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Official Match Day Programme
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Season 2019/20
Queen’s Park FC
Queen’s Park v Stenhousemuir
Saturday 4th January 2020
Hampden Park
Kick-Off 3:00pm
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SAFETY NOTICE WELCOME
Supporter safety is a key priority for all Clubs, we at Queen’s Park FC are committed Good afternoon, and a warm welcome to the Officials, Players and Supporters of
to doing everything we can to ensure that the match day experience is safe and Stenhousemuir, as they visit Hampden Park for our latest SPFL League 2 encounter.
enjoyable. One of the most dangerous things we have to deal with is pyrotechnic
articles such as smoke bombs and flares in the stadium and we'd ask that you And also a warm welcome to Ray McKinnon, our new Head Coach, appointed on
assist us to look after you by not bringing such articles with you to matches. These Thursday evening. The Queen’s Park players will certainly be eager to impress today,
articles can cause severe burns, damage to hearing or breathing difficulties and their as Ray oversees the first match of his new tenure.
use is especially distressing for groups such as small children and those who can't
easily move away when pyrotechnics are activated. Experience shows that when Both teams have had disappointing results recently, and will be looking to open
a pyrotechnic is activated in a crowd there is often a movement away from the the New Year with a victory, and will no doubt be giving it 100% in their quest for 3
immediate area which can cause panic and disorientation and which creates a risk of valuable points.
slips and trips or crushing for those nearby. Please be in no doubt that these articles
are unpleasant and potentially life-threatening to be around - they are also illegal at Enjoy the game!
football matches - and being caught with them will result in exclusion from Queen’s
Park FC as well as a possible criminal conviction.
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CLUB INFORMATION
Queen’s Park Football Club
queensparkfc TICKET PRICES
Saturday 4th January 2020
Queen’s Park
Queen’s Park v Stenhousemuir
Adult £5
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Concession/Child U16 £5
Queen’s Park Football Club
Contact: 0141 632 1275
Email: secretarty@queensparkfc.co.uk
President: Gerry Crawley
Company Secretary: Christine Wright
Programme Conributors: Keith McAllister, Frank McCrossan, Sean
Davenport and Nicola Davenport
QPFC Squad Photos: Ian Cairns
Pictures: Ian Cairns and Fraser Marr
If you have any ideas or questions regarding our programme then don’t
hesitate to contact us programme@queensparkfc.co.uk
Club Policies available to view here
*Please note that all articles and match reports are the views of individual
contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the club.
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QPFC SQUAD 2019/20 QPFC SQUAD 2019/20
Willie Muir GK David Crawford GK Scott Gibson DF Ciarán Summers DF Ryan Finnie DF David Galt MD
Available Available Escape Recruitment Available Available Escape Recruitment
HOME: Allan Thomson HOME: Jeff Templeman HOME: Shiyu Ji HOME: Family of Tommy Brown HOME: Available HOME: Robert Smellie
AWAY: Available AWAY: Available AWAY: Alistair Marr AWAY: The West Family AWAY: Available AWAY: Mark Thomson
James Grant DF Lewis Magee DF Cammy Foy DF Calvin McGrory MD Billy Mortimer MD Luke Main MD
Available Available Available Old Guys Rule Available Available
HOME: Ron Jack HOME: Frank McCrossan HOME: Bernard A Quinn HOME: Michael Higgins HOME: Max Clements HOME: Garry Templeman
AWAY: Gregor Hall AWAY: The Postcards AWAY: The West Family AWAY: David Jamieson AWAY: Available AWAY: Rae Anne Cameron
Cameron Clark DF Creag Little DF Nicky Jamieson DF Tommy Block MD Jack Purdue MD Joffrey Lidouren MD
Available A H Mackie & Co A H Mackie & Co Available Tom, David & Bryan Purdue Available
HOME: Andrew Neil HOME: Iona Lindsay HOME: Keith McAllister HOME: Graham Flower HOME: Alan Hutchison HOME: Allan Thomson
AWAY: Janet Clark AWAY: John Lumsden AWAY: Available (Supporting Dementia UK) AWAY: STN inc. AWAY: Gregor Hall
AWAY: Available
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QPFC SQUAD 2019/20 TABLES & FIXTURES
Scottish League 2
TEAM PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GD PTS
1 Cove Rangers 18 14 1 3 24 43
2 Edinburgh City 18 13 2 3 16 41
3 Cowdenbeath 17 9 2 6 5 29
Reagan Thomson MD Keiran Moore FWD Salim Kouider-Aïssa FWD
Available Craigmarlloch Nurseries Ltd Available 4 Annan Athletic 18 8 3 7 -5 27
HOME: Graeme Shields HOME: Kenny Wilson HOME: Lorna Shields
AWAY: Available AWAY: Kenny Wilson AWAY: Mark Fishman 5 Elgin City 18 5 7 6 5 22
PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 6 Stirling Albion 18 5 5 8 0 20
Personal Sponsorship: 7 QUEEN’S PARK 18 5 4 9 -5 19
Sponsor your favourite player’s Home or Away kit for
£40.00 and see your name next to their profile on the 8 Albion Rovers 18 5 4 8 -7 19
website and the digital programme.
