Peterhead Programme - 1st November 2025

Saturday 1st November 2025 3:00pm KO

Peterhead

Saturday 1st November 2025, 3:00pm KO

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MONTROSE MATCH REPORT PETERHEAD HEAD TO HEAD ST JOHNSTONE CUP

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02 UPCOMING FIXTURES & LEAGUE TABLE SAT 8th NOVEMBER | CALEDONIAN STADIUM | 3:00PM KO TUES 11th NOVEMBER | BALMORAL STADIUM | 7:45PM KO SAT 15th NOVEMBER | BALMORAL STADIUM | 3:00PM KO SAT 22nd NOVEMBER | BALMORAL STADIUM | 3:00PM KO

William Hill League 1

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W

D

L

GD

PTS

STENHOUSEMUIR

11

6

3

2

5

21

INVERNESS CT

11

8

1

2

12

20

EAST FIFE

11

5

2

4

2

18

ALLOA ATHLETIC

11

5

2

4

2

17

PETERHEAD

11

5

1

5

0

16

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

11

5

1

5

-1

16

HAMILTON ACADEMICAL

11

6

2

3

14

14

MONTROSE

11

3

2

6

-11

11

KELTY HEARTS

11

2

1

8

-13

7

COVE RANGERS

11

1

2

8

-9

5

03 MATCHDAY 50/50 TICKETS

The half-time 50/50 tickets are available from the 50/50 Stand beside the Home Pie Hut! Not only will you be in with a chance to win a cash prize, but your ticket also gives you 10% off at Sea Salt + Sole – valid on matchday only

50/50 DRAW WINNER The half-time draw at the Stenhousemuir match was claimed by a Alistair Watt with winning ticket number 178313.

04 MONTROSE MATCH REPORT

MONTROSE MATCH REPORT

MONTROSE 0 - 3 COVE RANGERS The team maintained its long unbeaten run against Montrose, finally securing a first League One win of the season with a well-merited convincing victory at Links Park.

Layton Bisland opened the scoring shortly before half-time, David Eguaibor and Lewis O’Donnell on target after the break, as we finally found a clinical touch in front of goal to go with the fine football played in recent weeks.

05 With long-term absentees Fraser Fyvie, Mikey Doyle and Declan Glass still sidelined, there was a further blow with Mitch Megginson ruled out through injury. Mackenzie Strachan returned in the only change from last weekend’s loss to Stenhousemuir.

Cove kicked-off on a bitterly cold afternoon, but it was the home side who were first to threaten, Sandilands getting on the end of a Lyons flick deep inside our box and forcing Mutch to divert the ball behind.

We then countered quickly, Adam Emslie flashing in an inviting cross from the left. David Eguaibor got in front of Waddell but headed narrowly wide at the near post.

Our next attack was set up by Lewis O’Donnell, who threaded a pass through for Emslie to chase. Adam took the ball to the byeline and cut it back for Eguaibor whose clever touch looked netbound only for Steeves to clear it off the line.

The game then became scrappier, not helped by the blustery wind, with neither side able to create any openings until the twentieth minute when Gibson got in behind on the Montrose left, Liam Parker deflecting his strike behind for a corner. Webster then dug out a cross from the right which Gibson could only hook wide at the back post.

Play swung up the other end, and both Layton Bisland and Adam Emslie had chances in the home penalty area, but the Montrose rearguard were able to scramble the ball to safety. Emslie had a shot blocked and Ryan Harrington fired wide from distance as the boys kept up the pressure.

06 MONTROSE MATCH REPORT Bisland then found Emslie with a low pass, but after making a yard of space, Adam’s effort lacked power and Sharp made a comfortable save. Emslie turned provider soon after, freeing Eguaibor in the box, the keeper diving to his right to clutch the ball.

Blair Yule was next to have a go, shooting over from long range with thirty-nine minutes on the clock.

The breakthrough finally came after another dangerous Cove attack when Adam Emslie fired a low delivery across the area for Layton BISLAND to run on to and smash a powerful strike beyond the despairing Sharp. It was the defender’s first goal for the club.

Montrose tried to hit back, Stevenson firing over from twenty-five yards just before the referee blew the half-time whistle.

They might have levelled right after the break, Gibson flicking the ball through for Webster who took a touch then hooked his shot over from eight yards.

Reuben McAllister forced a corner as we hit back immediately and when it was half-cleared Yule shot from just outside the area, his effort spiralling wide. Lewis O’Donnell then raced to the byeline, but noone could get a touch on his low delivery.

The second goal was however delayed only briefly.

Adam Emslie cleverly waited for his marker to lunge in then skipped away clear down the left. With the home defence filing back, he took his time before measuring an inch-perfect low cross for David EGUAIBOR to slide home from close range. It was the striker’s tenth of the season.

