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If, Saturday McBOOKlE 5th MAY 2018 - Fo und ed 1947 (Ama te u rs) Tayport F.C. The Canniepair t, Shanwe ll Road , Today's Teams 1990 Ouniors) Tayport , DD6 9DX Tayport Tranent McBOOKIE"' Colour s: Red Shirt s, Whit e Short s, Whit e Socks Chan ge: Green Shirt s, Black Short s, Black Socks from from Roll of Honour Gavin SORLEY 1 Saturday Scottish Junior Cup Winners Currie Cup Winners 1990/ 91, 1991/9 2, 1992/ 93, 1993/ 94 g/k Douglas HORNE 1995/96, 2002/ 03, 2004/ 05 1998/99, 2000/ 01, 2001/02, 2004/ 05, 2005/ 06, 2007/ 08 2 Kieran CONWAY 5th May 2018 Runners-Up 1992/93, 1996/97, 2003/04 /k ScottDOWIE Perthshire Advertiser Cup Winners1990/91, 1995/96 Kick off 2.30 pm East Super League Champions Intersport Shield Winners 1990/ 91, 1993/94 3 Craig STURROCK 2002/ 03, 2005/ 06 Lloyd FIDDLER Runners-Up 2003/ 04, 2004/ 05 DJ Laing Trophy Winners 1997/ 98 4 Kris ROLLO Neil SMEATON East Premier League Champions 2009/ 10, 2014/1 5 Challenge Cup Winners 1999/ 00, 2000/ 01, 2002/ 03, 2006/ 07 Tayside League Division 1 / Premier League Champions 5 Ryan SUTTIE Referee: Alex CHRISTIE 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1998/99 DJ Laing League Cup Winners 2001/ 02 1999/ 00, 2000/ 01, 2001/ 02 Billy COOPER Craig Stephen Trophy (Association's Top Scoring Club) 6 Connor GRAY Shaun RUTHERFORD Tayside League Division 2 Champions 1990/91 Winners 1990/9 1, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1997/98, Assistant 1: 1998/99, 2000/0 1, 2001/ 02 GA Engineering Tayside/North Regional Cup Ben MILLER (previously sponsored by Zamoyski, North End Albert Herschell Trophy 7 Jamie MACKIE Vikki (Premier Champions v Division 1 Champions Charity Centenary, Concept Group, NCR and The Dugout) ROBERTSON Michael F AIRNIE Winners 1991/92, 1994/9 5, 1999/00, 2001/ 02 Tophy) Winnters 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/ 93, 1993/9 4, 8 Jamie GILL 2002/ 03, 2003/ 04, 2004/ 05, 2014/ 15 1994/ 95, 1995/96, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/ 01, 2001/ 02 Assistant 2: Cammie WELLS Redwood Leisure Cup Winners 1998/99, David Scott Cup Winners 1995/ 96 9 Dale REID Daniel J. 1999/ 00, 2008/09 Tameside Association for the Blind International COLEMAN Ian SMITH Cream of the Barley Trophy Winners 1994/95 Challenge Cup Winners 1996 10 Gary SUTHERLAND Kayne PATERSON 11 Conor IRELAND Competition Entered this Season Cover pie Kenny FISHER East Prenuer League Scottish Juruor Cup North/Tayside Cup East of Cup 13 Struan CHRISTIE Tranent celebrate Ryan McCALLUM Tayport F.C. Triple Scottish Cup Winn ers 14 Dayle ROBERTSON their double cup Jamie DEVLIN 1 June2003 win at the end of 1-0 (aet) v Linlithgow Rose 15 Stewart McCONNACHIE last season. After at Firhill, Glasgow at Tannadice Park Ian WALES Fraser Mann Frazer Fitzpatrick Frazer Fitzpatrick nearly 40 years Grant Buist Ross Gunnion Roberto Morris 16 Luke O'BRIEN without a cup sue- Lewis HARKINS Grant Paterson Grant Paterson Grant Paterson (Lloyd Young) cess, the East Lo- Mark Spalding Roberto Morris JohnWard 17 Alan TULLETH Liam DRYBURGH Keith Nicolson John Ward Derek Wemyss thian club won Sean Wilkie Scott Peters Scott Peters 18 Grant PATERSON two in 4 days, the Grant Millar (Allan Ramsa y) Jon Mitchell Barry McNaughton Steven Stewart Steven Stewart (Doug Scott) Steven Stewart East of Scotland Stephen Ross (Barry Gray) Brian Craik (Allan Ramsa y) Robbie Henderson (Allan Ramsay) 20 Fraser ANDERSON Cup and Fife & Dave Reilly Barry McNaughton Gary Middleton (Ralph Hunter) Lothians Cup Gary Maher OimHenry) Gareth Dailly (David Evans) Brian Livie Scorer - Ross (2) Scorer - Craik