North Region Superleague, Spain Park, 18/12/19 Banks o’ Dee Junior Football Club Founded – 1902 Nicknames – The Rechabites, The Dee Honours – Scottish Junior Cup-1957, North Region Superleague – 2007/08, 2008/09, 2015/16, 2015/16, 2017/18 and 2018/19 Current Division – North Region Superleague Random Fact – The club failed to gain entry into the Highland …
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2019/20-Arbroath Victoria 3 v 0 Dundee Violet
East Region Premier League North, Ogilvie Park, 14/12/19 Arbroath Victoria Football Club Founded – 1872 Nickname- The Vics Honours – Angus Junior League 1928/29, 1936/37/ 1953/54 , 1954/55 and 1956/57 Random Fact – George Best turned out in a friendly v Arbroath FC in 1982. This was to mark the clubs centenary. The Irishman netted …
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2019/20-Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 v 0 Besiktas
Europa League Group K, Molineux, 12/12/19 Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Founded – 1877 (As St Lukes Football Club) Nickname – Wolves Honours – First Division 1953/54, 1957/58 and 1958/59. FA Cup- 1892/93, 1907/08, 1948/49 and 1959/60. League Cup- 1973/74 and 1979/80 Current Division – Premiership Random Fact – In May Peter Davies (71) claimed he …
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2019/20-Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1 A-A 0 Tranent
Keirs Park, East of Scotland Premier Division, 7/12/19 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Football Club Founded – 1975 Nickname – Haws Honours – Scottish Junior Cup 1989/90 Current Division – East of Scotland Premier Division Random Fact – The Haws first manager Jock Finlayson managed the club from 1975 to 2015. This being the longest reign …
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2019/20-Colwyn Bay 1 aet 0 Airbus UK
Llanelian Road, Welsh Cup, 6/12/19 Colwyn Bay Football Club Founded-1881 Nickname – The Seagulls Honours – None Current Division – Cymru North Random Fact — The club played in the English League for many years and in the 1991–92 season, a dispute with the Football Association of Wales led to Colwyn Bay being ordered to join the …
2019/20-Amiens P v P Stade de Reims
Stade de la Licornes, Ligue 1, 4/12/19 Amiens Sport Club Founded – 1901 Nickname – Les Licornes (the Unicorns) Honours – None Current Division – Ligue 1 Random Fact – The club won its first ever game 13-0 against San Quentin After battling traffic in a taxi I finally made it to the Stade de …
2019/20-Le Havre 2 v 0 Le Mans
Stade Oceane, Ligue 2, 3/12/19 Le Havre Athletic Club Founded – 1872 Nickname – Les Ciel et Marine (the navy and blue) Honours – Coupe de France – 1959 Current Division – Ligue 2 Random Fact – Le Havre are the oldest team in French football Fantastic stadium. Thats is good place to start. The …
2019/20-Largs Thistle 1 v 2 Kilwinning R*****s
Barrfields, West of Scotland Superleague, 30/11/19 Largs Thistle Football Club Founded – 1889 Nickname – Theesel Honours – Scottish Junior Cup 1993/94 Current Divison – West of Scotland Superleague Random fact -The clubs top scorer over a single season was back in 1957/58. David Cook managed the impressive haul of 87(eighty seven). Not bad at …
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Fitbawbaggery From The Vaults #6: 100 Grounds
Written circa March 2018 for The Red Final A Lock In, A Riot, A March, A Programme, A Headlbutt, A Turd and A Duncan Shearer Overhead Kick. People refer to football teams’ homes different things, grounds, stadiums or shitehole in the case of Dundee United. I personally prefer the term “ground” but it’s all about …
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Fitbawbaggery From The Vaults #5: From Dudgeon To Dortmund via The Dam
Sutherland to North Holland to North Rhine-Westphalia doesn’t come across as a typical football tour but I’ve been known to do things a bit differently in the past. The plan, three games played in three countries over four days. What brought this on? It wasn’t deliberate; it was part being in the right place at …
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