Rovers, who played at Boghead Park, allowed its lease over to expire at the end of the 1892–93 season.

Consequently, a meeting was held at the Bathgate Institute, with a view to forming a new club for the town, and it was agreed to set up a fresh club, under the name Bathgate, which would endeavour (successfully) to re-gain use of Boghead, and which was made up of Rovers and Athletic players.

[5] The club initially performed well in Division Two, coming close to promotion in 1923–24.

[5] All of the West Lothian league clubs were made unsustainable by the decline of the local coal and shale oil industries.

[5] The club continued in the East of Scotland Football League, playing their final fixture on 16 April 1932.