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Juvenile Number 43 Date June 2007 CIS Cup Triumph for Albion BC Albion BC 14’s maintained the Albion 17’s pay North’s record of lifting a National Trophy every year since the incep- the penalty tion of the SYFA eight years ago. Albion 17’s failed in their attempt to They won a nerve wracking penalty make it a club double when they shoot out against Edinburgh’s went under 2-1 to Townhead Ama- Hutchison Vale after an enthralling teurs in the SYFA 17’s Challenge 0-0 draw. This was revenge for last Cup Final. year when the Edinburgh side beat In a keenly contested match Albion them in a penalty decider in the found themselves trailing by one semi finals. goal when they conceded a goal just This is the fourth National Cup suc- before half time. cess for the Albion club since the They looked to have taken the game SYFA was founded. For manager to extra time when they scored from John Hill it was the third time he the penalty spot with five minutes had been involved with an Albion remaining. However almost straight Scottish Cup winning side. Last from the restart they conceded a year John guided Albion 16’s to penalty and their hopes of creating glory following up his success with history with a unique club double the 14’s in 2001. was lost. Stonehaven Pair Club of the Year 2006-07 Albion Boys Club 17’s Honoured It would be easy to have awarded this award to With Albion BC 14’s as they lifted every single trophy they could this year including the CIS Scottish Regional Awards Cup but historically the committee have always looked beyond solely success on the field of play. Competition winners have after all trophies to Merit Award already to show for their efforts Graham Reid:- Stonehaven YFC When season 2006-07 started Albion BC 17’s were given little chance of lifting any honours Graham is now in his twenty fifth year despite the fact that the 16’s Albion team the with Stonehaven YFC and his enthusiasm previous season won the Scottish Cup. Very for football shows no signs of diminish- few of that squad were left in the Albion camp ing. Currently Graham is managing and with the majority of the squad being taken from the Albion Thistle team that finished mid table. coaching the 19’s team but in his time he Undaunted by the observers rating of their has had experience at every single age chances the Albion squad set about maintaining group that Mearns club has run. Graham their club’s proud record in the Scottish Cup. In has always been prepared to step in where possibly their toughest game of the competition a particular age group has had need of his they overcame Musselburgh Windsor in a penal- ty shoot out after a one all draw in the semi final. assistance. Without his dedication and Co-incidentally the Albion and Musselburgh enthusiasm a lot of youngsters in Stone- sides had met one another in the semi finals in haven and the surrounding area would the two previous seasons with Musselburgh tri- not have been able to enjoy the game of umphant at 15’s and Albion getting the edge last season. The winners of the semi finals had go on football. to lift the Cup in the same season. Volunteer of the Year 2006-07 Immediately after this semi final victory down in Musselburgh Alan Archibald the Eastern Re- Graham Anderson gional Secretary phoned his Northern counter- Stonehaven YFC part Neil Paterson to compliment him on his Despite this season having joined the region’s team’s exemplary behaviour and for the way that they had left the dressing room in a committee of the Stonehaven Junior clean and tidy condition with all rubbish swept Team Graham has kept his position as up and put in black bags. Community Club Secretary for Stone- Unfortunately for Albion 17’s history did not haven YFC, a position he has held for repeat itself when they were cruelly denied glory in this years final against Townhead Amateurs over fifteen years. with a penalty four minutes from time. Being secretary does not mean that he The Albion squad’s league challenge floundered is tied to a desk as he can be found early when the fixture backlog due to their Scottish Cup success caught up with them. They were on match days lining the pitches for the denied silverware in first the Noskab Trophy Stonehaven Youth teams before under- Final going down 3-1 to Peterhead BC. Then taking his duties with the Juniors. He they lost out in the final of the Dugout Trophy losing 5-4 in a penalty shoot out to Colony Colts has over the years been instrumental in after a four all draw. ensuring that the Stonehaven Junior So Albion BC 17’s name will not appear on any pitch has been available to stage finals silver ware this season but the manner in which for the Aberdeen and District Juvenile they competed against the odds epitomises the best that youth football is all about so it is for Football Association this reason that Albion BC 17’s are nominated for the