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Scottish League Div 2 Champions 2013/14, 2018/19 Scottish League Div 3 Runners Up 2003/04, 2012/13 Scottish Challenge Cup Runners Up 2015/16 Chairman Directors

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by David Reid

Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semiprofessional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. The club was founded in 1879 and they are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League One, the third tier of football in Scotland. They joined the Scottish Football League in 1923, along with near-neighbours Brechin City, in the newly founded Third Division. In 1923–24 they achieved a creditable fourthplaced finish, however, the following season Montrose finished at the bottom of the table and despite signs of a recovery in 1925–26, lost their league place when the Third Division was scrapped owing to the financial difficulties experienced by many of the member clubs. Montrose are one of only three sides from that Third Division 4

who are still competing today in the SPFL. The club were re-admitted to the Second Division in 1929–30 and in the 1930s found the first few league seasons after readmission were difficult, with the club regularly finishing in the bottom four of the table. Perhaps the best result of that difficult decade came in the Scottish Cup in season 1938–39, when, in the first round, Montrose sensationally knocked out holders East Fife by a 2–1 scoreline at Bayview Park, Methil. Links Park underwent a transformation ahead of the 2007–08 campaign. A new artificial pitch was laid, the game on 21 April 2007 was the last game on grass for the foreseeable future. A smaller training pitch was installed beside the main stand, new catering facilities and changing rooms

were also installed. The fortunes of the club on the pitch also improved with several big name signings and a great start to the season propelled Montrose into the top four for the majority of the season. Montrose came in third in the league and were pitted against Stranraer in the playoffs. The Gable Endies by the skin of their teeth escaped the doldrums out of the SPFL beating Brora Rangers 3-2 on aggregate, back in 2015, and have grown since then taking in Stewart Petrie as manager who is enjoying his fourth year in the hotseat at Links Park. He has helped the Angus outfit to the SPFL2 title and has created stability at Links Park maintaining SPFL1 status for three seasons now.

Montrose have enjoyed a good start to this shorter than normal season and currently sit in second place. They recently overcome Cove Rangers at Balmoral Stadium, winning 2-1, which was Coveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first league defeat in the Granite City since moving in to their new ground back in 2017. Montrose currently have an array of talent within their squad with Harry Cochrane in at Links Park on loan from Hearts alongside Republic of Ireland defender Sean Dillon who enjoyed a decade of service at Dundee United.

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Peterhead manager Jim McInally was proud of his team following their 1-0 success over Partick Thistle at Firhill however he is hoping that the win has not come at too high a cost ahead of Tuesday night’s fixture with Montrose. A first half goal from Scott Brown separated the sides with Jim saying: “It was a great performance and a great win. Partick Thistle had the majority of the ball however I believe that we deserved to win as we created a good number of chances.” “Joshua Rae had a great couple of saves before we scored a really good goal. Steven Boyd deserves great credit as he could have scored himself, however he looked up and saw that Scott was in a better position than him and passed.” “Scott produced another excellent finish and we saw things out to the break quite comfortably.”

Jim added: “In the second half Thistle had a lot of possession and territory however we were good on the counter-attack and we should have picked them off that way. Alan Cook, Lyall Cameron and Steven all had chances however we could not get the second.” “When that happens the home side will increase the pressure in the final minutes and that is what happened. There were a few dangerous situations however Joshua did not have a lot to do.” “My biggest concern was the amount of injury time that was played. There were three minutes played before Brian Graham got injured and that added on even more time. We came through it and two wins in a row is a good week’s work.” Jim continued: “We are counting the cost of this win and I will not be able to think about a team until Tuesday. Gary MacKenzie had to come off as he was inured and Ryan Conroy is also struggling with an ankle problem.” “Andrew McCarthy did some work in the warm-up however we could not send him on as his knee is still troubling him. Ben Armour will miss out as will Josh Mulligan so could be a few bodies down.” Jim

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CHAPLAIN’S CHAT Peterhead FC club chaplain, Neil Cameron, sends his festive message to all Little did we think when the year turned that we would be in the situation we are. Even if we had been warned. We would never have been able to conceive what 2020 has brought to us. To some of our nearest and dearest it’s brought great loss and unresolved situations that have been hard to handle. But thankfully we come from strong stock. Scotsmen..(and women)..are renowned for drawing on their inner strength, for their overcoming spirit in the face of disaster and even if we can’t see it clearly at this moment, I want to assure you there is light at the end of this long tunnel. Because we are part of a great community that support and bring encouragement to those who are struggling, we continue to pray for all our members and those who once were part of our large extended family, but this year for various reasons have left us. They live on in our most precious memories, participants in our past victories and we promise they will be with us in our future successes. We wish all our extended football family and friends a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. It may seem different from previous years, nevertheless as life moves ahead let’s be grateful for what we have. Let’s also be very mindful of those around us who need our encouragement and love. Be assured we are here for each one of you. Neil Cameron 9

BUCHAN RIVALS UNITE TO SEND MESSAGE OF GOODWILL

Fraserburgh FC and Peterhead FC are delighted to make the announcement that they have joined forces this Christmas to send a message of goodwill. The clubs have been rivals for over a century, and whilst they have competed in different leagues for the last 20 years, they remain as competitive as ever which is usually evident when the sides meet annually as part of their pre-season preparations. The clubs also have a great working relationship off the pitch and it was agreed that they would be the perfect fit for asking people to “Love Thy Neighbour!” Speaking on behalf of Fraserburgh FC, Chairman Finlay Noble said, “The year 2020, as all other global events have, will be forever written in history, but this year, due to modern communication methods, the major issues have been at the forefront of everyone’s conversation. Not everyone is comfortable with modern communication methods and there is a lot to dislike about it, but one positive is how it has helped with a shift in attitudes to any sort of discrimination towards others. Long may that continue. Ourselves and Peterhead FC can hopefully show that together 10

we can put forward a simple message to everyone that while it is okay for people to have differences it is also okay to have fun together and share a laugh. 2020 has been a horrible year for everyone but let us make sure that it is a year we can all learn from.

