The Meadows, Aberdeenshire AFA Division 2 East, 8/4/23 Me still 270, Wee Man 143 Ellon Thistle Football Club Founded – 1968 Nickname – The Jags Honours – AAFA Division 4 -1974/75. AAFA Division 6 – 1972/73. Barclay Cook Cup – 1972/73. Castle Rovers Cup – 2011/12. Dickie Trophy – 2015/16. Stephen Shield – 1992/93. Norman …
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Barclay Park, Gordon Leask Memorial Cup Group 1, 7/4/23 Me 270, Wee Man 142 Glenugie United Football Club Founded – 2013 Nickname – Ugie Honours – Brucklay Cup – 2019. Ardallie Cup – 2021 and 2022 Random Fact – The club have reached the Scottish Welfare Cup Semi’s this season. A great effort. After a …
The Meadows(Ellon United Ground), Aberdeenshire AFA Division 2 East, 5/4/23 Me still 269, Wee Man still 141 Ellon Amateur Football Club Founded – 2006 Nickname – N/A Honours – Aberdeen FC Trophy – 2015/16. Association Trophy-2015/16 AAFA Division 2 East 2009/10. Random Fact – The club were formed by ex Ellon Thistle players who were …
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Spain Park, NRJFA Championship, 04/4/23 Me still 269, Wee Man still 141 Banks o’ Dee Junior Football Club Founded – 2022 Nicknames – The Dee Honours – None Random Fact – Spain Park is the most frequented ground of me and Wee Man’s travels to date A colder than expected Spain Park it was tonight for us as we found ourselves …
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Victoria Park, Midland League, 1/4/23 Me 269, Wee Man 141 Brechin Victoria Junior Football Club Founded – 1917 Nickname – Vics Honours – Currie Cup – 1979/80. Tayside Regional Cup-1979/80. Forfar and District Junior League – 1924/25, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1934/35 and 1950/51. Arbroath & District Cup – 1961/62. Brechin Rosebowl- 1928/29, 1929/30, 1934/35, …
Kaimhill, Aberdeenshire AFA Division One (North), 31/3/23 Me 268, Wee Man 140 Great Western United Football Club Founded – 1969 Nickname – Western Honours – North Of Scotland Cup – 1990/91 and 2001/02. Association Trophy -1991/92. Trophies International Cup – 1993/94. Edmond Trophy – 1996/97. Premier Trophy – 2006/07. Stephen Shield – 1996/97 and 1997/98. …
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Lochside Park, NRJFA Premier League, 28/3/22 Me still 267, Wee Man still 139 Hermes Junior Football Club Founded – 1968 Nickname – N/A Honours – NRJFA Superleague – 2011/12 and 2014/15. North East Division One- 1994/95. Grill League Cup – 2003/04. North Regional Cup – 1997/98 and 2003/04. McLeman Cup – 2008/09. Morrison Trophy – 1993/94 and 1996/97 Random Fact – The club was originally founded as a Robert Gordons team. …
Fyvie Park, Aberdeenshire AFA Division One East, 25/3/23 Me 267 Fyvie Football Club Founded – Re-founded in 2018 Nickname – N/A Honours – None after the move to The AAFA Random Fact – I saw Fyvie have three men sent off in around a minute earlier in the season. This after possibly the worst refereeing …
Davidson Park, Elginshire Cup 1st Round, 24/3/2 Me still 266, Wee Man still 139 Longside Football Club Founded – 1933 Nickname – The Side Honours – North East Premier League 1999/00, 2000/01. North East First Division -1993/94. Morrison Trophy – 1989/90, 1993/94 and 2014/2015 Random Fact – Longside FC are dated as coming into existence officially in 1933 however there …
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Originally written for Turnstiles Issue 5 circa August 2022 1893, MDCCCXCIII, the year that gave us the diesel engine, car number plates and Pepsi (known as Brad’s drink at the time). In Scottish football terms, Culter, Dundee, Elgin City, Peebles Rovers and topically Wick Academy all came into being. Further afield, Basel, Genoa, Porto, Sparta …
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