07 It might have been three immediately after when Mackenzie Strachan fastened on to a loose ball in the area, Towler deflecting the midfielder’s shot wide for a corner, and we should have had a penalty when, after getting into a mix-up, keeper Sharp pulled Emslie to the ground. Referee Luke waved away our claims.

The third finally came in our next attack when after incessant Cove pressure, McAllister saw his shot blocked, the ball bouncing wide to the left where Lewis O’DONNELL caught it perfectly, his powerful effort flying past the goalkeeper.

Eguaibor set up Reuben McAllister for our next attempt, Steeves sliding in to make a vital interception, then Emslie had a well-struck angled shot saved low at the near post.

Brown hit the upright in the last minute, Lyons scooping the rebound over from a few yards out; the closest Montrose came to scoring throughout the game.

It might have been an even more convincing victory, but the 3-0 win was richly deserved, and the team will now hope to kick-on in the coming weeks.

MONTROSE: (4-3-3) Sharp; Freeman (Williamson 66), Waddell, Towler (Brown 66), Steeves (c); Sandilands (McClements 66), Masson (Mochrie 79), Stevenson; Webster, Lyons, Gibson Substitutes: Millar, Dillon, May, Bertie, Machado Scorers: Bookings: COVE RANGERS: (4-1-3-2) Mutch; Bisland, Darge (c), Parker, Harrington; Yule; Strachan, O’Donnell, McAllister; Emslie, D. Eguaibor Substitutes: Demus, J. Eguaibor, Mylchreest, Donaldson Scorers: Bisland (43), D. Eguaibor (58). O’Donnell (73) Bookings: Harrington (55), Bisland (89) Referee: Stewart Luke Attendance: 593

08 PETERHEAD HEAD TO HEAD

PETERHEAD

HEAD TO HEAD

We renew rivalries with our near neighbours this afternoon with the visit to Balmoral Stadium of Peterhead.

It will be just an eighth meeting in the league since we gained promotion to the SPFL, but the previous games have been lively affairs with plenty talking points.

Those matches were littered with penalties, a flurry of red cards, and our legendary goalkeeper Stuart McKenzie even got in on the act, making the headlines when scoring our winner at Balmoor in January 2022.

The first encounter came fifteen months prior to that when Mitch Megginson and Harry Milne got the goals in a 2-0 win up the coast. Current Peterhead co-managers, Ryan Strachan and Jordon Brown, were in the Cove squad that day.

09 We also came out on top as the teams kicked-off 2021 at Balmoral Stadium, Rory McAllister netting in the 2nd minute to settle a game which saw both Simon Ferry and Steven Boyd sent-off for the visitors.

It was the same result and the same scorer in September of that year when Rory’s penalty clinched the points at Balmoor, while two months later we eased to a 3-0 success thanks to Ryan Strachan and Mitch Megginson, who claimed a second half double.

Stuart’s big moment came in the next meeting, his long clearance bouncing over the head of Peterhead goalkeeper Brett Long with McAllister in attendance, and the final encounter that season saw Cove secure a 5-2 victory. We were 2-0 up within ten minutes thanks to Rory and Mitch, Hamish Ritchie pulled one back soon after, but Megginson restored our two-goal advantage and Harry Milne netted twice after the interval. Russell McLean’s late strike was nothing more than a consolation.

The most recent meeting went Peterhead’s way as they claimed a first league win over us. Max Barry and Kieran Shanks had the home side in control, but David Eguaibor pulled one back as we attempted to mount a comeback. That was ended when Blair Yule was red-carded, and Jack Brown finished us off late on.

10 ST JOHNSTONE CUP Last weekend’s draw for the Third Round of the Scottish Cup handed us a tough task with a trip to McDiarmid Park at the end of the month to take on Championship leaders St Johnstone.

It will be a first competitive meeting between the sides, but we did go head-tohead with the Perth Saints in a pre-season friendly in summer 2022, Gerry McDonagh and Leighton McIntosh on target for Cove as we twice came from behind, before Graham Carey scored a late winner for the home team.

