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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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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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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Niederrheinstadion, Regionalliga West, 4/5/19 Sport-Club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen e.V. Founded: 1904 Nickname: Die Kleeblätter (The Clovers) Honours: Regionalliga West 1969, Regionalliga West/Südwest 1996/97 Current Division: Regionalliga West Random Fact: Between seasons 2004/05 and 2008/09 RWO managed a bizarre and rare sequence of a double relegation followed by a double promotion meaning they dropped from 2.Bundesliga to …
Scottish Junior Cup Third Round, Prestonfield, 26/10/19 Linlithgow Rose Community Football Club Founded – 2019 Nickname – The Rosey Honours – None Current Division – East Region Premier League South Random Fact – The are not affiliated with senior Linlithgow Rose and do not usually play at Prestonfield (Hence why the badge is of the …
Lowland League, Ainslie Park, 25/10/19 The Spartans Football Club Founded – 1951 Nickname – N/A Honours- Lowland League – 2013/14, 2017/18, East of Scotland League-1971–72, 1983–84, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008-09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Current Division – Lowland League Random Fact – The club were originally formed as a graduates of Edinburgh University club. This practice …
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South of Scotland League, St Marys Park, 23/10/19 Saint Cuthbert Wanderers Football Club Founded-1879 Nickname – The Saints Honours – South of Scotland League – 1927–28, 1928–29, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1995–96, 2015-16. South of Scotland Qualifying Cup- 1971-72 Random Fact – The club are named after Saint Cuthbert of …
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Stadium of Light, League 1, 22/10/19 Sunderland Association Football Club Founded-1879(as Sunderland and District Teachers) Nickname – The Black Cats Honours – First Division/Premier League – 1891/92, 1892/93, 1894/95,1901/02, 1912/13, 1935/36. FA Cup- 1936/37, 1972/73 Current Division- English League 1 Random Fact – Legendary Aberdeen manager Dave Halliday is Sunderlands third top scorer ever and scored …
West Region Premiership, Blair Park, 19/10/19 Hurlford United Football Club Founded – 1912 Nickname – The Ford Honours – Scottish Junior Cup – 2013/14. West Region Superleague – 2012/13. West of Scotland Cup – 2017/18 Current Division – West Region Premiership Random Fact – In the same season that the Ford won the Scottish Junior …
Sectional Cup Final, Beechwood Park, 13/10/19 Auchinleck Talbot Football Club Founded – 1909 Nickname – The Bot Honours – Scottish Junior Cup – 1949, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015,2018, 2019. West of Scotland Superleague/Premier League- 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2018-19. Ayrshire First Division -1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, …
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