9 Stenhousemuir 17 4 4 10 -16 16
Corporate Sponsorship:
Sponsor a player’s kit to have your company’s name 10 Brechin City 18 4 2 12 -17 14
Alfredo Agyeman FWD
Available advertised nex to the player of your choice for £120 +VAT.
HOME: Gordon Clements You will also receive a signed presentation jersey at the end
AWAY: Dial M for Merthyr Fanzine of the season.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE 2 2019/2020
SATURDAY 4th JANUARY SATURDAY 11th JANUARY
Albion Rovers v Stirling Albion Annan Athletic v Elgin City
Brechin City v Cove Rangers Cowdenbeath v Albion Rovers
Cowdenbeath v Annan Athletic Edinburgh City v Queen’s Park
Elgin City v Edinburgh City Stenhousemuir v Brechin City
Queen’s Park v Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion v Cove Rangers
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KEITH McALLISTER
us back on track. To be fair to the Braves on what are essentially public
As if we didn’t have enough to occupy are being punished for mistakes; Committee, they’ve made a pretty good parks. We would be in danger of sinking
ourselves with as a new decade hoves perhaps not a surprise when you see job of that in the past. If there wasn’t without trace. Thankfully, we are putting
into view, we find ourselves (at the the undoubted quality of opposition the threat of relegation and a sinking measures in place to mitigate the risk.
time of writing) without a Head Coach. forwards this year. Every team seems to into the mire of fifth-tier football of With an element of financial backing,
Irrespective of who (the Club or the have a decent striker; some have more Berwickesque proportions, I reckon we are giving ourselves a decent stab at
erstwhile man in charge) decided that than one. These guys exploit mistakes that Mark Roberts would still be in survival / advancement. I am actually
change was required, this has added and take their chances, few though charge. But this is a new era; one where quite confident that it will be the latter.
a wee bit of frisson into our current they may be. Annan on Saturday was a sentiment counts for nothing. Hence There is definitely an opportunity for us
situation. perfect example of that; they took their our jump to professional status and, to move forward.
chances, and we didn’t. When was the perhaps, a more brutal and definitely
I have to say that I liked the guy. There last time you saw a Queen’s team lay more hard-headed approach. However, to do that, we need to be
was an openness and honesty about siege to the opposition goal like we did stepping up our game, on and off the
him that isn’t too prevalent in the on Saturday? On another day, we would I’d watch Queen’s play in any league park, and that includes guys and gals
modern game and I’m sad that things have snatched a draw or win at the set-up, be they amateur or professional; like ourselves who follow the side. The
didn’t work out better for him, and the death and the table would have quite they’re my team and my passion, but I great new dawn has to become the
Club for that matter. That said, I do a different look to it. I dare say that want us to have a relevance to Scottish Great New Dawn. Get on board. Gear
believe that he signed well and whoever we’d have the same Head Coach. There football and we can’t be relevant when yourselves up to contribute. Most of all,
takes over has a pool that is more than can sometimes be very little difference we’re facing (and no slur intended to) Keep the Faith, at all times.
able to keep its private parts above between success and failure. Edinburgh University and Caledonian
the snapping jaws of the downwardly
mobile play off matches. Indeed, with a The result and the aftermath leave us
bit of consistency, I still believe that we more than a little exposed. Dangerously
could be challenging for fourth place. near the bottom and without a man at
It’s encouraging that the young guys are the helm. A bit dodgy. There is no one
hovering about the first team squad too. dreadfully dreadful in the Division either.
