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MARYHILL FOOTBALL CLUB ONLINE MATCH PROGRAMME IT’S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME. MARYHILL FC - A SHORT HISTORY The club were formed back in 1884 when the district of Maryhill was a semi rural settlement on the outskirts of Glasgow. In the earliest years of the club's history the side had a brief flirtation with senior football, entering the Scottish Cup on several occasions, but the majority of our existence has been in the Junior grade. Having moved ground several times in its formative years, the club has called Lochburn Park its home since the latter years of the 19th century. Originally one of Glasgow's more basic football venues, an extensive upgrading programme in the 1990s transformed it into one of the premier stadia in the Junior game, regularly hosting local and regional finals. Over the years the Hill have won a long list of honours, bringing the "Holy Grail" of the Scottish Junior Cup back to Lochburn on two occasions; the first win being in 1900 (1-0 v Rugby XI at Shawfield) and the second in 1940 (1-0 v Morton Juniors at Hamoden). The club enjoyed its most recent sustained period of success in the years around the Millennium, with back to back league titles secured whilst also reaching three Junior Cup semi-finals although on all three occasions we fell at the penultimate hurdle. Many great players have worn the red and black over the years; many never took the step up to the senior game, but among those who did were the likes of Tommy Burns, Danny McGrain, Davie Meiklejohn and Alex Harley. After a decline in the club's fortunes in the mid-2000s following the necessity of financially downsizing, Maryhill dropped down the leagues, eventually suffering the indignity of relegation to the bottom of the West Region setup. After eight seasons of competing in the District leagues however, in season 2015-16 the Hill won promotion back to the Superleagues, where we spent two seasons before being relegated back into the third tier. THE HILL ONLINE April 2020 saw us accepted into the newly-formed West of Scotland League, bringing to an end more than a century of participation in the Junior ranks and seeing us move to Tier 7 of the Scottish football pyramid. WEBSITE: www,maryhillfc.com This season we will compete in Conference A, where we look forward both to renewing old friendships and rivalries and forging fresh ones in our new TWITTER: @Maryhill_FC environment. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/MaryhillFootballClub The adventure that began back in 1884 continues... MARYHILL FC SEASON 2020-21 h Saturday 28 November 2020 ASHFIELD A FR 2-4 Easdon, O’Neill POLLOK A FR 2-5 McFarlane, Dobbs West of Scotland League Conference A DRUMCHAPEL UNITED A FR 1-1 Gray NEWMAINS UNITED A FR 1-1 Dobbs BEITH A FR 0-3 MARYHILL v GLASGOW UNIVERSITY KILWINNING RANGERS H FR 2-4 Kennedy, Easdon BLANTYRE VICTORIA N FR 0-1 N FR 1-4 ST ROCH’S Gray Lochburn Park RENFREW A L 0-3 ANNBANK UNITED H L 0-2 Season 2020-21 #2 ARDEER THISTLE A L 2-1 McInally, Gray GREENOCK N FR 2-2 Stevenson, McInally A warm welcome to the players and officials of Glasgow University JOHNSTONE BURGH A SCC 1-2 McInally who have made the trip for this West of Scotland League YOKER ATHLETIC A FR 1-1 Gray Conference A game – we hope they enjoy their visit to Lochburn GLASGOW UNIVERSITY H L Park and have a safe journey back after the game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It would be a good item for a pub quiz - when is a local derby NOT a local derby? This one falls into that category certainly, for although the Uni are based at Garscube not much more than a mile’s walk along Maryhill Road from us, to ensure continued participation in the “big” Scottish Cup they currently are in a groundshare arrangement with Airdrieonians eighteen miles away! It’s fair to say that some of the sides who have joined the West of NEXT UP FOR THE HILL Scotland League have been very much unknown quantities, with the Uni being one of them, although as it turns out they have had a Saturday 5th December good start to life in the league, with a win, loss and draw from their first three games which sees them currently sit a point ahead of the West of Scotland League Conference A Hill in the table. MAYBOLE v MARYHILL Last weekend we were unfortunate to exit the Soccerbase th Challenge Cup in the second round after Johnstone Burgh’s sucker Saturday 12 December West of Scotland League Conference A punch late goal which may however be a mixed blessing – with the cup out of the way, we’re free to concentrate on attempting to MARYHILL v ST ROCH’S climb the division from where we sit at the moment, hopefully starting today. Saturday 19th December West of Scotland League Conference A Stay safe! CRAIGMARK BURNTONIANS v MARYHILL ‘MON THE HILL! SEASON 2019-20 PLAYER AWARDS Obviously last season wasn’t played to a finish, but we