Scorers-Middleton, Henderson Att. 4,652 Att.4,613 Att. 6,868 Player/Manager - Charlie KING Manager - Max CHRISTIE Tayport F.C Player of the Year Aw ards 2016/17 Assistant Manager - Daryn SMITH • • • I •• I • • • I ••I I, ~ • • 'f Asst. Manager - Alan MILLER Players' Player Of The Year (Presented 1991 in memory of the late Rev. G.S. Ayre)- Da11ielSa11c/Jez Coach - Grant PATERSON Travel Club Player Of The Year (Presented in memory of the late Davie Ayre) - Da11ielSa11c/Jez Coach - Ian BLACK Young Player Of The Year (Presented by Bella Carmichael in memory of Dile Carmichael) - Kiera11Co11way Coach - Darren TENNANT Fans' Favourite- Daniel Sauchez Top Scorer Award (Presented by Andrew Robertson) - Dale Reid Physio Andy BELL Goalie Coach - Scott DOWIE Morris Couper Award for Goal Of The Season (Presented 1993by family of Morris Couper) - Stuart Walto11 1 Today's Game Wharsthe Manager saving? McBookie .com Premier Division Tayport v Tranent -theview from the dugout

A warm welcome to Tayport progress in both the East of his team's excellent 2-0 win Welcome to the Canniepairt for this afternoon's Premier League game v Tranent. for our visitors this afternoon Scotland and Fife & Lothians at Fauldhouse United. from East Lothian. Cups. There might also have been a The unknown of what the script will be for next season has been a huge talking point Folowing a 4th place finish in The new management team high profile further addition to last season's Premier Division wasn't slow to make their the Tranent squad. Ian Black, and one unfortunately that we have not been able to blank out from the changing room and the magnificent mark on the playing squad the tenacious former Hearts and around the club. We are however trying to concentrate on our job and that of achievement of winning two and we will see a few changes and Rangers midfielder, course is finishing this season as strongly as possible. Injuries, work commitments and of the East Region's most from the team which went signed for his home town club prestigious cup competitions, back in December but his holidays are playing their part as we near the busines s end and it's very hard to get the East of Scotland and Fife Thisis onlyTranent 's second registration was blocked by some consistency. & Lothians Cups, Tranent visitto Canniepairt...and is likely FIFA as he had already been fans must have been confident to betheir las t forthe foreseea- registered for two clubs that their favourites would blefuture . Tranent, alongwith south of the Border this Today's team selection will be left to the last minute and we ask again for your full have kicked on to at least put anotherfive of theirLothians season. support to see us through. Only one home game left after today so please give us eve­ in a push for promotion this neighbours-Bonnyrigg, As well as bringing in new season. rything you have to help push us through. Dalkeith, Haddington,Mussel- faces, the management team It's not happened however burghand Blackbum-have have secured stability for and after five league wins electedto jumpship and join the their inaugural EoS League from the first half of the Eastof ScotlandLeague. As well campaign by extending the league programme, and a as probablyreducing matchday contracts of a number home defeat by Jeanfield in travelit doesgive the clubsthe existing squad members. the Scottish Cup, Kenny opportunityto gainaccess to For Tayport, a top three Rafferty and Darren Smith, the ScottishCup properand Weare a highquality commercial print and finish now looks a fairly the joint managers who had alsoclimb Scottish Football's designcompany based in