With the option now open to us, we may Despite some dire results, I would fully
be looking to offer them a cash incentive expect Brechin to pick up and I note that
to continue their education and first their supporters have started a fighting
team competitive football with another fund to help them buy their way (in the
season at the fourth Hampden Park, nicest sense) up the table. They, like
rather than gambling on success via pro probably 8 of the Second Division sides,
youth sides on a Tuesday afternoon at are very aware of the threat from the
Creamery Park, Bathgate. Lowland and Highland Leagues. If the
Scottish Cup results weren’t a wake up
But back to our situation; when we’re call to the 8, then nothing will be.
on our game, we’re very good. Sadly,
we are way too inconsistent. We We need to pick the right guy to get
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ON THIS DAY Park. It was customary in Victorian times
SATURDAY 4TH JANUARY 1890 BY FRANK McCROSSAN for Scottish teams to travel down
Considering the heavy nature of the south at New Year to test themselves
ground, it had been a remarkably against English opposition. On this
Queen’s Park 6 3rd Lanark Rifle occasions, the Volunteers came more good game, if somewhat one-sided. day, three of our teams did better
Volunteers 1 into the game and equalised when than expected. A scratch Rangers
Morrison got the final touch to a The teams at Hampden Park were: - eleven drew 1-1 with a full-strength
On this day 130 years ago, Queen’s McGregor pass. Queen’s Park soon Sunderland side on a pitch that
Park and near neighbours 3rd Lanark regained the ascendancy. Bill Sellar Queen’s Park – George Gillespie; resembled a ploughed field. In
Rifle Volunteers, now beginning to struck the crossbar and brought out Walter Arnott and Bob Smellie; Stockton-on-Tees, Abercorn and
be known simply as Third Lanark, a magnificent save from Downie. Allan Stewart, Tom Robertson and Stockton FC drew 2-2 in a splendid
met in a friendly match at the second However, the inside forward was not James Macara; Willie Berry, William game before a crowd of 5,000.
Hampden Park. Despite very wet to be denied and he restored the Gulliland, Jimmy Hamilton, Bill Sellar Cambuslang were in Middlesbrough
weather, an unexpectedly large Spiders’ lead with a long shot just and David Allan. playing a new professional club called
crowd of 8,000 turned out for the before the interval. Ironopolis. The result was a 2-2
match. Both Queen’s Park and Third 3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers – Downie; draw. Ironopolis had been formed
Lanark had Scottish Cup semi-finals Rae and Dewar (Glasgow Thistle); by some members of the amateur
coming up and it appears that fans of McFarlane, Meikle (Rangers) and Middlesbrough FC, who wanted a
both clubs were keen to check on the Lochhead; Morrison, Johnstone, professional team in the town. The
form of their respective favourites. Love, Thomson and McGregor initiative did not prove a success and
(Wishaw Thistle). Ironopolis folded in 1894.
Queen’s Park fielded their strongest
eleven, but Third Lanark were The two sides had contrasting Not all the Scots clubs did quite so
missing Burke, Dowling and Marshall. fortunes in their Scottish Cup semi- well in their trips south of the border.