Regional Team of the Year Safeguarding and Coaching Grants Protecting Children available from Coaching Workshop Sports Councils Eleven coaches from the Aberdeen Up to 80% of the cost of a Level and District Juvenile FA took ad- One Coaching Course is available vantage of a free coaching work- to clubs through the Grampian shop organised by the SYFA. Coaching Initiative. Peter Connolly the Child Protection Clubs can make application to their Officer of Arbroath FC and a full local Sports Council. Alternatively time professional social worker they may wish to contact the SY- chaired the workshop which raised a FA Regional Secretary who will be number of ethical questions con- able to give them full details. cerning what is best for children in coaching sport. All the delegates received a free REVAMPED copy of the NSPCC/Sports Coach REGISTRATION UK sponsored manual Safeguarding and Protecting Children : A Guide FORMS for Sports People. They were also This season sees an alteration to the issued with a certificate of atten- Registration Forms so any club club dance which professionals can use having spares from last year should for CPD accreditation. destroy them as they will not be It is hoped to organised another sim- accepted. ilar workshop later in the year. Clubs should follow the guidelines on completion of the forms to the FRIENDLIES letter. They should ensure they have sufficient players registered. All clubs are reminded of the necessi- ty of obtaining a permit to play friend- CLUB ID NUMBER lies. To play without a permit will Your clubs SYFA ID number must be invalidate your club’s insurance and it quoted on all correspondence for it to be is not the first time a serious accident regarded as official. has occurred during a friendly. This season also sees the introduction of All the necessary forms and guide- a SFA Club ID Number do not confuse lines can be found on the Regional the two. and National Web sites at Any correspondence that requires an www.northernsyfa.co.uk answer must enclose a stamped self ad- www.scottishyouthfa.co.uk dressed envelope. 2006-2007 Roll of Honours 19s Murray Cup Cove BC Sunnybank Shield Glendale BC Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Stoneywood Potterton Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Cove BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Newmachar Colts 17s Dugout Trophy Colony Park NOSKAB Trophy Peterhead BC SYFA Challenge Cup Runners Up Albion BC Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Garthdee BC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Peterhead BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Deveronvale 16s President's Cup Portlethen SC Middlefield BC Trophy Fraserburgh Link-Up YFC Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Banchory BC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Westdyke BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Culter BC 15s Belmont Trophy Dyce BC Stonehaven Youth Trophy Dyce BC Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Cornhill FC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Albion BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Dee BC 14s SR Wood Trophy Albion BC Eddie Mannall Trophy Albion BC SYFA CIS Challenge Cup Winners Albion BC Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Glendale BC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Albion BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Cove BC 13s Colony Park Cup Colony Park BATT Cables Trophy Albion BC Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Bridge of Don SC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Albion BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Donside Juveniles Great Northern Trophies 2006 Final League Placings 2007 19s LEAGUE A P W D L Pt 16s LEAGUE B SECTION TWO P W D L Pt 14s LEAGUE B SECTION ONE P W D L Pt Cove BC 18 14 2 2 44 Culter BC 14 9 2 3 29 East End Datus 20 17 2 1 53 West Garioch BC 18 13 2 3 41 Parkvale BC 14 8 4 2 28 Banchory BC 20 16 3 1 51 Dyce BC 18 12 2 4 38 Cornhill Thistle 14 9 0 5 27 Newmachar Colts 20 16 0 4 48 Stonehaven YFC 18 8 6 4 30 Fraserburgh BC 14 7 2 5 23 Bridge of Don SC 18 9 0 9 27 Bridge of Don SC 20 10 4 6 34 St Laurence YFC 14 6 1 7 19 Fernhill Rovers 20 11 0 9 33 Formartine United 18 7 2 9 23 ALC United 14 5 1 8 16 Fraserburgh L-Up YFC Utd 20 8 5 7 29 East End Dons 18 6 4 8 22 Banks o' Dee YFC 14 4 2 8 14 Banchory St Ternan Yth 18 5 3 10 18 Banchory BC 14 2 0 12 6 Middlefield SC 20 8 1 11 25 Colony Park 18 2 2 14 8 Middlefield Wasps 20 6 2 12 20 Dee BC 18 1 3 14 6 15s LEAGUE A P W D L Pt Westdyke BC Colts 20 3 3 14 12 Albion BC 18 16 1 1 49 Colony Lads 20 2 1 17 7 19s LEAGUE B P W D L Pt Dyce BC 18 16 0 2 48 Upper Deeside BC 20 1 3 16 6 Glendale BC 14 11 1 2 34 Peterhead BC 18 14 1 3 43 Newmachar Colts 14 11 1 2 34 Colony Park 18 8 1 9 25 14s LEAGUE B SECTION TWOP W D L Pt King Street Ajax 14 9 2 3 29 Middlefield Wasps 18 7 3 8