As the old saying goes, “We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s Bairns!” Finlay’s thoughts were echoed by Peterhead General Manager Martin Johnston, “This year has been difficult for everyone, and not everyone is as resilient as each other. We have all had to cope with the restrictions and protocols in our own way. We should all remember this when out and about in our respective communities. We should be less judgmental of others, especially those who are providing a service and who are trying their level best to do their jobs in difficult circumstances.” “If two age old rivals can set aside their differences to get a message out there, so can everyone else!” In addition to carrying a message of goodwill, the cards also have a tongue in cheek poke at their opposite numbers, …and just to make sure no one is offended, the roles of the snowmen are reversed for each respective club. 11

A story of football in Peterhead from 1946 and including other aspects of life enjoyed by children brought up during and immediately after the 39-49 war years. “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” was first serialised in the Buchan Observer in 2002 and we are delighted that Blue Toon Talk brings you the Late George Ritchie’s wonderful account of his memories to a whole new generation of Blue Toon fans.

PART 38 –

The Old Longate

References made in episode five of the Buchan Observer’s serialisation of the “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory” football story prompted Captain Alex Auld, Peterhead’s Harbour Master (retired), to answer queries raised in that episode regarding the layout of the various shops in the Longate and beyond to North Street. Having been brought up in the Longate at the Gas-Works end of Brook Lane, Alex has extensive memory of the old Longate and I’m grateful for his contribution regarding the Longate’s once bustling, shopping thoroughfare. The shops are listed as follows; Commencing on Broad Street at the right side of the Longate junction; John Innes Chemist & Soda Fountain, Robert Sutherland, Butcher; First Longate shop Joe Skinner Fruit & Veg; McCalman’s Bakery; and Livingston Ship Repairer; Park Lane – Noble Scrap Merchant; Mary Clark China Shop; Castles Cycle Shop; Strachan (Jean & Madge) Babyware shop; Knife Close entrance to house above and behind the shop, (Outlook for the Buchanhaven Bakery); Anne Johnston Newsagent; Mitchell Hairdresser; 12

Crooked Lane, Mary Anderson Shop/Cafe with close leading to houses above and behind; West Riding Wallpapers; Robert Bruce Baker; Close to tenement housing; Jimmy Davidson Fruiterer; W. Mitchell barber’s shop; Lane to Jimmy McLean’s scrap yard; Walker Allan Draoery and later Bobby Toes concert hall; Close to tenement housing; Coopers Candy Shop; Missie Morrison Sweet Shop; John Duthie Butcher; R.T. Milne (Bobby Taitie). On the other side of “Pally’s” Wynnie, John Collie druggist (now the Harbour Lights Bars); J. Anderson Tinsmith workshop; J. Lewis Fish Merchant, later Hay’s Lemonade warehouse; “Dod” Watson Butcher; Bobbie Anderson “Bookie” (Hook’s Nap); Alex Auld’s coal store and general heating merchandise, where Capt Auld spent his childhood in the flat abovethe commercial premises; The Longate ceased at Brook Lane. Returning on the opposite side at the large entrance to the Gas Works yard, J. Simpson Shoemaker; Gas Works showroom and store;

Whyte Carriers and store depot; J. McLennan Fish & Chip Shop and later “Syd’s Chipper;” Woodger’s Close leading to the firms kippering yard; Jim Strachan Tailor, father to Jean and Madge; George Carnegie Grocer; R.W. Clubb Butcher; Corner Bootshop later Robertson Shoemaker and today “Marshal” Gents Outfitter. The Longate shops then continued on the right from Ellis Street and towards Broad Street; Cheapside Haberdashery; Joan McKenzie shoe shop; Joe Fernando dairy and home cookery; Khan’s Clothes Shop; Kenny Smith Butcher, Baltic Boot Store (“Patchie” Buchan’s father); John Thomson grocer; Christian Meeting Hall; Simpson Drapery twin size shop; J. Stewart Tobacconist; J.F. Paterson shoemaker; John M Thomson Grocer & Shipping supplier; Lizzie Florence Candy shop. The last of the Longate’s 1930’s commercial properties on this side ending on the Broad Street corner with the Clydesdale Bank. The “Longate” section of this listing appeared in the Buchan Observer on the 20th August 2002. 13

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The draw for the First Round of the Scottish Cup for season 2020-21 was made today with the help of Radio Clyde’s Gordon Duncan and Scottish Football Partnership’s Stuart McCaffrey.

Partnership Trust'. It aims to provide financial support for children's grassroots football across the country.