The Volunteers drafted in Dewar of finals later in the month. Third Lanark West Lothian club Mossend Swifts
Glasgow Thistle, Meikle of Rangers lost 3-0 to Vale of Leven and Queen’s were beaten 5-1 by Middlesbrough FC
and McGregor of Wishaw Thistle to Park beat Abercorn of Paisley 2-0. and Kilmarnock lost by the same score
fill their places. The Spiders went on to win the cup against South Shore in Blackpool.
with a 2-1 victory over Vale of Leven, (South Shore FC amalgamated with
The understrength Third Lanark side Queen’s Park continued where they after a 1-1 draw. Blackpool FC in 1899.)
proved no match for Queen’s Park left off after the break and increased
on the day. It took the Spiders only their lead only two minutes into the ***** The Scottish Football League had not
five minutes to take the lead. Bill half. Jimmy Hamilton was the man on yet been launched but the English
Sellar (pictured) was the scorer with target. Hamilton then set up William It appears that today’s opponents League was up and running and in
a low shot after good play by Davie Gulliland for goal number four and Stenhousemuir did not have a fixture its second season. The competition
Allan. Goalkeeper Robert Downie young winger Gulliland took the tally on this day in 1890. However, the for season 1889/90 was nearing its
may have prevented the goal had he to five with a brilliant individual effort. club’s second eleven were in action conclusion and three clubs were
not slipped on the sodden turf. After Towards the end, Jimmy Hamilton and had an impressive 9-0 home win vying for the title – Blackburn Rovers,
Sellar had gone close on two further made the final score 6-1 for Queen’s against Alva’s second string. Everton and Preston North End. The
top match of the day was the clash
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between two of England’s biggest second year in succession, finishing
clubs, Everton and Aston Villa. Due two points ahead of Everton.
to the state of the pitch, the captains
agreed to play 35 minutes each The match between Everton and Aston
way. Aston Villa probably wished Villa was played at Anfield, which was
that the game had been of even Everton’s home ground at the time.
shorter duration as they went down Two years later, a disagreement over
to a crushing 7-0 defeat. The other rent between Everton’s directors and
two title contenders also recorded the owner of the ground, resulted in
victories. Blackburn Rovers beat Everton moving to Goodison Park.
Stoke 8-0 and Preston North End Having been left with an empty
defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers stadium, the owner founded a new
by the only goal of the game. Preston club – Liverpool FC.
went on to become champions for the
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AWAY TEAM THE OPPOSITION
THE TEAM
Stenhousemuir FC was formed in 1884 and played at grounds Tryst Park and
Goschen Park, before settling in the current home Ochilview in 1890. They
are back in League Two after finding themselves in the relegation play-off spot
last season and lost the two-legged tie against Annan Athletic. The Warriors
have found themselves in ninth in League Two after only managing to win four
games so far this season. Last week saw them beaten by two goals at home to
Stirling Albion.
THE MANAGER
Stenhousemuir after currently managed by Davie Irons who took over from
Colin McMenamin in September 2019. This is his second spell in charge of the
Warriors as he previously managed them from 2010-2012. Davie started his
football career as a central defender playing for clubs such as Dunfermline and
Partick Thistle, before moving into management. He has managed club such as
Annan Athletic, Gretna and Morton.
KEY PLAYERS
GRAEME SMITH
The 36-year-old goalkeeper is one of the most experienced keepers in
the league having played for clubs such as Rangers and Brighton. Before
signing for Stenny he was playing with Brechin and made over 180
appearances for the club. Smith signed for the Warriors for the start of
season 2018/19 and has featured over 20 times so far in all competitions.
ANDY MUNRO
The 26-year-old has played for clubs such as Clyde and Arbroath and
joined Stenny after signing from Forfar in January 2019. The defender
has made an impact on the fans after some dominating displays. He
is club captain and has made over 20 appearances in all competitions
scoring three goals.
DAVID HOPKIRK
The 26-year-old striker has played for clubs such as Annan Athletic and
Dunfermline before signing for Stenny in June 2019. This season he has
made 25 appearances in all competitions scoring seven goals.
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SUPPORTERS NOTES
A good New Year to all associated with the Club. This is going to be a hard shift; CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
let’s give every support to the coaching team, players and Committee. We’re Raffle prizes
entering a new era for the Club – be part of it.
