, - Christchurch ThistleChristchurch Thistle-Competed:* 1929 Chatham Cup* 1930 Chatham Cup* 1931 Chatham Cup* 1934 Chatham Cup...
- Gisborne ThistleGisborne ThistleGisborne Thistle is a soccer club based in the city of Gisborne, in the North island of New Zealand. for many years, the club played second-fiddle to neighbours Gisborne City...
- Invercargill ThistleInvercargill ThistleInvercargill Thistle is a former New Zealand football club based in the South Island city of Invercargill. The team was founded in 1936 and continued as a separate team until 1969, when it became part of the short-lived Invercargill United team. It operated again as an independent team from 1974 to...
- Nelson Thistle
- Timaru ThistleTimaru Thistle-Competed:* 1961 Chatham Cup* 1962 Chatham Cup* 1963 Chatham Cup...
Scotland
- Ardeer Thistle F.C.Ardeer Thistle F.C.Ardeer Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Stevenston in North Ayrshire. Formed in 1900, they are based at Ardeer Stadium and are nicknamed "The Thistle"...
- Armadale Thistle F.C.Armadale Thistle F.C.Armadale Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Armadale, West Lothian. Formed in 1936 and nicknamed The Dale, they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and presently play in the East Region Premier League....
- Bathgate Thistle F.C.Bathgate Thistle F.C.Bathgate Thistle F.C. are a Scottish junior football club, based in the town of Bathgate, West Lothian. They play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League....
- Buckie Thistle F.C.Buckie Thistle F.C.Buckie Thistle are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Banffshire, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League. Founded in 1889, they are also known as The Jags and play their football at Victoria Park, in Buckie....
- Bunillidh Thistle F.C.Bunillidh Thistle F.C.Bunillidh Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football club from Helmsdale. They compete in the North Caledonian Football League and play at Couper Park.-Honours:*North Caledonian Football League**Champions 1982–83, 1988–89*PCT Cup...
- Burghead Thistle F.C.Burghead Thistle F.C.Burghead Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football team, based in Burghead, Moray. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in Division One of the SJFA North Region....
- Dalkeith Thistle F.C.Dalkeith Thistle F.C.Dalkeith Thistle Football Club are a Scottish junior football club from the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian. Formed in 1892, they presently compete in the East Region....
- Dalry Thistle F.C.Dalry Thistle F.C.Dalry Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Dalry, Ayrshire. Formed in 1920, they play at Merksworth Park. Currently playing in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they wear dark blue strips....
- East Kilbride Thistle F.C.East Kilbride Thistle F.C.East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed The Jags, they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in the Village area of East Kilbride...
- Ferranti Thistle F.C.
- Forres Thistle F.C.Forres Thistle F.C.Forres Thistle F.C. are a football club from Forres, Scotland. A member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, the club currently play in the North Region Superleague...
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
- Inverness Thistle F.C.Inverness Thistle F.C.Inverness Thistle Football Club were a football club playing in the city of Inverness in northern Scotland.They were members of the Highland Football League, winning the championship five times, including its inaugural season: 1893–94. They wore black and red stripes and played their home...
- Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.Kirriemuir Thistle F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in Kirriemuir, Angus. Their home ground is Westview Park.Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One of the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region.The SJFA restructured prior to the...
- Largs Thistle F.C.Largs Thistle F.C.Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire. Nicknamed Theestle, they were formed in 1889, and they play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the SJFA West Premier League of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they wear black and...
- Larkhall Thistle F.C.Larkhall Thistle F.C.Larkhall Thistle F.C. are a football club from Larkhall, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Formed in 1878 the Jags are Scotland's oldest Junior Football Club and currently compete in the SJFA Central Division One. They play in red and white stripes and their home ground since 1881 is Gasworks Park...
- Lothian Thistle F.C.Lothian Thistle F.C.Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Football Club are a senior non-league football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. As of 2009 they are members of the East of Scotland Football League and play in the Premier Division...
- Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.Lugar Boswell Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the village of Lugar, near Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the Ayrshire District League...
- Meadowbank Thistle F.C.