Before the draw began, Stuart spoke about the Scottish FA’s Give for Grassroots Fund. During these uncertain times the initiative has been set up with support from charity partner 'The Scottish Football

2020-21 Scottish Cup First Round Albion Rovers v Buckie Thistle

Huntly v Cumbernauld Colts

Berwick Rangers v Stirling Albion

Keith v Hill of Beath Hawthorn

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic v Coldstream or Bo’ness United

Kelty Hearts v Jeanfield Swifts

Brechin City v Linlithgow Rose

Camelon v Brora Rangers Cowdenbeath v Wick Academy or Musselburgh Athletic Dundonald Bluebell v Queen’s Park Edinburgh City v Caledonian Braves Elgin City v Civil Service Strollers Gala Fairydean Rovers v Annan Athletic

Haddington Athletic v Formartine United or Turriff United

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Banks O’Dee Nairn County v Broxburn Athletic Rothes v Fraserburgh Stenhousemuir v Preston Athletic or Hawick Royal Albert United Stranraer v Spartans Tranent Juniors v East Stirlingshire

Ties will be played on Saturday 26 December, 2020 15

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MATCH REPORT

PETERHEAD 2-1 EAST FIFE Saturday 12th December 2020 • SPFL1 Ten-man Peterhead stood strong to earn a 2-1 win over East Fife at Balmoor to secure their third league success of the season. Lyall Cameron grabbed his third goal of the season to put the Blue Toon ahead however Danny Denholm levelled before the break. Skipper Scott Brown thumped Peterhead ahead for a second time early in the second half however it quickly became a ‘backs to the wall performance’ as Gary Fraser was sent off for an off the ball incident. After starting recent games against Forfar and Falkirk at too slow a pace, Peterhead were out the blocks quickly against Darren Young’s side with Scott Brown bringing out an early save from Brett Long. Peterhead took the lead on 20 minutes thanks to the quick thinking of Kyle Bailey who had ventured forward for a corner. The visiting defence failed to clear Ryan Conroy’s delivery and Bailey, with his back to goal, looked up and fed the ball back to Cameron at the edge of the box and the on-loan Dundee youngster slammed home. A solid tackle from Andrew McCarthy set up Fraser to have a shot at goal that Long needed two attempts to hold on 28 minutes, however McCarthy hobbled off shortly afterwards after a knee knock. Alan Cook came on and the disruption seemed to affect the hosts with East Fife equalising on 34 minutes when Jack Hamilton broke clear and rather than shooting the striker picked out Danny Denholm who tapped in.

Scott Brown was just off target with a shot before the break however five minutes into the second half the midfielder got everything inch perfect as he lashed home a volley from 25 yards to put Peterhead back in front. Thoughts of going on and increasing the advantage became thoughts of seeing out the 2-1 score-line after Fraser was dismissed on 65 minutes for an incident that occurred off the ball. Peterhead responded to Fraser’s dismissal by bringing on Isaac Layne for Cameron and dropping Steven Boyd into a midfield role and adopting a 4-4-1 formation.

The Fife side started to enjoy plenty of possession as they pushed and probed for an opening and it looked like they had grabbed a late equaliser when Hamilton headed goalward late on however Joshua Rae dived on top of the ball. The final whistle sounded shortly afterwards and the three points remained in Peterhead with McInally saying: “The players deserve great credit for staying as well-organised as they did. I am not convinced that Gary deserved to be sent off but I will take my time and consider whether an appeal is the right thing to do.” Peterhead Rae, Bailey, MacKenzie, J.Brown, Freeman, Fraser, McCarthy (Cook 30), S.Brown, Conroy, Cameron (Layne 66), Boyd (Lyle 85) Unused substitutes – Kesson, Bakar, Wilson

TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REFEREE: ASST. REFEREE 1: ASST. REFEREE 2:

PETERHEAD Ben ARMOUR Kyle BAILEY Hashim BAKAR Steven BOYD Jason BROWN Scott BROWN Lyall CAMERON Ryan CONROY Alan COOK Simon FERRY

Gary FRASER Kieran FREEMAN Derryn KESSON Isaac LAYNE Derek LYLE Gary MACKENZIE Andy McCARTHY Josh MULLIGAN Joshua RAE Lenny WILSON

SQUADS Graham GRAINGER Andy MILNE Harry BRUCE

MONTROSE Matty ALLAN Cammy BALLANTYNE Liam CALLAGHAN Iain CAMPBELL Ross CAMPBELL Chris COCHRANE Harry COCHRANE Seรกn DILLON Allan FLEMING Lewis HAWKE Craig JOHNSTON

Aaron LENNOX Terry MASSON Russell McLEAN Lewis MILNE Aidan QUINN Martin RENNIE Andrew STEEVES Kerr WADDELL Paul WATSON Graham WEBSTER

SPFL1 RESULTS ● SPFL1 TABLE ● TODAY’S FIXTURES First Half of Season (Matches 1-14)

First Half of Season (Matches 15-27)

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Airdrieonians

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Clyde Cove Rangers

2:3 -

East Fife 2:0

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Forfar Athletic 1:3 -

2:0 - 1:1

- 4:0

Cove Rangers

Partick Thistle 2:1

0:0 2:0 2:2

East Fife

2:1

Falkirk

Peterhead

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Partick Thistle

Montrose

Peterhead -

Forfar Athletic

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Dumbarton

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Clyde -

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Montrose -

Airdrieonians

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Dumbarton

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Falkirk Montrose Partick Thistle Airdrieonians Cove Rangers Peterhead Dumbarton East Fife Clyde Forfar Athletic

TONIGHT'S FIXTURES LEAGUE 1

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Peterhead v M o ntro se

Brechin City v Annan Ath

HOME P W D 9 3 1 9 2 0 9 2 2 9 2 1 9 3 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 8 3 1 7 2 0 8 0 1

