2024/25 – St Combs 1 v 2 Macduff

Kessock Park, NESFA League 1, 2/7/24 Me 316, Wee Man 181 St. Combs Football Club To the Broch for Welfare ball again this current time home from work and it is a completion of the teams that play there in the SWFA. This with previous visits to Elizabethan Link Up and Faithlie United in the …

2024/25 – Montrose 3 v 1 Banks o’ Dee

Links Park, Friendly, 29/6/24 Me still 315, Wee Man 180 Montrose Football Club Founded – 1879 Nickname – The Gable Endies. The Mo Honours – Second Division – 1984/85. League 2 – 2017/18. Northern League – 1903/04 Random Fact – Montrose had a club founded in 1887 which did not play Association Rules football and …

2023/24 – E.S.C.T 5 v 4 Vikings

Gleaner Arena, McIntosh Rosebowl 1/4 Final, 21/6/24 Me 315, Wee Man 179 Elgin Sports Community Trust Football Club Elgin is an anomaly in the Welfare game. This because the place has teams in the Forres and Nairn District FA as tonight was an example of. However, Thunderton and Seaforth also exist but in the Moray …

2023/24 – Craigellachie 5 v 7 RAF Lossiemouth

Craig Park, Morayside and District League, 18/6/24 Me 314, Wee Man 178 Craigellachie Football Club Some times the fitba gods look down on you. We would always have been heading to a game somewhere tonight that’s for sure. But what a pick for us. The reason it was chosen was because we drove past on …

2023/24 – Macduff 1 v 1 Elizabethan Link Up

Macduff win 4 v 3 on penalties Canal Park, Bruce Lawson Memorial Trophy 1/4 final, 11/06/24 Me still 312, Wee Man 177 Macduff Amateur Football Club Another Tuesday and another Welfare game in the shadow of a Highland League ground. This time Princess Royal Park of Deveronvale at Canal Park. Another ex-Junior ground as it …

2023/24 – Woodside 2 v 2 Cowie Thistle

Sheddocksley, AAFA Premier League, 10/6/24 Me 312 Woodside Amateur Football Club A circumstantial bonus game for me due to an early bed for the Wee Wee Man. This at a municipal which goes against the grain of usual fitba watching habits as I am not one for municipal places. But when there is still a …

2023/24 – Aviemore Thistle 0 v 6 Grantown United

Aviemore Leisure Centre, SBWFA Caldwell Cup Final, 7/6/24 Me 311, Wee Man 176 “Where do you want to go for fitba on Friday min?”. “Somewhere new as I am am near 200 grounds and I want to get there, but not too far away”. The hour and a half to Aviemore we went to take …

2023/24 – Faithlie United 1 v 5 Mormond Thistle

Nomy Reid Football Ground, NESFA Bruce Lawson Memorial Cup, 4/6/24 Me 310, Wee Man 175 Faithlie United Football Club The Wee Man said before bed last night, “i hope there is football tomorrow”. That will do me. With it being Tuesday too there would inevitably be numerous Welfares on the go. The choice for him …

2023/24 – Longside Thistle 1 v 0 Haven

Davidson Park, NESFA League 1, 31/5/24 Me still 309, Wee Man still 174 Longside Thistle Football Club After spending the day with two of the three most amazing people in life it was back on the Welfare trail on a fine Friday night with the third person in Longside. Many a kick about have been …

2023/24 – Deveronside 0 v 1 East End

East End win 2-1 on aggregate Macduff Sports Centre, NRJFA Relegation/Promotion Playoff, 28/5/24 Me still 309, Wee Man still 174 Deveronside Junior Football Club Founded – 1977 Nickname -The Side Selected Honours – North Region (North ) League Winners -1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1999/00 and 2000/01. North Region Second Division – 1978/79, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, …