1st Prize 1.litre bottle of Vodka Ticket Green/White 336/340 AG396639
QUESTION & ANSWER - SAT 25TH JANUARY 2nd Prize 75cl bottle of Whisky Ticket Yellow/White 271/275 AG367766
There will be a Question & Answer in the J.B.McALPINE Pavilion on Saturday 3rd Prize 1.litre bottle of Baileys Ticket Green/White 391/395 AG396639
the 25th January club president Gerry Crawley will be in attendance to answer 4th Prize 75cl bottle of Rose Wine Ticket Green/White 191/195 AG396639
any questions you may have; start time will be 12.30pm. The Q & A is open to
both members & supporters. Prizes can be collected from John Richmond before or after Saturday’s home
game with Stenhousemuir at the social club; winning tickets must be provided
AWAY BUS TRAVEL to claim your prize. Again, many thanks for your support.
Edinburgh City - Saturday 11th January
Clarkston 12.15am; Mount Florida 12.30am; High Street 12.45pm KEITH MCALLISTER - contact details hampdenfan@yahoo.co.uk
Cost: Adults £15.00; Concessions £15.00; under 16s £12.00
Kilmarnock - Saturday 18th January - note that we start from the JB McAlpine
ONLY
We’d like to thank the Club for generously sponsoring this bus. It will now be
EXECUTIVE BOX
leaving from Lesser Hampden. This will be the only pick up point for this game
and the bus will leave Lesser Hampden at 1.30pm. The social club will be open
from 12 o’clock for anyone wanting a beer before we leave.
Book all buses via the Souvenir Shop or contact:
John Richmond
Mobile 07787 422082; Email johnrichmond1960@yahoo.co.uk
HOSPITALITY
60 CLUB
The big Christmas draw for the 60 Club resulted in the following:
December 14th: £50 M. Higgins & R. Martin; £25: S. Myles, M. Scott, T. Ventre,
N. Chisholm, C. Robertson, G. Whitelaw.
December 21st: £100 – F. McCrossan; £50 - K. Harvey, P. Gallagher, K. Hunter,
A. Hudson; £25 - T. Rooney, G. Lang, A. McDowall, A. Martin, D. Lindsay, A.
Marr.
Book your box today or visit the website for more information.
Thanks again, everyone, for your generous support. Phone: 0141 632 1275 Email: secretary@queensparkfc.co.ukKEY:
20 Goal Scorer: Bold Yellow Card Own Goal: * 21
2019/20 TEAMLINES Subs: Blue Red Card
JULY
Sat 13th Hamilton A 0-0 Muir Mortimer (85) Clark Little Jamieson Magee McGrory Block Kouider-Aissa (64) Galt Purdue (77) Moore (64) Ageman (77) Grant (85) Main Martin McDougall
Tues 16th Partick Thistle H 1-2 Muir Grant Clark Little Jamieson Magee McGrory Block Moore (52) Galt Purdue (69) Kouider-Aissa (52) Ageman (69) Mortimer Main Martin McDougall
Wed 24th Airdrieonians A 2-2 Muir Mortimer (66) Summers Little Jamieson (78) Clark Agyeman McGrory (13) Kouider-Aissa Galt Purdue Moore (78) Grant (66) Main (13) Martin McDougall
Sun 28th Clyde H *1 - 1 Muir Grant Summers Little Magee Clark Lidouren Block (68) Agyeman Moore (57) Purdue (65) Kouiser-Aissa (57) Main (68) Martin (65) Dickson McDougall
AUG
Sat 3rd Stirling Albion A 0-1 Muir Mortimer Summers Little Magee Jamieson Lidouren Block Kouider-Aissa Galt Purdue (72) Moore Grant Main Gibson Griffiths Agyeman McDougall
Tues 6th Celtic U21 H 2-2 Herraghty Grant Summers (62) Clark Griffiths Gibson (56) Thomson Main Moore Kouider-Aissa(68) Martin Galt Purdue (68) Lidohren Mortimer Magee (56) Little (62) Muir
