The Broch - Aberdeenshire Cup Winners 2014-15 Official Match Programme £2.00 Fraserburgh v Nairn County Press & Journal Scottish Highland Football League Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh Saturday 12th September 2015. Kick-off 3.00 pm Official Matchday Programme Vol 6. No. 6 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 Vice Chairman: Peter Bruce Brent Bruce, Antony Sherlock & Charles West Directors: Peter Bruce, Peter Cowe, Robert Cowe, Community Coaches: Shelley Sutherland & Paul Finne James Gibb, David Milne, Calvin Morrice, Kit Man: Jordan Buchan Ewan Mowat, Jason Nicol & Finlay Noble Team Captain: Russell McBride Treasurer: Stephen Sim Club Physio: Ross Cardno Youth Co-ordinator: Alex Mair Assistant Physio: Leanne Reid Web Master: Finlay Noble Club Doctor: Dr Michael Dick Committee Members: Club Honours Mike Barbour, Angela Chegwyn, Stuart Ellis, Highland League Champions: 1932/33, 1937/38, 2001/02 Frank Goodall, Sam Mackay, Iain Milne, League Cup Winners: Lewis Milne, Craig Mowat, Alex Noble, 1958/59, 2005/06 Stephen Sim, Mark Simpson & Colin West Qualifying Cup Winners: 1957/58, 1995/96, 2006/07 Programme Contributors: Mark Simpson (Editor) Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: Finlay Noble 1910/11, 1937/38, 1955/56, 1963/64, Barry Walker (Photographer) 1972/73, 1975/76, 1996/97, 2012/13, 2014/15 Email: [email protected] Aberdeen Charity Cup Winners: 1911/12, 1913/14, 1921/22, 1926/27 Web: www.fraserburghfc.co.uk Aberdeenshire Shield Winners: 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/2000, 2011/2012 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: Ryan Cowie in action last Saturday against Brora Rangers. Ryan scored a stunning free Highland Youth League Champions: kick that Cristiano Ronaldo would have been proud 1992/93, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2003/04 of to win the match at Clach on Wednesday night. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Today we welcome the players, management, officials and supporters of Nairn County to Bellslea Park for our Press & Journal Highland League tie. Our last home game against champions Brora Rangers ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat but we ran them closer towards the end but overall there is no argument with the result. We fared better on Wednesday night away to Clach where we recorded a 2-1 victory. I didn’t see the game but while I believe we rode our luck slightly I do also our league this season. Circumstances dictated the think we deserve some luck as we haven’t had a lot of result on Wednesday as it was only 2-1 when the Nairn that so far this season. But that’s football and you have to goalkeeper was sent off. Against a team like Brora you take the good with the bad. Congratulations to Ryan need to keep eleven men on the pitch as they are Christie who made his 250th appearance for the club on clinical when given the opportunity. Make no mistake, Wednesday. Well done Boomer and sorry I missed it. Nairn County are a very good side and have a very experienced manager who will looking for a reaction The fact we had to travel to Inverness on a Wednesday from his players this afternoon. night is not good but we have to accept that. We cannot expect to complete an 18 team league season without It is a sad week for the club with the death of former scheduled midweek games. I have been fortunate enough player and director Kenny Roger. There is a piece to have been in a position to see first-hand the problems elsewhere in the programme about Kenny but when I in getting a league programme sorted and it is nowhere heard the sad news on Tuesday night I was completely near as easy as some people seem to think. The loss of stunned. Kenny was somebody I had immense respect revenue to Clach on Wednesday would have been for and always enjoyed his company. He always made substantial and the fact that some of our supporters who me laugh and his death is a real shock. He lived his life would normally have been at the game couldn’t do so like he played his football; hard, honest and above all because of the distance to travel and getting time off fair. their work. We were four players down to the same reason but that is how it will have to be. On behalf of everyone at the club we pass on our condolences to Alison, Vicky and Craig. Today we take on a Nairn side that will be hurting from the heavy loss on Wednesday night but that can happen Come awa the Broch from time to time although it has been happening a lot in Finlay 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 – Nairn County 8 & 9 HFL Match Centre 10 & 11 Season by Season 1960/61 12 Kenny Roger Tribute 13 Supporters Club News/Club News 14 Club Sponsor – Cheers Café Bar 15 Fraserburgh Stats 16 & 17 Club Sponsor - McWilliam (Abdn) Ltd 18 Commercial Page 19 Club Sponsor - PBP Services 20 & 30 HFL Stats 21 Highland League Preview 22 Fraserburgh FC Player Profiles 23 & 24 Buckie Thistle Match Report 25 Keith/Brora Match Reports 26 Fraserburgh Match Action 27 Player Sponsors 28 & 29 Aberdeenshire League/Under 17’s 31 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Since your last programme notes you have picked up two wins away to Keith and Clach whilst suffering two home defeats to Buckie Thistle and Brora Rangers. How have you viewed the performances and how happy in general are you with the start to the season? To be honest I have been disappointed in our home form as that is normally where we are strong. But on the other hand 3 wins and a draw away from home is very good. It is consistency which we need to find as some games we have played very well and some we have been very poor. If we had won 2 out of our 3 home matches then we would be sitting in a very comfortable position but there is still a long way to go yet. It is work in progress as I am still learning this side of things but I am Nairn will be smarting from their defeat to Brora a winner and I will do whatever it takes to make sure we Rangers in midweek albeit they lost their goalkeeper are successful. shortly after the break. Does that make today's match any tougher? Are you worried that you have failed to pick up any points from your home matches so far and that goals It's not nice to play teams after they have had a bad seem hard to come by? result as more often than not they come out fighting. Look at Brora last time after they were beaten by Cove. I wouldn't say goals are hard to come by as there hasn't They came up and were professional against us and been a game where we have failed to score. I feel that showed why they are the best team in the league. Nairn we need to tighten things up a bit and defend better as have some excellent players especially in the forward a team. Just now teams are getting at our back line too line with Gethins and Duncanson. So again if we are easy so that is something which I will have to change. going to get anything then we will have to be at our Gizzy and Willie have both scored a few already and best. But we have something to prove and want to get others have popped up with important goals so I know our first home win under our belts so we will be up for we have the ability to score against anyone. this game. You have brought in Marc Lawrence on loan from I would like to say a couple of words on some people we Peterhead until January. How impressed have you have lost this week. Kenny Roger was a great man and been with him so far and what can he bring to the football daft whether it be Fraserburgh or Scotland. He squad? has done a lot for this club over the years and we are in debt to him for his contributions. He was always a great I threw in straight in at the deep end and to be fair he supporter of the club and has given me some vital advice has performed really well. He is a big strong lad for his from time to time. Not least to my Grandfather who was age but also comfortable on the ball. He still has a lot to also a big supporter of me and the Broch who sadly learn about the game but that will come with passed last weekend. No doubt they will both be experience. I am happy we were able to get him in and cheering us on today. must thank Jim McInally and Peterhead FC for allowing us to take him on loan. All the best, Mark. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Package Details Hosted by one of the Directors of the Club.