- Partick Thistle F.C.Partick Thistle F.C.Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
- Scone Thistle F.C.Scone Thistle F.C.Scone Thistle F.C. are a Scottish junior football club based in Scone, Perth and Kinross. Their home ground is Farquharson Park and club colours are black and red....
- Steins Thistle F.C.Steins Thistle F.C.Steins Thistle Football Club is a football club from Allandale near Cumbernauld in Scotland. They were formed as the works team of the G.R. Stein Brickworks in Allandale, hence the name Steins Thistle in January, 1972. The brickworks provided a pitch for the team, and upon the firm's closure...
- Thistle F.C.Thistle F.C.Thistle Football Club was a Scottish football club based at Braehead Park near central Glasgow...
- Wishaw Thistle F.C., a member of the Scottish Football UnionScottish Football UnionNote - the Scottish Rugby Union was known as the "Scottish Football Union" between 1873 and 1924The Scottish Football Union was a football league competition that existed from 1906 till the outbreak of the First World War...
and several other leagues
Boats and ships
- Thistle (dinghy)Thistle (dinghy)The Thistle is a high performance one-design racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. The Thistle was designed by Gordon K. Douglass who later designed the Highlander and Flying Scot. Starting in 1945, 4000 boats have now been built. Their construction originally...
- Thistle (yacht)Thistle (yacht)Thistle was the unsuccessful Scottish challenger of the seventh America's Cup in 1887 against American defender Volunteer.-Design:The cutter Thistle was designed by George Lennox Watson, with interiors by his brother Thomas Lennox Watson, and built at the D&W Henderson shipyard in Partick on the...
, the name of several Royal Navy ships - USAHS Thistle, a hospital ship, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
People
- Thistle Yolette HarrisThistle Yolette HarrisThistle Yolette Harris , also known as Thistle Stead, was an Australian botanist and conservationist who lectured in biological science at Sydney Teachers’ College. In 1951 she married pioneer conservationist and marine biologist David Stead...
(1902-1990), Australian botanist and conservationist - Thomas ThistleThomas ThistleThomas Thistle was an Anglican priest in England, New Zealand and Australia...
(1853-1936), English clergyman and educator
Other uses
- Thistle (color)
- Thistle, UtahThistle, UtahThistle is a ghost town in Utah County, Utah, United States, about southeast of Salt Lake City. During the era of steam locomotives, the town's primary industry was servicing trains for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad...
, United States - Order of the ThistleOrder of the ThistleThe Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, an order of chivalry - Thistle HotelsThistle HotelsThistle Hotels is a UK-based hotel company with a portfolio of 33 hotels, operating in the three and four star sector. It is the sixth largest hotel chain in the UK by bedroom numbers , but the largest hotel chain in London.-History:...
- Thistle Mining, a corporation once headed by David R. BeattyDavid R. BeattyDavid Ross Beatty, OBE, MA, CFA is an experienced global businessman with extensive Board experience, he is also the Conway Director of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was...
- Thistle tubeThistle tubeA thistle tube is a piece of laboratory glassware consisting mostly of a shaft of tube, with a reservoir and funnel-like section at the top. Thistle tubes are typically used by chemists to add liquid to an existing system of apparatus....
, a piece of laboratory glassware - Thistle TVThistle TVThistle Television was a locally broadcast commercial television station for Lanarkshire, Scotland. It broadcast a mixture of locally produced programmes and newer films. It also showed 2 hours worth of Sky News every day as well as broadcasting the QVC channel.It replaced the defunct, Lanarkshire...
, a local television station - The Thistle & ShamrockThe Thistle & ShamrockThe Thistle & Shamrock is a weekly American syndicated radio program, named after the national emblems of Scotland and Ireland, specializing in Celtic music. It is heard on 380 National Public Radio stations, and is available internationally on WorldSpace via NPR Worldwide; according to NPR...
, a radio program - The "Thistle" oil field operated by EnQuestEnQuestEnQuest plc is an independent United Kingdom-based petroleum exploration and production company which operates exclusively in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. EnQuest shares are included on the main list of the London Stock Exchange and the firm holds a secondary listing on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm...
in the North Sea