Sat 10th Stenhousmuir H 1-1 Muir Mortimer Summers (80) Little Jamieson (74) Magee Lidouren Block Kouider-Aissa Galt Purdue (62) Moore (74) Martin Thomson (62) Gibson Clark (80) Main Herraghty
Sat 17th Brechin City A 0-3 Muir Mortimer (60) Summers Little Magee Jamieson Lidouren Block Kouider-Aissa (77) Galt Moore (85) Purdue (85) Clark Grant (60) Gibson Thomson (77) Main Herraghty
Sat 24th Elgin City H 0-0 Muir Mortimer Summers Little Jamieson Magee (85) Lidouren (70) Block Kouider-Aissa Galt Moore (57) Agyeman (57) Purdue Grant Gibson (85) Clark Thomson (70) Herraghty
Sat 31st Cove Rangers A 0-3 Muir Mortimer Summers Little Magee (70) Jamieson Lidouren (72) Block Kouider-Aissa Galt Purdue (76) Agyeman (76) Thomson (70) Gibson McGrory (72) Clark Grant Herraghty
SEPT
Sat 14th Albion Rovers H 1-1 Muir Grant Clark Little Jamieson Gibson (76) Lidouren Block Agyeman Galt ( 56) McGrory (45) Thomson ( 45) Moore (76) Summers Mortimer Purdue Kouider-Aissa(56) Herraghty
Sat 21st Cowdenbeath H 0-3 Muir Grant Clark (77) Little (45) Jamieson Gibson Thomson Block Kouider-Aissa Galt Purdue Lidohren Moore (77) Summers (45) Mortimer McGrory Main Herraghty
Sat 28th Edinburgh City A 2-1 Muir Mortimer Clark Little Jamieson Gibson (83) Lidouren Block Kouider-Aissa Galt (72) Moore Purdue (83) Grant Agyeman (72) McGrory Thomson Summers Herraghty
OCT
Sat 5th Annan Athletic H 1-2 Muir Grant (79) Summers Little Jamieson Block Purdue (63) Lidohren Kouider-Aissa Galt Moore Agyeman (63) Gibson McGrory (79) Mortimer Clark Main Herraghty
Sat 26th Elgin City A 3-1 Muir Block Summers McGrory Jamieson Gibson (77) Agyeman Lidouren Kouider-Aissa Galt Moore (76) Grant Mortimer (76) Foy (77) Purdue Clark Main Herraghty
NOV
Sat 2nd Stenhousmuir A 0-3 Muir Mortimer Summers Little Jamieson Clark Lidouren Main Kouider-Aissa Galt (89) McGrory Moore (89) Agyeman Purdue Thomson Gibson Foy Trialist
Sat 9th Brechin City H 5-2 Trialist Mortimer Summers Little Jamieson Clark Lidouren Main (67) Kouider-Aissa (76) Galt McGrory (72) Moore Agyeman (76) Purdue (72) Thomson (67) Gibson Foy Herraghty
Sat 16th Cowdenbeath A 1-0 Trialist Mortimer (47) Summers Little (58) Jamieson Clark Lidouren Main Kouider-Aissa Galt McGrory (46) Moore (58) Purdue Finnie (46) Block (47) Gibson Thomson Herraghty
Sat 30th Edinburgh City H 2-1 Muir Mortimer Summers Little Jamieson Clark Lidouren Main Kouider-Aissa Purdue (68) Block Moore (68) Agyeman Gibson Grant Foy Thomson Herraghty
DEC
Sat 7th Albion Rovers A 2-0 Muir Mortimer (77) Summers Little (77) Foy Clark Lidouren Main Kouider-Aissa Galt Block (56) Moore (56) Agyeman (77) Gibson Finnie (77) Purdue Grant Herraghty
Sat 14th Stirling Albion H 1-1 Muir Finnie Summers Foy Jamieson Clark (64) Lidouren Main (83) Kouider-Aissa Galt Block (64) Moore Agyeman (64) Purdue (64) Gibson Mortimer McGrory (83) Herraghty
Sat 21st Cove Rangers H 1-3 Muir Finnie Summers Little Jamieson Clark Lidouren Main (46) Kouider-Aissa Galt Block (80) Moore (80) Foy Purdue Gibson Mortimer McGrory (46) Herraghty
Sat 28th Annan Athletic A 3-2 Muir Finnie Summers Little (72) Jamieson Foy Lidouren McGrory Kouider-Aissa Galt Moore Main Clark Purdue (72) Agyeman Mortimer Grant Herraghty