inFife, forlorn hope. Indeed a taken the club to that pyramidshould they have that minimum of eight points Scotland.We supply a wide range of printed unprecedented cup success, ambition. from the last five games materialsto customersthroughout handed in their notice . down 3-0 to Tayport at must now be the target to theUK, including: Tranent wasted little time in Forester's Park back in avoid a lowest ever league fixing up a new management August. placing. In addition, an Visitour website to viewour services and for allthe latestoffers available team. Max Christie, who had impending league restructure PRINTEDSTATIONERY BUSINESS CARDS Among those coming in were recently left Broxbum, took now makes as high a final Shaun Rutherford on loan www.wes tportpri nt. co .u k LETTERHEADSLEAFLETS BROCHURES over the management reins league placing as possible, of from Cowdenbeath), Ian with Alan 'Win dy' Miller, the paramount importance. PRINTEDFOLDERS BOOKLETS Smith (), Ryan [email protected] erstwhile Newtongrange Star McCallum (Penicuik) and On their day Tayport are a LARGEFORMAT POSTERS · ROLLER BANNERS Nol as his assistant. striker Jamie Devlin (Lothian match for any side in the 14aArgyle Street St Andrews Fife KY16 98P ANDMANY OTHER PRINTED ITEMS Christie, who took Bonnyrigg Thistle Hutchison Vale). league but a failure to keep 01334477135 Rose to a Super League title, their goal intact has been their McCallum was on the mark lost his first three matches but Achilles heel. A second on Wednesday evening past, was unbeaten in his following successive clean sheet at netting both Tranent goals in six games which included home would do just fine today 2 3 i Tayport v Tranent Tayp ort and Tranent have previ ously only met on three occasi ons 2016/17-Tayp ort 1-1 Tranent & Tranent 0-1 Tayp ort 2017/18 -Tran ent 0-3 Tayport Team p w D L F A GD Pts max I •won on penalty kicks I Tranent' s season so far 1 Musselburgh Ath 25 21 3 1 66 22 44 66 81 05/08/17 League H 2 Fauldhouse United 22 14 3 5 55 34 21 45 69 09/08/ 17 League A Arniston 3 HaddingtonAth 23 13 6 4 52 33 19 45 12/ 08/ 17 League A 4 Blackburn United 26 13 4 9 36 32 4 43 55 16/ 08/ 17 League H Dalkeith League 5 Tayport 25 12 6 7 56 46 10 42 57 19/ 08/ 17 League H Tayport League Musselburgh 40 8 39 54 Arniston 6 Dun bar United 25 11 6 8 48 7 St Andrews Utd 28 10 5 13 46 61 -15 35 41 8 Thorn ton Hibs 23 9 7 7 43 34 9 34 55 16/ 09/ 17 League A Thornton 9 Tranent 26 10 3 13 48 51 3 33 45 23/ 09/ 17 Whitburn League A 10 Glem oth es 21 8 4 9 53 48 5 28 t:""5 30/ 09/ 17 League 11 Downfi eld 26 8 4 14 44 63 -19 28 40 07/ 10/ 17 F&L 12 Dalkeit h Thistle 27 7 4 16 48 62 -14 25 34 14/ 10/ 17 League 13 Arnis ton Rangers 24 4 12 8 26 32 -6 24 42

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DATE OPP COM WLD RES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sl S2 S3 att SAUG Musselburgh PL l L 2-6 Sorley Walton Sturrock Sanchez G .Anderson Alvarez Mackie Paterson Reid! Sutherland C . Ireland I Christi e (6) 149 9AUG GLENRO'l'IIES PL2 w 6-2 Sorl ey Walton Sturrock King Conway Ogg! Mackie I Paterson Reid2 Sutherland 2 Ireland Christie ( I 0) Robertson (8) IOI 12AUG DUNBAR!ITD PL3 w 3-2 Sorl ey Walton Robertson Conway G .Anderson Ogg Mackie I Paterson Reid2 Sutherland King Alvarez ( 11) D.Smith ( 2) Christie ( 10) 88 ISAUG Kirrie Thistle PL4 L 0-2 Sorley Conway Sturrock King G.Anderson Ogg Macki e Paterson Reid Sutherland Christie Tulleth (7) Smith (II) 81