Once the tie has been played, there will be just five of the current SPFL clubs that we have yet to face since gaining promotion from the Highland League in 2019; Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, St Mirren and Stranraer. Perhaps we will get one of them in the next round…

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16 25/26 SEASON STATS Date

Fixture

Competition

H/A

Score

15/07/2025

The Spartans

PSC

H

1-0

19/07/2025

Falkirk

PSC

H

0-0

22/07/2025

Brechin

PSC

A

3-0

26/07/2025

Queen’s Park

PSC

A

1-2

02/08/2025

Queen of the South

SPFL 1

H

0-2

09/08/2025

Stenhousemuir

SPFL 1

A

0-1

12/08/2025

The Spartans

KDM Trophy

H

1-1

16/08/2025

Montrose

SPFL 1

H

3-3

23/08/2025

Peterhead

SPFL 1

A

1-3

26/08/2025

Dundee B

KDM Trophy

H

1-0

30/08/2025

Hamilton Academical

SPFL 1

A

0-0

06/09/2025

Elgin

KDM Trophy

A

0-1

13/09/2025

Inverness C Thistle

SPFL 1

H

0-1

20/09/2025

Alloa Athletic

SPFL 1

A

0-2

23/09/2025

Hibernian B

KDM Trophy

H

1-1

27/09/2025

Kelty Hearts

SPFL 1

H

0-2

04/10/2025

East Fife

SPFL 1

A

0-2

11/10/2025

Dundee Utd B

KDM Trophy

H

5-1

18/10/2025

Stenhousemuir

SPFL 1

H

0-1

25/10/2025

Montrose

SPFL 1

A

3-0

01/11/2025

Peterhead

SPFL1

H

08/11/2025

Inverness C Thistle

SPFL 1

A

11/11/2025

Forfar

KDM Trophy

H

Robbie Mutch

Layton Bisland

Michael Doyle

Mackenzie Strachan

Appearances - 14

Appearances - 20

Appearances - 14

Appearances - 19

00

00

00

01

06

00

00

06

00

00

01

00

Justin Eguaibor

Ryan Harrington

Blair Yule

Mitchel Megginson

Appearances - 17

Appearances - 19

Appearances - 15

Appearances - 15

00

01

00

01

01

00

00

04

01

Declan Glass

Jackson Mylchreest

Appearances - 07

Appearances - 11

01

01

00

02

02

00

04

05

00

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Fixture

Competition

H/A

15/11/2025

Hamilton Academical

SPFL 1

H

22/11/2025

Alloa Athletic

SPFL 1

H

06/12/2025

Queen of the South

SPFL 1

A

13/12/2025

East Fife

SPFL 1

H

20/12/2025

Kelty Hearts

SPFL 1

A

27/12/2025

Peterhead

SPFL 1

A

03/01/2026

Montrose

SPFL 1

H

10/01/2026

Inverness C Thistle

SPFL 1

H

24/01/2026

Hamilton Academical

SPFL 1

A

31/01/2026

Alloa Athetlic

SPFL 1

A

07/02/2026

Queen of the South

SPFL 1

H

14/02/2026

East Fife

SPFL 1

A

21/02/2026

Kelty Hearts

SPFL 1

H

28/02/2026

Stenhousemuir

SPFL 1

A

07/03/2026

Peterhead

SPFL 1

H

14/03/2026

Inverness CT

SPFL 1

A

21/03/2026

Hamilton Academical

SPFL 1

H

28/03/2026

Montrose

SPFL 1

A

04/04/2026

Alloa Athletic

SPFL 1

H

11/04/2026

Queen of the South

SPFL 1

A

18/04/2026

Stenhousemuir

SPFL 1

H

25/04/2026

Kelty Hearts

SPFL 1

A

02/05/2026

East Fife

SPFL 1

H

Score

Arron Darge

Reuben McAllister

Adam Emslie

Cole Donaldson

Appearances - 13

Appearances - 02

Appearances - 04

Appearances - 06

01

06

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

David Eguaibor

Balint Demus

Lewis O’Donnell

Fraser Fyvie

Appearances - 19

Appearances - 06

Appearances - 08

Appearances - 02

10

05

01

00

00

00

01

00

Mikey Milnes

Liam Parker

Appearances - 04

Appearances - 20

00

01

00

00

06

00

00

00

00

00

00

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21 UPCOMING EVENTS

22 A VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT Welcome to Balmoral Stadium as we prepare for a north-east derby against local rivals Peterhead.

It is fair to say we go into this one in a much better place after last week’s win over Montrose, and the aim now is to build on that victory.

It was a good performance at Links Park, but getting the three points was the most important thing, and hopefully that will give the players a bit more confidence to kick-on now. At half-time last week, coming in leading – something we’ve not been used to – it was all going to be about managing the game, and we certainly did that.

Right across the team it was a strong display, and the clean sheet pleased me as much as getting the three goals.

I hadn’t seen the spirit draining at all in the dressing room, despite the run we had been on, but the boys needed a boost, and we got that. They had been playing well, not like a team at the bottom of the league, but we needed as result to back that up, and it just makes everybody feel better.

You have to remember how much experience we were missing last Saturday, there was only one player over thirty in the team, Blair Yule, and we had good energy, which was what I wanted. They played with a bit of freedom too, especially after we got that first goal, and I hope to see that continue now.