JAN
Sat 4th Stenhousemuir H
Sat 11th Edinburgh City A
Sat 18th Brechin City A
Sat 25th Albion Rovers H
FEB
Sat 1st Cowdenbeath H
Sat 8th Stirling Albion A
Sat 15th Elgin City H
Sat 22nd Cove Rangers A
Sat 29th Annan Athletic H
MAR
Sat 7th Stenhousemuir A
Sat 14th Albion Rovers A
Sat 21st Stirling Albion H
Sat 28th Elgin City A
APR
Sat 4th Edinburgh City H
Sat 11th Cowdenbeath A
Sat 18th Brechin City H
Sat 25th Cove Rangers H
MAY
Sat 2nd Annan Athletic A22 23
ON THIS DAY IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
IT HAPPENED TODAY IN SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
1908 Clyde’s First Division match at home to Aberdeen was abandoned due to fog after
77 minutes, with the Dons leading 1-0. The match was eventually played on 25th
April, with a 2-2 draw watched by 3,000, one thousand more than watched the
abandoned match almost four months earlier.
1969 Kilmarnock drew 3-3 with Rangers in a First Division match watched by 32,893, the
highest League attendance at Rugby Park.
1973 Willie Ormond was appointed Scotland manager in succession to Manchester
United-bound Tommy Docherty. Ormond left his club, St Johnstone, eleven days
later.
2001 St Johnstone sacked their players George O’Boyle and Kevin Thomas for disciplinary
reasons following the club’s Christmas party
2005 Partick Thistle appointed Dick Campbell to succeed joint managers Gerry Britton
and Derek Whyte. He was in post at Firhill until March 2007.
BORN TODAY
1953 Jimmy Miller, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Morton and Clyde inside forward
1960 Tom Spence, Stirling Albion, Clydebank, Clyde, Kilmarnock, East Fife and Albion
Rovers full back
1971 Alan McLaren, Hearts, Rangers and Scotland defender
1972 Scott Howie, Clyde, Motherwell and Scotland Under 21 goalkeeper
1983 Sean Webb, Ross County and St Johnstone defender
SIGNED TODAY
1950 Stirling Albion signed outside left Alex Anderson from Stenhousemuir
1997 Alloa Athletic signed midfielder Mark Wilson from Berwick Rangers
2008 Ross County signed defender Scott Boyd from Partick Thistle
2012 East Fife signed defender Darren McCormack from Ross County
2017 Stirling Albion signed midfielder Willie Robertson from Annan Athletic
Compiled by “Scottish Football Historian” magazine. For information on this quarterly
publication, go to www.pmfc.co.uk and click on the “Football History” option.ludere causa ludendi
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Queen’s Park Stenhousemuir
WILLIE MUIR ALAN COOK
DAVID CRAWFORD LIAM SCULLION
SCOTT GIBSON KYLE MARLEY
JAMES GRANT GRAEME SMITH
LEWIS MAGEE DAVID MARSH
CAMMY FOY AIDAN MCILDUFF
CAMERON CLARK ANDY MUNRO
CREAG LITTLE MARKY MUNRO
NICKY JAMIESON CHRIS ONEIL
CIARAN SUMMERS DYLAN DYKES
RYAN FINNIE WILLIE GIBSON
DAVID GALT THOMAS HALLERAN
CALVIN MCGRORY LUKE BRANDON
BILLY MORTIMER SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN
LUKE MAIN KIERAN ANDERSON
TOMMY BLOCK TIWI DARAMOLA
JACK PURDUE DAVID HOPKIRK
JOFFREY LIDOUREN MARK MCGUIGAN
REAGAN THOMSON RYAN WATTERS
KEIRAN MOORE
SALIM KOUIDER-AISSA
ALFREDO AGYEMAN
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