19AUG Tranent PL5 w 3-0 Sorley Conway Sturrock King G.Anderson Ogg Ip Smith Paterson Reid2 Sutherland Tulleth Sanchez (7) /I') R. Roy(I0) Alvar ez (II) 144 26AUG FAULDHOUSE PL6 L 1-4 D. Bruce Conway Sturrock Sanchez G.Anderson Ogg Ip Jamie Gill Paterson Reid Alvarez Tulleth King(I0) Suth e rland(l 1) Ireland (8) 128 2 SEP LINLITHGOW EoS Postponed .. Linlithgow had Wm Hill Scottish Cup tie V Banks O ' Dee 9SEP Blackburn PL7 L 1-2 Sorley Gray Sturrock Sanchez GAnderson Ogg Gill Paterson Reid! Tulleth Ireland Sutherland (9) Alvarez ( I 0) IOI ISSEP HADDINGTON PLS w 3-2 Sorley Gray Sturrock Sanch ez l King Ogg Alvarez I Paterson Reid Sutherland 1 Tulleth Mackie (5) Gill(8) Ireland 84 23SEP CUMBERNAULD SCI L 1-2 Sorley Gray Sturrock Sanchez Mackie Ogg Alvarez Gill Reid! Sutherland Ireland Conway(4) Tulleth ( I 0) Kadela (3) 118 30SEP Arniston PL9 w 2-1 Sorlev Grav Sturrock Sanchez Mackie Oqq Conwav Tulleth Reid! Sutherland 1 Ireland Alvarez (6) Anderson (3) Paterson 81 1ocr Downfield PL 10 w 2-1 Sorley Gray Sturrock Sanche z Mackie Alvar ez Conway Tulleth Reid Ip Suth er land 1 Anderson Ireland (8) Ill 14DCr WlilTBURN PLll D 2-2 Sorley Ogg Sturrock Sanche z Mackie I Alvarez Conway Paterson Reid! Suth er land Anderson Ireland (3) Strachan (6) 103 21 ocr Bathgate PL No game u Creamery Puk .... declared unplayable 28OCT Glenrothes PL 12 D 2-2 Sorley Conway Gray Sanchez Anderson Alvarez Ogg Paterson Reid lreland2 Mackie Strachan ( 11) Suth er land (9) Tulleth (7) 96 4NOV DALKEITH PL 13 w 4-0 Sorley Sturrock Grav Sanchez Anderson Tulleth Strachan Paterson Reid Ireland Sutherland 2 Kadela (9) Alvarez ( 10) King (4) 73 !!NOV LINLITHGOW EoS L 0-2 Sorley Sturrock Gray Sanchez Anderson Tulleth Kadela Alvarez Reid Ireland Sutherland Gill(7 ) Christie (3) Ju Russell (10) 257 ISNOV ST ANDREWS PL 14 L 2-3 Sorley Sturrock Gray Sanchez Anderson I Tulleth Kadela Alvarez Reid Ireland Suth er land l Gill (10) Strachan (8) 129 25NOV BROUGHTY GA No game .. Canniepairt pitch WU declared unplayable 02DEC BROUGHTY GA w 4-1 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Anderson Tulleth3 R.Patrick Rollo Reid! Gill Suth erland Ireland (11) Sanchez (8) 105 09DEC Bathgate PL No game .. Creamery Park .... declared. unplayable ISDEC Bathgate PL No game .. Creamery Puk .... declared unplayable 23DEC BATIIGATE PL No game .. Canniepairt pitch .... declared unplayable SJAN KIRRIE TIIIS PL 15 w 3-2 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth I Patrick Rollo Reid Ip Gill Sutherland Ireland (9) Strachan (6) Mackie (3) 116 13JAN Bathgate PL No game .. Creamery Park .... declared unplayable 20JAN TIIORNTON PL No game .. Canniepairt pitch .... declared unplayabl e 27JAN DunbarUtd PL 16 w 2-1 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth I Patrick Rollo Ireland Gill Sutherland I Reid(9) Kadela (6) Mackie (II) 125 3FEB BRECHIN GA2 w 5-0 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth I Mackie Rollo Ireland I Gill l Sutherland 1 F Anderso n I (8) Kadela (9) Christie(S) 78 I0FEB ARNISTON PL 17 D 1-1 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth F Anderson Rollo Ireland I Gill Sutherland Mackie (6) Ogg (7) Reid(8) 82 17FEB HALLRUSSELL GA3 w 2-1 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth I F Anderson Rollo Robertson Gill Sutherland l Mackie (7) Reid (9) Christie (10) 95 24FEB DOWNFIELD PL No game .. Canniepairt pitch WU declared unp layable 3MAR BATIIGATE PL No game .. Canniepairt pitch WU declared unplayable 10 MAR BATIIGATE PL 18 D 2-2 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Tulleth Suttie Rollo Robertaon l Gill I Sutherland Mackie (6) McConnachiw ( 11) 83 17MAR MUSSELBURGH PL No game .. Canniepairt pitch WU declared unplayable 24MAR Hermes GA4 L 2-4 Sorley Sturrock Gray I Paterson Conway Mackie Anderson Rollo Robertson 1 Gill Reid Sutherland (7) Tulleth (9) 59 31MAR Dalkeith PL 19 w 4-1 Sorley Sturrock Luk e O 'Brien Paterson Conway Tulleth 2 Suttie Rollo Robertson l Gill! McConnachie Ireland (7) F .Anderson(9 ) 41 7 APR TIIORNTON PL20 D 1-1 Sorley Gray O'Brien Paterson Conway Tulleth Suttie Rollo Robertson I Gill Ireland Reid(ll) F .Anderson (4) 101

