My favourite picture. Cliftonhill, Albion Rovers v Peterhead My other favourite picture. Hannah Park, Shotts Bon Accord v Blantyre Victoria Fitba has been a constant in my life, and throughout my thirty-five years on earth. I have gone through stages with the game. There was a time where I was playing only, this was a …
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Recreation Park, Scottish Cup 5th Round, 9/2/20 Broomhill Sports Club Glasgow Football Club Founded – 2014 Nickname – None Honours – Lowland League Cup 2018/19 Current Division – Lowland Football League Random Fact – The club have been in the LFL for five full seasons and improved every year, 10th(30 points) , 7th (41 points), …
Beechwood Park, East of Scotland Premier Division, 8/2/20 Sauchie Juniors Football Club Founded – 1960 Nicknames- The Reds Honours – East Region Premier League – 2011–12, 2016–17 Random Fact – Ex Dundee United and St Johnstone and multiple Trinidad and Tobago cap Colin Samuel spent a season at the club prior to getting into coaching …
Broadwood, Lowland League, 7/2/20 Cumbernauld Colts Football Club Founded – 1969 Nicknames – Colts Honours – Lowland League Cup 2017/18 Current Division – Lowland Football League Random Fact – Jackie McNamara spent his youth career at the club. This meaning the club are partly to blame for one of the worst performances i have EVER …
Highland League Cup 1/4 final, MacKessack Park, 5/2/20 Rothes Football Club Founded – 1938 Nickname – The Speysiders Honours – Highland League – 1958/59, North of Scotland Cup 1958/59 and 1978/79 Current Division – Highland League Random Fact – The club play in tangerine due to buying floodlights from Tannadice Park. The colours of Dundee …
Highland League, Canal Park, 31/1/20 Clachnacuddin Football Club Founded – 1885 Nicknames – The Lillywhites, Clach Honours – Highland League-1894–95, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1974–75, 2003–04, Highland League Cup-1947–48, 1950–51, 1981–82, 2003–04, 2013–14, North of Scotland Cup-1894–95, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1919–20, …
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Scottish Cup 4th Round Replay, The Falkirk Stadium, 28/1/20 Falkirk Football and Athletic Club Founded – 1876 Nickname – The Bairns Honours – Scottish Cup 1913 and 1957 Current Division – SPFL League 1 Random Fact- The club are part of one of the biggest urban myths in Scottish fitba. In 99/00 Falkirks old home …
South and East Shield Final, New Murrayfield Park(Blackburn United), 26/1/20 The chance of a third cup final of the season was too much to resist. It was either that or witness St Mirren v Aberdeen, which lets face it, just oozes shite. So West Lothian it was. But a day out with Wee Man in …
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Westview Park, East Region Super League North, 25/1/20 Kirriemuir Thistle Junior Football Club Founded – 1921 Nickname – Thistle Honours – None Current Division – East Region Super League North Random Fact – Ex Aberdeen and Scotland Cap Kevin McNaughton is on the books and is also a coach at the Angus club A belated …
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Originally written for The Red Final. Four Years Ago. Re-hashed to Suit the Same Current Climate. 1985, MCMLXXXV, the 985th year of the second millennium and the year the top division last found its way to the Pittodrie trophy cabinet which in turn is the last time the trophy has found a home for itself …
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