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F 6 8 6 8 10 3 2 8 4 3

AWAY A W D 3 3 1 6 3 1 4 2 0 4 2 1 6 1 1 4 2 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 7 1 0 8 1 1

L 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2

F 11 10 3 5 3 6 3 2 3 2

A 3 8 2 5 3 7 7 9 8 6

GD PTS 11 20 4 16 3 14 4 13 4 13 -2 12 -5 11 -2 10 -8 9 -9 5

KEEP SCOTLAND VAR FREE! Is it only me or is football is becoming obsessed with the pursuit of perfection through VAR. For me football is not an exact science and if FIFA are not careful, they will kill the beautiful game by relying on electronic gadgetry, resulting in fractions of centimetres deciding marginal decisions. How many times have you seen the bewilderment on players from both teams at times when an inconspicuous unintentional hand ball ends up turning a game on its head and ultimately the game being spoiled as a spectacle? Yes indeed, it is occurring far too often. For the players and fans alike, there is a feeling of deflation and utter confusion. Instead of excitement and genuine drama, the game is suddenly remembered for the injustice of trial by camera. What doesn’t help of course is the new interpretation of the handball rule. If the ball accidentally hits someone on the arm in the centre circle, we play on. But in the penalty area …not so! Players are no longer celebrating goals the way they should in fear of the camera deciding that their bootlace or the out turned label on their shirt was “technically offside!” A perfect example was the agonising look on Scotland keeper David

by Charlie Buchan

Marshall who was uncertain if his dramatic penalty save against Serbia saw our national side progress to the Euro 2020’s.

Not all technology is bad however, the Goal-line technology, where you are judging just one moving object ie; the ball is justified the decision in that scenario is black and white, either the ball is, or is not over the line! However, tight offside decisions where a number of imponderables have to be considered such as speed and direction of the ball, when the ball was played, the speed and direction of the players at the precise moment the ball was played, cannot be decided by VAR as these things happen far too quickly for VAR to be fail proof. In my mind, I would say yes to VAR for the goal line decisions only, but get rid of it for everything else. But if I were to be brutally honest, I wouldn’t have it at all. Given the number of injustices that the system has thrown up south of the border I would argue that our match officials in Scotland are more than capable of getting decisions wrong without the aid of expensive technology. We love the game in Scotland with all its controversies, but we don’t like the interruptions, delays, and ultimately still wrong decisions. So, for me it’s quite simple… Keep Scotland VAR Free!

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St Bernard’s 1906/07 Only two men have ever won both the Scottish and English FA Cup as a manager. Sir Alex Ferguson is of course one, but you have to go back in time almost 100 years to find the other…who is also a Scot. John Cochrane

oversaw St Mirren’s 2-0 Scottish Cup final victory over Celtic in 1926 in front of almost 100,000 fans at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Nine year’s later he would see his Sunderland side lift the FA Cup at Wembley, again in front of almost 100,000 to become the first manager to have steered his respective sides to national cup glory both north and south of the border. However, whilst we applaud the success of Cochrane, it is a little-known fact that alongside this history making manager was a former Peterhead player who formed part of this little known Scottish double act.

Andrew Reid

was born in Peterhead on the 12th August 1881 and he went on to have a distinguished playing career firstly with Peterhead, then St Bernard’s from Edinburgh and then St Mirren where he first met up with Cochrane. Reid first appears in a Peterhead line-up in February 1900 against Victoria United in the final of the Aberdeenshire Cup at Pittodrie. If we then fast forward to 1905, Reid played in a friendly match versus St Bernard’s at Recreation Park, Peterhead in which the home side emerged 3-0 victors. This took place on the 3rd January 1905. Although there does not appear to be any information regards any transfer, Reid joined St Bernard’s soon after this match and he remained with St Bernard’s until 1908 before he moved to St Mirren where he would continue to play for a further 16 seasons. Interestingly, in addition to Reid, a further three Peterhead players appeared in the St Bernard’s line-up against Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in an Edinburgh Shield semi-final tie on the 11th February 1905. Mssrs., Ross, Thomson and Buchan all played in the tie which St Bernard’s won 2-1 with the first goal coming from Buchan and the second from a Thomson corner. Hibs protested at the inclusion of Thomson in the St Bernard’s line up and a subsequent enquiry determined that he was indeed a professional player and not an amateur which would have otherwise permitted him to play. A replay was subsequently ordered.

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It should be noted that Ross and Buchan both continued to play alongside Reid for St Bernardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that season. In 1916, on hanging up his boots Reid agreed to stay on at St Mirren and assist former team mate John Cochrane who had been appointed manager the year previously. The season before St Mirren won the Scottish Cup Reid faced his former club in a Scottish Cup 1st Round tie which saw Peterhead go down 3-1 at Love Street. Reid accompanied Cochrane when they arrived at Sunderland in 1928 and together they went on to manage the Wearside club for 500 games, winning the Football League First Division in season 1935/36 and to success in the FA Cup with a 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 win over Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final completing a double that would not be matched until Sir Alex Ferguson completed the double in 1990. Cochrane resigned as manager of Sunderland on the 3rd March 1939, alas, what happened to Andrew Reid thereafter is unknown.

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WHO WILL WIN?

