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==Sports== [[File:Almondvale_Stadium,_Livingston.jpg|thumb|right|Almondvale Stadium, the home of Livingston F.C. in Livingston]] West Lothian has 12 [[Football in Scotland|football]] teams playing across a variety of leagues (tiers) in the [[Scottish football league system]]. In the [[Scottish Championship ]], [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] who relocated to Livingston in 1995 to the [[Almondvale Stadium]], represent the county.<ref name=Premiership>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premiership/table |title=Scottish Premiership Table |publisher=BBC News |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=LivFC>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/history/history_meadowbank.php |title=History, Meadowbank |publisher=Livingston F.C.|access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> [[Linlithgow Rose F.C.|Linlithgow Rose]] and [[Broxburn Athletic F.C.|Broxburn Athletic]] currently compete in the [[Lowland Football League]]. Meanwhile, previous [[Scottish Junior Football Association|SJFA]] league clubs now play across the [[East of Scotland Football League]]. These clubs include; [[Armadale Thistle F.C.|Armadale Thistle]], [[Bathgate Thistle F.C.|Bathgate Thistle]], [[Blackburn United F.C.|Blackburn United]], [[Fauldhouse United F.C.|Fauldhouse United]], [[Livingston United F.C.|Livingston United]], [[Pumpherston Juniors F.C.|Pumpherston Juniors]], [[Stoneyburn F.C.|Stoneyburn]], [[West Calder United F.C.|West Calder United]] and [[Whitburn F.C.|Whitburn Juniors]]. The West Lothian Sports Council represents a variety of sports clubs and organisations in West Lothian.<ref name=Sports>{{Cite web|url=http://westlothiansportscouncil.org.uk/ |title=Home Page| publisher=West Lothian Sports Council |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> Other sports teams in West Lothian include [[Linlithgow RFC]], a [[Scottish Rugby Union]] club who play in [[East Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)|East Regional League Division One]], Livingston RFC, and the [[Edinburgh Monarchs]], a Scottish [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] team, based in [[Armadale, West Lothian|Armadale]] who compete in the [[SGB Championship]].<ref name=EMonarchs>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/club-information |title=Club Information| publisher=Edinburgh Monarchs |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> Cricket is played at a local level at sites such as [[Boghall Cricket Club Ground]] in Linlithgow. [[Swimming]] facilities are located across West Lothian in most of the towns and Swim West Lothian is an organisation, operating in partnership with West Lothian Council and [[Scottish Swimming]] that organises local swimming clubs, training and swimming galas.<ref name=Swim>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swimwestlothian.com/index.php/about-swl |title=About| publisher=Swim West Lothian |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
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