thought it only right to present the player awards as per usual to recognise the squad’s efforts. Presented by committee member Craig White, the awards for both Player of the Year and top scorer went to striker Ged Dobbs. MARYHILL FC SQUAD 2020-21 NAME POSITION AGE PREVIOUS CLUBS SIGNED Garry Black Goalkeeper 23 Annan Athletic, FC Baillieston Sep 2018 Mark McRoberts Goalkeeper 24 Motherwell, Airdrieonians, Jul 2020 Trinity AFC Lewis Sanderson Goalkeeper 20 Queen’s Park, East Kilbride Oct 2020 Tony Etherson Defender 23 Barrhead YFC, Greenock Jun 2020 Morton, Arthurlie Alex McFarlane Defender 25 Gleniffer Thistle, Barrhead YFC Jul 2017 Michael Browne Defender 30 Barrhead YFC, Neilston Jul 2018 Paul O’Donnell Defender 31 Hamilton Academical, Feb 2020 Alloa,Athletic, Arthurlie Craig McEwan Defender 22 Mill Utd BC, Pollok Utd Jul 2020 Luke Martin Defender 21 Stirling Albion, Cumbenauld Aug 2020 Colts, Kilsyth Rangers Matthew Meechan Defender 22 East Kilbride, Pollok Utd Oct 2020 Meanwhile, keeper Garry Black scooped up both the Players Player of the Gavin Naismith Midfield 34 Arthurlie Utd Jul 2018 Year and Website Player of the Year. Cammy O’Neil Midfield 24 Barrhead YFC, Arthurlie Jun 2020 Craig Stevenson Midfield 23 Johnstone Burgh, Barrhead YFC Nov 2018 Darren Kennedy Midfield 24 Johnstone Burgh, Greenock, St July 2020 Anthonys Ewan McGuinness Midfield 20 Stirling Albion, Airdrieonians, Mar 2020 Livingston Utd Ross Lyden Midfield 20 Dumbarton, Clydebank, Vale of Jun 2020 Leven Ryan Wallace Midfield 19 Barrhead YFC, Greenock Jul 2020 Morton, Arthurlie Jamie Gray Forward 23 Barrhead YFC, Arthurlie, Feb 2020 Barrhead Arky Jack Easdon Forward 24 Barrhead YFC Jul 2018 Ged Dobbs Forward 33 Millbeg, FC Baillieston, St Jul 2019 Roch’s Brian Ashe Forward 24 Barrhead YFC, Harmony Row, Jul 2018 Neilston Brian Turner Forward 34 Arthurlie AFC, Arthurlie, Oct 2020 The fifth and final award for goal of the season went to our former winger Barrhead Arky Andrew Skinner for his screamer against Girvan…it was presented in absentia. Congratulations to all of them on their silverware! TODAY’S FIXTURES CURRENT TABLES PDM BUILDBASE WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE B WOSFL PREMIER Beith - Clydebank Cumbernauld United - Darvel Rossvale - Blantyre Victoria Irvine Meadow XI - Bonnyton Thistle Hurlford United - Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Kilwinning Rangers - Largs Thistle Rutherglen Glencairn - Troon WOSFL CONFERENCE A Ashfield - Renfrew Bellshill Athletic - Maybole Craigmark Burntonians - St Roch’s PDM BUILDBASE Kello Rovers - Ardeer Thistle WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE C Muirkirk - Annbank United Maryhill - Glasgow University WOSFL CONFERENCE B Carluke Rovers - Port Glasgow Johnstone Burgh - Vale of Leven Vale of Clyde - St Cadoc’s Greenock - Lugar Boswell Thistle Irvine Victoria - Neilston Wishaw - Forth Wanderers WOSFL CONFERENCE C Yoker Athletic - Newmains United East Kilbride Thistle - Glasgow Perthshire - Lanark United - Drumchapel United St Anthony’s - Thorniewood United MEET THE OPPOSITION CURRENT TABLES PDM BUILDBASE WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Glasgow university Nickname: The Uni Formed: 1877 Ground: Excelsior Stadium (groundshare with Airdrieonians) Ground Capacity: 10,101 Manager: Phil Storrier Chairman: Donnie Ferguson Colours: Yellow/Black Last Season’s Finish: 3rd of 12 Caledonian AFL Premier League Website: http://glasgowunifc.wordpress.com Having played previously in the Caledonian Amateur Football League, the first team joined the West of Scotland League at its PDM BUILDBASE inception along with the former Junior sides for this season. WEST OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE CONFERENCE A While based at the Garscube Sports Complex just a mile up the road from Lochburn – plenty of scope for a local derby there! - the first team currently play out of Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium. They can participate in the “big” Scottish Cup as they are full members of the SFA, with their finest hour in the competition to date probably coming in season 1975-76 when they held League side Albion Rovers to a draw at home, narrowly losing the replay at Cliftonhill by 1-0. Glasgow University player William Beveridge made three full international appearances for Scotland from 1879 to 1880. In addition to its main teams which are for current students of the university, there is also a club for graduates, Westerlands AFC, (founded in 1967 and named after the institution's former sports grounds in Anniesland), who play at Garscube and compete in the Caledonian AFL. Iain Clarkson Electrician 07957 188917 HARVEY’S BAR CAFE D'JACONELLI Saturday 31st October 2020 Bar as Maryhill failed to score for another game, an unfortunate statistic they’ll no doubt be keen to remedy in their next game West of Scotland League Conference A against Ardeer Thistle.