HOME WIN

DRAW

AWAY WIN

15/8

11/4

11/10

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FORM

PETERHEAD

MONTROSE

19 DEC 20 FT

Partick Thistle Peterhead

0 1

WON

19 DEC 20 FT

Montrose Dumbarton

4 0

WON

12 DEC 20 FT

Peterhead East Fife

2 1

WON

12 DEC 20 FT

Airdrieonians Montrose

0 1

WON

05 DEC 20 FT

Falkirk Peterhead

2 1

LOST

05 DEC 20 FT

Cove Rangers Montrose

1 2

WON

28 NOV 20 FT

Peterhead Forfar Athletic

0 1

LOST

28 NOV 20 FT

Montrose Partick Thistle

0 1

LOST

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16 NOV 19 SPFL1

Peterhead Montrose

0 0

DRAW

03 FEB 18 SPFL2

Peterhead Montrose

0 1

AWAY WIN

09 SEP 17 SPFL2

Peterhead Montrose

1 1

DRAW

13 MAY 17 SPFL1 Play Off

Peterhead Montrose

3 0

HOME WIN

05 Apr 14 SPFL2

Peterhead Montrose

4 0

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MATCH REPORT

PARTICK THISTLE 0-1 PETERHEAD Saturday 5th December 2020 • SPFL1 Peterhead picked up three points for the second week running with the Blue Toon securing a 1-0 win at Firhill. Jim McInally’s side led at the break and after not taking chances to extend their lead in the second half they had to stand up to plenty of pressure in the closing minutes from their hosts. There were nine minutes of injury time played, following an injury to Thistle’s Brian Graham, ensuring that finger nails were bitten down. Peterhead manager McInally made two changes to last week’s side that defeated East Fife 2-1 with Andrew McCarthy dropping to the bench after not fully getting over a knee injury with Simon Ferry replacing him and Isaac Layne starting in preference to Lyall Cameron. Thistle’s Joe Cardle created the game’s first opening on 11 minutes when he picked up the ball in the Blue Toon half and darted forward however his parting shot cleared the bar. Joshua Rae was called into action on 14 minutes when Ryan Williamson let fly from 18 yards with the Peterhead shot-stopper making a fine save. Rae saved again a minute later when Cardle tried his luck again with his shot taking a deflection on its way towards the visitors’ goal. Peterhead made the most of Rae being alert by taking the lead on 30 minutes. Pressure from Jim McInally’s side allowed Steven Boyd to get space on the right and he picked out skipper Scott Brown who found the net for the second week running. Thistle were stung into retaliation and Graham was

just inches away from connecting with a cross from James Penrice and sending a header towards Peterhead’s goal. Just before the break the Balmoor men almost doubled their lead when home goalkeeper Kieran Wright failed to gather a Gary Fraser cross and the ball dropped to Gary MacKenzie however the big defender could not force it home. A minute into the second half and Brown tried his luck again but his shot curled wide of goal.

Just after the hour mark Alan Cook, who had just replaced Isaac Layne had a glimpse of goal however his shot was easily dealt with by Wright. With ten minutes to go substitute Lyall Cameron darted into the home side’s penalty box and picked out Cook however Mouhamed Niang blocked his shot. Thistle pushed Peterhead box in the closing stages and Gordon looked to have nodded in an equaliser however Ferry popped up to clear at the expense of a corner. From the flag kick Graham had a chance however he headed wide with appeals for a penalty for a handball by a visiting defender were ignored by referee Kevin Graham. Striker Graham was injured shortly afterwards and after he had received treatment before being substituted Peterhead saw things out for a fine win. Peterhead – Rae, Bailey, MacKenzie (Cameron 68), J.Brown, Freeman, Fraser (Lyle 83), Ferry, S.Brown, Conroy, Boyd, Layne (Cook 56) Unused substitutes – McCarthy, Kesson, Bakar, Wilson (G/k) 35

SVEN RODLAND

Peterhead and Aalesund, in Norway, have always had a long connection and it was back in early April of 1970 that Council Members, Peterhead FC and local businessmen received an unexpected invite to Aalesund as the Norwegian city were staging a ‘British Week’. Aalesund officials were keen to have the industries of Peterhead represented in shops and to display British goods. The foyer of a large cinema was to be made available for Peterhead firms for display purposes and it was hoped that they would take advantage of the opportunity to boost the Blue Toon’s products. The display was to be arranged by Sven Rodland, who was married to a daughter of Mr T Smith, managing director of Kirkburn Wool Mills in Peterhead. Sven played in the Aalesund team who visited Peterhead in 1968 during Scottish Week and also played for Peterhead in 1970-71 season. Sven (circled) was working in Kirkburn Mill at the start of the 1970-71 season and turned out for The Blue Toon over the winter months of 1970 so was a ‘weel kent’ face. When he signed in November, the 22 year old, was rated highly in his country having great attacking flair and had progressed to under 23 level for Norway. Previous Club Secretary, the late George Ritchie, said “the lad is a front runner and has done well in Norway, where soccer is all amateur. We’re hoping he can be a big asset for us”. Interestingly enough Peterhead were the only the second Highland League side to play overseas. Inverness Caledonian were the first, when they travelled to Sweden in 1959. 37

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Last summer Peterhead Football Club, along with every other club in Scotland entered their longest ever period of uncertainty. The Blue Toon admittedly have not had dark periods during their 130-year history. On more than one occasion the club have endured financial difficulties for one reason or another and of course suffered the impact of two world wars. On each and every one of these occasions the Peterhead faithful have rallied round and come together to regroup, rebuild, and re-finance their beloved football club. However, the events of 2020 have indeed been like no other, and for the first time ever, the restrictions introduced to help combat the Covid-19 virus meant that it was possibly the most difficult of situations with regards to managing the finances of the club. It should be remembered that Peterhead have come a long way since their birth in 1891, and with a turnover in excess of ÂŁ750k a year, the restrictions appeared to have a daunting impact on the club as all normal revenue streams were turned off from March onwards. Many clubs relied on donations from fans, sold virtual match tickets and in Forres Mechanics situation opted to mothball their season in entirety (a bold if not brave decision indeed).

