The Broch Aberdeenshire Cup Winners & Aberdeenshire Shield Winners 2015-16 Match Sponsor Official Match Programme £1.50 Fraserburgh v Peterhead Pre Season Friendly Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh Saturday 9th July 2016. Kick-off 3.00 pm Programme Official Matchday Programme £2.00 Vol 7. No. 1 CCLLUUBB IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN Fraserburgh Football Club (Formed 1910) Manager: Mark Cowie Bellslea Park, Seaforth Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9BB, Tel No. 01346 518444 Assistant Manager: James Duthie Chairman/Secretary: Finlay Noble Coaching Staff: Alex Mair, Stevie Doak Antony Sherlock & Charles West Vice Chairman: Peter Bruce Community Coaches: Shelley Sutherland & Directors: Graeme Noble Peter Bruce, Peter Cowe, Robert Cowe, Kit Man: Jordan Buchan James Geddes, Calvin Morrice, Team Captain: Russell McBride Ewan Mowat, Jason Nicol & Finlay Noble Club Physio: Ross Cardno Treasurer: Stephen Sim Assistant Physio: Leanne Reid Youth Co-ordinator: Alex Mair Club Doctor: Dr Michael Dick Fitness Coach/Sports Science: David Boor Web Master: Finlay Noble Club Honours Committee Members: Highland League Champions: 1932/33, 1937/38, 2001/02 Mike Barbour, Angela Chegwyn, Stuart Ellis, League Cup Winners: Frank Goodall, Sam Mackay, Iain Milne, 1958/59, 2005/06 Lewis Milne, Craig Mowat, Alex Noble, Qualifying Cup Winners: 1957/58, 1995/96, 2006/07 Stephen Sim, Mark Simpson & Colin West Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: Programme Contributors: 1910/11, 1937/38, 1955/56, 1963/64, 1972/73, Mark Simpson (Editor) 1975/76, 1996/97, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16 Finlay Noble Barry Walker (Photographer) Aberdeen Charity Cup Winners: 1911/12, 1913/14, 1921/22, 1926/27 Email: [email protected] Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: Web: www.fraserburghfc.scot 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/2000, 2011/2012, 2015/16 Fleming Shield Winners: 1919/20 Bells League Cup Winners: 1972/73, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79 Aberdeenshire League Winners: 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98 Front Cover: Highland Youth League Champions: Marc Dickson heads the winner against Cove 1992/93, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2003/04 Rangers in the Aberdeenshire Shield Final to secure the Broch’s second trophy last season. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme CCHHAAIIRRMMAANNSS WWEELLCCOOMMEE Today we welcome the players, management, officials and supporters of Peterhead to Bellslea for our Pre Season Friendly match. People may say that any Buchan Derby couldn’t be a friendly but a friendly it is and exactly how it should be. While they two clubs were in the Highland League we were great rivals but that was a friendly rivalry. The Marc Lawrence loan of last season shows how the up. That is what testimonials are all about and all two clubs can work together and to be honest the the players at our level deserve everything they get better that Peterhead are doing then we can benefit given the commitment involved in part time from that. It is also good for the area if all the football football. As a club we are happy to see our players clubs were doing well. receive testimonials as reward for staying at the Bellslea. Long may that continue. I am not a great fan of pre-season matches as they are purely to get players match fit and for the respective Hopefully we get a decent game today and would managers to try out new players so nothing should be like to take this opportunity to wish Peterhead the read into results. That being said, if we can get decent very best of luck in the coming season. They opposition then there is a chance to get some financial narrowly missed out on promotion last season and income out of the games. That is the case today so were unlucky that Dunfermline were in the same many thanks to everyone at Peterhead for providing league but I am sure Jim will have his team set up the opposition and hopefully a decent crowd will come to go that one step further and succeed. along to see how their respective clubs are looking for the new season. Come awa the Broch I missed the game last week as I was on holiday but I Finlay believe it was a great event and a good crowd turned Contents Club Information 2 Chairman’s Welcome 3 Manager’s Notes 4 Today’s Teamlines 5 Match Sponsorship 6 Club Sponsors 7 Today’s Visitors – Peterhead FC 8 – 10 Highland League Round-Up 11 Fraserburgh FC Stats 2015-16 12 & 13 Fraserburgh FC News 14 Match Reports 15 & 16 Club Sponsor – Cheers Café Bar 17 Cl ub Sponsor - McWilliam (Abdn) Ltd 18 Commercial Page 19 Club Sponsor - PBP Services 20 Past Encounters 21 Broch in Action 22 & 23 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme MMAANNAAGGEERR’’SS NNOOTTEESS Your first full season as Fraserburgh manager surely goes down as one of the most successful in the club's history with both Aberdeenshire FA trophies in the boardroom and a good run in the Scottish Cup culminating with the match at Falkirk. What were your highlights and what will you be looking to improve in the coming season? You have to say that both of the cup wins have got to be the highlights. We are labelled a cup team but I have said it before, how can that be a bad thing. If we are consistently challenging for trophies then I will take that every time. For me personally, the best I have felt whilst been manager of this club is that few minutes after Mark Lawrence scored against You have a busy pre season schedule with six Falkirk. Maybe we were a bit naïve or possibly in friendly matches starting today against Peterhead. shock but after that goal went in we had a brief spell How will these games shape things for the season where we thought could this be our day. It was a ahead? surreal moment where we actually thought we had a good chance of getting something from that game. Pre-season is all about getting ready for the first Despite eventually losing 4-1, I would definitely say game of the season. We have done the running and that that feeling when we equalised has to be my now come to a different kind of fitness in match highlight. As for improvements, I think it has to be fitness. These matches will be used to give the our home form. It is very uncharacteristic of us to players plenty game time, but also for us to try drop so many points at home so this season we will different things on the park. It is all about aim to make teams scared of coming to Bellslea experimenting in these games. Yes we will go out to again and make them work very hard if they have a win the game as winning every match is important. chance of leaving with anything. However, we may also look to try things we haven't done before which will stand us in good stead for the You have added a couple of new faces in Jamie 16/17 campaign. Beagrie who Broch fans will know very well and Greg Buchan who joins from Deveronvale. What will Finally a look back at last week and a fantastic both of these players add to the squad and are you turnout for Willie West in his testimonial match, no still looking to bring in a couple more new faces? doubt he will continue to be an important player for the club? It seems like Jamie Beagrie has been around for ages but he is still young. In my opinion he is up I have told Willie that despite having his testimonial, there as one of the best midfielders in the league on he still has a fair few years ahead o him in this team, his day and I am looking forward to seeing him play so any thoughts of hanging up his boots, I hope are with Dean. I think we will have a very strong midfield long gone. It was a great day for him and thoroughly this season with a great blend of attributes amongst deserved. The crowd turned out too which shows the lads. Jamie is very clever and can read a game. what Willie has meant to them over the years. He plays box to box so I am hoping to see his name Testimonials are no longer as common as they were, on the score sheet quite a few times this season. but here at Fraserburgh, we are lucky where the Greg is another youngster whom I have known for majority of the players want to stay and play for us. quite a few years. He has a great awareness when Testimonials are our way of saying thank you for on the park and likes to get the ball down and play. your service. Hopefully going forward, we are He just felt he was out in the cold a bit at involved in a lot more testimonial years as we Deveronvale so I decided to take a gamble on him continue to develop players through our youth set up and I am sure it will pay off. I do not intend taking on and of course within the first team board anymore players, however if the right player comes along whom I think could improve my squad Enjoy the forthcoming season then we will pay it very close attention. All the best, Mark. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Today’s TEaMlinEs Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme MMAATTCCHH SSPPOONNSSOORRSSHHIIPP Package Details Hosted by one of the Directors of the Club. Arrival Drinks, Two Course Lunch, with two drinks at a nearby restaurant.