14APR MUSSELBURGH PL 21 L 3-4 Sorley Sturrock O'Brien Paterson Conway Anderson Reid3 Rollo Robe rtson Gill Ireland Christi e (1 1) McConnachie (9) Sutherland (4) 114

lBAPR Thornton PL22 w 3-2 Sorley Mackie O'Brien Paterson Conway Anderson Sutherland2 Rollo Robertson I Gill McConnachie Christi e ( 11) Gray (6) 92

21.APR Whitbum PL23 D 1-1 Sorley Mackie O'Brien Paterson Conway Suttie Sutherland I Rollo Robertson Gill McConnachie Anderson (8) Gray (3) Reid (7) 128

2SAP R DOWNFIELD PL24 w 2-0 Sorley Sturrock Gray Paterson Conway Suttie Mackie Rollo Robertson Gill Sutherland Tulleth (8) Reid(!!) ~(9) 102 25 .APR Haddington PL25 L 1-2 Sorley Sturrock Mackie OBrien Conway Suttie Tulleth Rollo Robertson l Gill McConnachie Sutherland 4) 92 8 9 Local Business Adverts Tayport Arms ,---- JohnStarrier~ ,Son PETER MURPHY Tayport Taxis Accident Repairs ESTABLISHED 1910 is proud to sponsor Tayport FC Main Road The Gauldry * Slaters * DD68RP • AIRPORTS 01382 330342 * Bituminised Roofing * Email peter .murphy@live .co.uk * Cement Workers * • PUBS 24 ACCIDENT RECOVERY SERVICE 9 Youngsdale Place Join us for a drink before Insurance Companies will advise you to go to their recomended repairer but Newport - on.- Tay • CLUBS you can choose your own repairer . FifeDD6 8DL REMEMBER t~~ choice is yours! Telephone: 01382 543208 I"' h Mobile: 07860 276773 USED CARS FOR SALE 01382 550000 JOHNS. DON BLACKSMITH SMART Blacksmith & PLUMBING & HEATING Agricultural Engineers Gates, Railings etc l'l'.l 'l':'.11 ll •:: 1A Naughton Road Wormit NEWPORT-ON-TAY 0D6 9NE l' I L \11:1 \.(. 111 \ I I \.L Tel/Fax: 01382 542379 (' \ '-, Mob: 07887 593764 '-,( ll \ I(

10 11 Arran Shows the Same Spirit as his Grandad Eddie Include Me: Citizen Advocacy in North East Fife [ THE COURIER A recent leading article in The Courierhighlighted 14 year old Connecting People - Changing Lives Arran Leiper' s spirit as he recov ­ AnaD 1,cance r o Wbal'SOII: ered from cancer. Citizen Advocates are ordinary people who volunteer to get to know - back of the net! Arran is the grandson of Tayport FC' s late chairman Eddie Stew­ and stand by someone in their own community who may be art. vulnerable . Arran' s mum Gill and his Aunt Nicola, who formerly ran the TFC matchday pie shop and is now the head teacher at the new You Can Make a Difference Camperdown Primary School in Dundee, and grandmother Yvonne, were all a big part of Tayport FC for many years. Arran, a Dundee United Acade­ my footballer, received the award in recognition for his positive spirit in attending training throughout chemotherapy for a rare form of cancer (LCH), the tumour being located in Arran' s cranial cavity . Arran' s dad Mal thanked the Academy coaches for allowing Arran to continue If you can spare a minimum of 2-3 hours per month attending as normal during his treatment. His coach was quoted as saying "Arran would come into training with a smile on his face and never moaned, and think you would like to become a showing great commitment and attitude". The same characteristics as his grandad Eddie displayed in his 40 years at the helm of Tayport FC. Citizen Advocate