The Board deliberated long and hard as to what could be done in order to generate much needed income. Eventually it was agreed that the club should perhaps build on something that was already a successâ&#x20AC;Ś the weekly 50/50 raffle. The half-time 50/50 match day raffle at Balmoor Stadium is one of the best in the country with the prize fund regularly matching 50% of the attendance, indicating that a high percentage of participants spend ÂŁ5 or more at a time. It was therefore agreed that a Super 50/50 should be organised but with the prize money broken down in order that there could be 3 opportunities to win a prize. 40 40

The club enlisted Irish based lottery company Clubforce to organise the online draw meaning that all participants could buy their tickets without having to leave the comfort of their homes. Although the club were keen to embrace modern technology, some participants took a little longer than others to grasp the concept… but we got there in the end! The raffle was launched surprisingly enough …on Facebook when the club enlisted the services of current player Simon Ferry and former player Willie Miller to appeal to the wider world to support the club by buying a ticket for the draw. Over the coming weeks and months, the sales gradually got higher and higher and with the draw date set for June the club could hardly of anticipated the flurry of sales in the last remaining days. Going into June just over £14,500 had been raised and with a week to go that had increased to £21,000. However, the events of the last 24 hours were mind-blowing and on the morning of the final day the club had raised almost £34,000 and by the close of play the total prize fund stood at £37,950 with £2,000 of that coming in the last hour. Speaking at the time General Manager Martin Johnston said, “This is a phenomenal effort by the Peterhead FC fans, hats off to everyone who participated regardless of they bought one ticket or forty tickets. The people of Peterhead have done us proud!” The draw was duly made live on Facebook with Howard Drysdale… a regular at Balmoor Stadium before lock down being drawn out of the hat first to win a bumper £11,385. Further prizes of £5,693 and £1,898 were handed out to Martin Brown and Linda Reid respectively. The club will always be grateful for the gigantean effort of the Peterhead public in their support for the fundraiser with the proceeds going a long way to secure the continuation of this fine old club.

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Opponents Dundee United Brechin City Airdrieonians Cove Rangers Clyde Montrose Kelty Hearts St Johnstone Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Falkirk East Fife Partick Thistle Montrose Cove Rangers Airdrieonians Dumbarton Clyde Forfar Athletic Partick Thistle East Fife Falkirk Cove Rangers Clyde Airdrieonians Forfar Athletic Partick Thistle East Fife Montrose Dumbarton Falkirk

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A 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 0

1 Rae Rae Rae Rae Rae Rae Wilson Wilson Rae Rae Rae Rae Rae

2 3 4 Mulligan Conroy J. Brown Bailey Conroy J. Brown Freeman Conroy J. Brown Freeman Conroy J. Brown Freeman Conroy J. Brown Freeman Conroy J. Brown Freeman Conroy J. Brown Bailey Freeman J. Brown Bailey Freeman Ferry Bailey J. Brown Freeman Bailey MacKenzie J. Brown Bailey MacKenzie J. Brown Bailey MacKenzie J. Brown

5 Bailey MacKenzie MacKenzie Bailey Bailey Bailey Bailey Conroy Conroy Conroy Freeman Freeman Freeman

6 Ferry Ferry Ferry S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown Fraser Cameron Conroy Fraser Fraser

7 McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Cook Cook Cook Cook Ferry McCarthy S. Brown Fraser McCarthy Ferry

8 S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy S. Brown Fraser S. Brown S. Brown S. Brown

9 Layne Layne 2 Layne Cameron Fraser Fraser Fraser Fraser Boyd McCarthy McCarthy Conroy Conroy

10 Boyd Boyd Boyd Boyd Cameron Cameron Cameron Boyd Armour Boyd Boyd Cameron Boyd

11 Armour Armour Bailey Lyle Boyd Armour 2 Armour Armour Cook Armour Cook Boyd Layne

Substitutes Wilson, McKenzie, Lyle, Fraser, Cook, Kesson, Cameron Wilson, Cook, Freeman, Lyle, Cameron, Kesson Wilson, Cook, Freeman, Lyle, Cameron, Kesson Layne, Kesson, Wilson Armour,Kesson,Bakar (T), Wilson, Lyle Ferry, Boyd, Kesson, Bakar (T), Trialist, Wilson, Lyle Ferry, Boyd, Kesson, Bakar, Lyle Cook, Kesson, Cameron, Bakar, Lyle Layne, Kesson, Cameron, Bakar, Trialist, Wilson, Lyle MacKenzie, Cook, Kesson, Bakar, Wilson, Lyle Kesson, Cameron, Bakar, Wilson, Lyle Layne, Cook, Kesson, Bakar, Wilson, Lyle Cook, McCarthy, Kesson, Cameron, Bakar, Wilson, Lyle

KEY - n SPFL n Betfred League Cup n Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup n Scottish Cup BOLD NAME = Goalscorer ITALIC NAME = Penalty SHOTS GOALS CONCEDED CLEAN SHEETS GOALS SHOTS ON TARGET FOULS CONCEDED YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS

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Falkirk

Clyde

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East Fife

Cove Rangers

Forfar Athletic

East Fife

Peterhead

Partick Thistle

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Peterhead

Dumbarton

Clyde

Cove Rangers

Dumbarton

Falkirk

Forfar Athletic

Partick Thistle

GOALS GOALS CONCEDED CLEAN SHEETS SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET FOULS CONCEDED YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS

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Falkirk

121

Falkirk

Cove Rangers

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Partick Thistle

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Airdrieonians

Cove Rangers

Montrose

Peterhead

East Fife

Peterhead

Forfar Athletic

Dumbarton

Montrose

Forfar Athletic

Clyde

GOALS GOALS CONCEDED CLEAN SHEETS SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET FOULS CONCEDED YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS

Falkirk

119

Cove Rangers

Peterhead

118

Montrose

East Fife

114

Partick Thistle

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Airdrieonians

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Peterhead

Montrose

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Dumbarton

Cove Rangers

East Fife

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Partick Thistle

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Clyde

GOALS GOALS CONCEDED CLEAN SHEETS SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET FOULS CONCEDED YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS

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Montrose

Falkirk

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EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR SPORT

A £55 million emergency sports funding package to tackle lost ticket revenue during the pandemic was announced 10th December by Sports Minister Joe FitzPatrick.

brings great enjoyment to the many people who watch and play, and we don’t want supporters to be delayed in returning to stadiums for any longer than is absolutely necessary.”

The funding will comprise grants and low-interest loans, including £30 million for Scottish Football at all levels of the game. Scottish Rugby will benefit from £20 million, alongside funding for basketball, netball, motor sport, horse racing and ice hockey, including support for ice rinks that support Scotland’s world-class curling programmes as well as recreational and professional skating.

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The package comes in addition to sportscotland’s £1.5 million COVID Recovery Support Fund. In partnership with the Scottish Government, the agency also loosened the criteria for its £32 million planned annual investment for the sports sector during the pandemic, allowing sports organisations to protect 1,600 jobs.

“This announcement is very welcome as the funding will help protect the immediate future of many clubs over the coming months. “We will continue to work with a range of Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport and the Scottish Government to prioritise this funding to ensure the survival of the sports at the heart of our communities. “With the roll out of the vaccine this week there is real hope that we are beginning to see our way out of this pandemic, and we need to make certain that sport is in a good place and is a prominent part of the overall recovery plan.”

Mr FitzPatrick said: Background “I am pleased to announce this substantial funding package, which will help to ensure those sports which have been worst affected by the loss of ticket revenue during the pandemic are able to bridge the gap in revenue until spectators are able to return safely to sports events in larger numbers. “While restrictions on supporters at events have been vital in stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives, there can be no doubt that they have created real hardships for many sports clubs. These clubs are at the heart of our communities and, without urgent financial support, the survival of some could be in question. I’m delighted that we are able to provide significantly more support than the Barnett consequential funding received from the UK Government Sports Winter Survival package. “I recognise that for football in particular, governing bodies, clubs and, of course, supporters themselves are desperate to see fans back as soon as possible. Sport 46

On 19 November the UK Government announced a £300 million rescue package for sport in England. The majority of this, £250 million, was made up of loans, with £50 million in resource funding. No support was provided to either the men’s English Premier League or the men’s English Football League. During that announcement in the House of Commons, the UK Minister for Sport confirmed that consequentials would be forthcoming from that funding package. In April, sportscotland and the Scottish Government loosened the criteria for the planned annual investment for Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport and local partners, releasing 50 per cent of the total (£16 million). The remaining 50 per cent was released in August on similar terms. This has helped to protect more than 1,000 jobs in SGBs and a further 600 with local partners, clubs and community organisations as part of the Community Sport Hub (CSH), Direct Club Investment (DCI) and Active Schools programmes.

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RECORD SCORE

To score more than 20 goals in a game is phenomenal achievement , one that usually requires a special set of circumstances. The standards of high scoring were set with Arbroath’s Scottish Cup 36-0 win over Bon Accord and Preston North End’s 26-0 FA Cup win against Hyde – but there have been some good attempts in recent decades. In the inaugural year of the FA Youth Cup (1952-53), Manchester United were drawn away to Nantwich Town. In his book Centenary Dabbers, a history of Nantwich Town, Michael Chatwin tells how Nantwich accepted Matt Busby’s offer of £50 to switch the game to the Cliff at Broughton, where the match was played under floodlights. Manchester United loaned Nantwich a set of yellow fluorescent shirts but the Cheshire lads were rarely seen. United were able to call on their Busby Babes, youths like Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, David Pegg and Billy Whelan, all of whom lost their lives in the tragic Munich Disaster. They beat Nantwich 23-0 and Edwards scored five from wing half. But, of course, it was a case of the Nantwich goalkeeper keeping the score down. United were so impressed with George Westwell that they signed him after the game. Manchester United totally dominated the FA Youth Cup in it’s early years, winning the trophy on five seasons in succession, and this was simply a case of one team being 23 goals better than the other. Some exceptionally high scores, however, are achieved in more suspicious circumstances. The Guinness Book of Records quotes a couple of examples from Yugoslavian football in 1979. Two teams competing with each other for promotion colluded with their respective opponents to improve their goal differences. One won 134-1, the other, a mere 88-0. In the early 1950s an Argentinian team called Wanderers staged a ‘sit down strike’ on their pitch allowing their opponents to win 71-0. Probably the best example of high-scoring as that achieved by two Baden village teams in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1949. Promised a bottle of Schnapps for every goal scored, the teams put on a dazzling exhibition of attacking play. The result 25-24. Source: Football’s Strangest Matches by Andrew Ward (Pavilion)