23 The earlier meeting this season up at Balmoor, we were very poor that day, we just didn’t turn up, so we need to make sure we are better this time, and I have every reason to believe we will be.

Peterhead have had a very strong start to the season, I expect a tough game in what is always a hard-fought local derby and we will have to match them all across the pitch. If we do all the things we did well last week, we will give ourselves a great chance of picking up another win.

That’s what it’s all about right now for us.

We are still trailing in the league and the first aim for us is to catch the next team above us, which is Kelty, get on their coat-tails, and then look beyond that, but it has to be game by game.

It is going to be about getting as many points as we can in this second quarter and see where that takes us.

We have had so many injuries this season, but I look at the squad, the quality players we have, and in particular how the young players have been performing, and I have faith in them to pull us out of trouble.

The home form has been an issue, so we need to address that and turn it round, and get the results we all want, starting with this afternoon.

Enjoy the game!

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25 CLUB INFORMATION Balmoral Stadium Wellington Circle, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3JG

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Honorary President

Alan McRae OBE

Directors

Keith Moorhouse - Chairman Graeme Reid - Vice Chairman Darren Anderson Grant Moorhouse John Sheran Willie Young Alastair Donald

Football Manager

Paul Hartley

Goalkeeping Coach

Derek Soutar

Performance Analyst

Rhys Sutcliffe

Physiotherapist

Joe Dawson

Sports Therapist

Mia Paul

Kit Manager

Ian Sellar

Assistant Kit Manager

Gary Hake

Club Doctor

Michael Anthony

General Manager

Alan Booth

Sales & Marketing

Morgan Milne

Head of Media & Communications

Richard Gordon

Digital Media

Andrew Jamieson

Club Photographer

Finlay Thom

Supporter Liasion Officer

Michael Coull

Child Wellbeing & Protection Officer

Kate Dean

Club Chaplain

Dougie Simpson

26 CLUB HONOURS Scottish League 1 Winners

Scottish League 2 21/22

Winners

19/20

Highland League Winners

‘00-’01, ‘07-’08, ‘08-’09, ‘12-’13, ‘15-’16, ‘17-’18, ‘18-’19

Runners-Up

‘89-’90, ‘92-’93, ‘94-’95, ‘95-’96, ‘09-’10, ‘11-’12, ‘16-’17

Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) Winners Runners-Up

‘90-’91, ‘00-’01 ‘88-’89, ‘91-’92, ‘01-’02, ‘03-’04

Highland League Cup Winners Runners-Up

‘94-’95, ‘99-’00, ‘04-’05, ‘14-’15, ‘16-’17, ‘18-’19 ‘90-’91, ‘92-’93, ‘95-’96, ‘97-’98, ‘05-’06, ‘07-’08, ‘11-’12

Aberdeenshire Cup Winners Runners-Up

‘01-’02, ‘10-’11, ‘18-’19 ‘92-’93, ‘94-’95, ‘16-’17, ‘17-’18

Aberdeenshire Shield Winners Runners-Up

‘90-’91, ‘00-’01, ‘08-’09, ‘17-’18 ‘94-’95, ‘12-’13, ‘15-’16

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29 TODAYS TEAM LINES

Cove Rangers

Peterhead

1 Robbie Mutch 2 Layton Bisland 3 Michael Doyle 4 Mackenzie Strachan 6 Justin Eguaibor 7 Ryan Harrington 8 Blair Yule 9 Mitch Megginson 10 Declan Glass 11 Grady McGrath (On loan to Brechin City) 14 Jackson Mylchreest 15 Arron Darge 17 Reuben McAllister 18 Adam Emslie 19 Cole Donaldson 20 David Eguaibor 21 Balint Demus 22 Lewis O’Donnell 23 Jack Robertson 24 Fraser Fyvie 25 Mikey Milnes 32 Liam Parker

1 Jack Newman 2 Danny Strachan 3 Flynn Duffy 4 Caleb Goldie 5 Jason Brown 6 Ryan Strachan 7 Craig McGuffie 8 Andrew McCarthy 10 Kieran Shanks 11 Cieran Dunne 12 Jack Brown 13 Blessing Oluyemi 14 Adam Carnwath 15 Aaron Steele 16 David Wilson 17 Cammy Smith 18 Jordon Brown 19 Peter Pawlett 20 Niall McGinn 21 Dylan Forrest 22 Seb Ross 23 Fraser Mackie 29 Thomas Horn 77 Max Barry

Manager: Paul Hartley

Co Managers: Jordon Brown & Ryan Strahan

Today’s Referee - Cameron Stirling Today’s Assistant Referees - Alastair Taylor, Brian Christie

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