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1930’s teams in the frame by Peter Myers One of the most fascinating footballthemed cigarette cards during the 1930s was a series which featured league and non-league football teams from Scotland and England in 1936. The photocards were issued with the cigarette brands produced by the Ardath Tobacco Co Ltd and included Peterhead and Montrose line-ups. The players have long been forgotten but after reading the article about Peterhead’s fortunes in the Dewar Shield in Blue Toon Talk Match Day #05, I was able to put a face to some of the team members who played against Aberdeen and were trounced 9-4 in August 1935. The most prominent was Tom Townsley who can be seen second right in the back row. He was one of the first internationalists to play in the Highland League when Peterhead FC 54

president James Campbell lured him to Recreation Park in season 1934-35. Townsley, a centre-half, was made captain and led the Blue Toon to the runners-up spot in the league in 193536. He took on the manager’s job in 1938, a role which he fulfilled for several years before becoming club groundsman. He had signed for Falkirk in 1919 and won his only Scotland cap in a home international against Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, on October 31, 1926 in which the Scots won 3-0. Sitting in front of Townsley is L. Brinham who scored two of his side’s goals in the Pittodrie debacle. The full line-up from 1936 is, from left, back: J. Samuel (trainer), J. Brown, A. Burnett, W. Craig, J. Moir, W. Scott, T. Townsley (captain), I. Ellis (secretary); front, J. Emslie, A. Duthie, M. Stuart, A. Strachan, L. Brinham.

The Montrose team are kitted out in black and white striped jerseys and, thanks to John Litster’s A record of pre-war Scottish League players, it’s possible to trace the careers of the 1936 Gable Endies team. Most of them had played for some of the other Angus teams and even had spells with Dundee and Dundee United. An exception was captain George Reid who joined from Dunfermline Athletic in July 1935 and spent two seasons at Links Park before returning to his first club, Leith Athletic. Centre-forward James Malloy began his senior career with Hibernian before moving on to Brechin City and then to Montrose. The Montrose line-up is, from left, back: R. Craigen, J. Osborne, E. Mackay, W. Duncan, G. Reid (captain), J. Herbert; front, J. Allan, F. Jamieson, J. Malloy, G. Smith, A. Pinkerton The photocard’s reverse mentions that Montrose were re-admitted to the Second Division in season 1929-30 and that they finished 12th in the league in 1935-36. It was a difficult decade for the Gable Endies and their only notable success was when they

knocked Scottish Cup holders East Fife out of the competition on January 21, 1939 at Bayview. None of the players in the 1936 photo were in the team which won 2-1. However, Aberdonian Hughie Baigrie, who had played previously for Partick Thistle and Ayr United, was in the Montrose line-up, and was hailed in a match report as “defending and attacking with unconquerable zeal”. Baigrie had been one of Thistle’s “Highland Brigade”, who also included Sandy MacLennan and Jack Neish, both from Elgin, and Peter Bain from Portsoy. In the Ardath photocard of the Partick Thistle team, MacLennan is on the extreme right in the front row. He was one of the few Scottish players from the 1930s who wrote about his experiences as a footballer. He played for Buckie Thistle, Partick Thistle, French club Excelsior de Roubaix, Albion Rovers and Elgin City. His book, entitled Leaders in attack, was published in 1982 and gives an entertaining account of the trials and tribulations of being at football’s sharp end during that decade.

He became unhappy at Firhill and was hoping he would be given a free transfer but instead was placed on the open to transfer list with a fee on his head. MacLennan felt very aggrieved: “This meant that any player in this category was no better off than an unpaid slave. Without any remuneration from the retaining club, such unfortunates were barred from further football elsewhere in Britain, until some party coughed up the value of the sum declared by the unlucky players’ former employers.” MacLennan mentioned that in the previous season, sports writers had singled out him and Peter Bain in helping the Jags avoid relegation to the Second Division. He thought this was unfair to his “many fine Thistle teammates”, adding: “It could be said that such singling out of the two individuals by football scribes, in what was a concerted team struggle, was nonsense because when in the groove the team as whole were on a par with the best 56

footballing squads in the country.” Another goal ace from Moray was Forres-born Kenny Dawson, who can be seen in the front row, extreme right, in the Ardath photocard of the Falkirk team. He was a big man for an outside-left, being 5ft 11in tall and 11st 7lb in weight whereas wingers were often small, nimble and expert dribblers of the ball. Dawson’s fine physique was complemented with a lethal, left-foot shot and it was with Falkirk that he scored at a prolific rate. He played for the Bairns between 1935 and 1951, broken by spells at other outfits, and his overall goals tally of 243 for Falkirk is a club record. Dawson must have been a treat to see in action as described in a match report for a First Division home clash with St Johnstone in February 1937: “Four minutes after the interval Dawson opened Falkirk’s score. From a clearance the ball went to the winger, who ran ahead, stalled off his challengers, and shot from about 20 yards’ range.”

Willie Cooper was one of Aberdeen’s greatest servants, playing for the club between 1927 and 1948. He can be seen in the team’s back row, extreme left. The full-back joined the Dons from Mugiemoss and recalled his early days with the club when he featured in one of Archie Baird’s Great Dons series in the April 1977 issue of Leopard

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