The new Home Secretary and Tayport FC please contact us: What's the connection? Very tenuo us, it must be admitted. Saghir Habib, or simply Habib to his customers, runs the Tayport Telephone: (01334) 656242 Post Office and convenience store in Castle Street which is also an important sales poin t for Taypor t FC' s Super Six Lottery (this week's Email: [email protected] prize is £4,000 by the way!) Sajid Javid, the new Home Secretary, is Habib's first cousin, his mum having married Habib's dad . He's been Web: www.includeme.org.uk in Habib's shop but we don't know if he ever bought a Super 6 ticket! 12 c9rv, What- ev N 4fh:t" OVDSCOTTISH th JUNIORCUP DUNMORE REPORTS .... Friday 30 April, 1993 SEMI-FINAL Tayport v. Auchinleck Talbot With the onset of the midweek fixtures , th substitutes . Two of the subs, Alan This past week has marked the 25 anniversary of what was arguably the TAYPORT it's been quite a busy few weeks for most important and most impressive victory in Tayport 's history. On a Tulleth and Dale Reid grabbed the Partick Tayport. goals which would earn their side a 2- balmy Friday evening in Maryhill , Tayport took on the mighty Auch inleck Thistle Talbot in the semi-finals of the Scottish Junior Cup. A dozen or more 0 win, with Tulleth's strike particularly busloads of supporters left our small harbour town late in the afternoon of FIRH!LL STADIUM In the previous Saturday home match , impressive . th GLASGOW Friday , 30 April , 1993, bound for Firhill Stadium and a night we would against league-leading Musselburgh in never forget. mid-April, the champions-elect raced Last week, there was a trip to East To set the scene , Tayport were new to the junior ranks and were enjoying only their third cam­ to a 4-1 lead, but 'Port came back and Lothian , to meet second-placed paign at that level. The first two seasons had already exceeded expectations and 'Port had be­ gave a good account of Haddington. In a very positive first come Tayside champions and had won a host of local and inter-regional cups. On the national themselves . Dale Reid was the home half, Tayport took the lead on 33 stage , runs to the last-sixteen and the quarters of the Scottish Junior Cup had served notice that star, notching a hat-trick, with two minutes. Jamie Gill delivered a fine the team from north-east Fife was on the rise. After a titanic battle against local rivals Downfield in the 1992/93 quarter-finals , Tayport made it to the last-four of the competition often described goals coming from the penalty spot, cross from the right for the in-rushing as the Holy Grail. This was a monumental achievement in itself and things were about to get and it finished 4-3 to Mussie. Dayle Robertson and he rammed his even better. finish into the roof of the net from Opponents , Auchinleck , were the outstanding team of the era. Remarkably , they had landed Next up was a Wednesday evening close-range. Unfortunately, the lead the 'Scottish' five times in the previous seven seasons and pitched up at Partick Thistle 's ground fixture at Thornton. Tayport missed a that night, well on course for three-in-a -row. did not last long. The Hi-Hi equalised few early openings and Thornton on 40 minutes, courtesy of a long­ Before the game , as Love Me Do, by the Beatles , played over the !annoy , there was great ex­ opened the scoring on ten range Andy Jones free kick. citement on the terraces , in anticipation of what was, at that point, the biggest game in the club's minutes. However, a first-half Gary history . In the opening minutes of the contest , it seemed that Tayport were under siege and the Sutherland brace and a Dayle The woodwork was struck on more match was being played in their 18-yard box. The defence held firm though and Dave Baikie's men eventually began to· get a foothold in the game. Midfielder Billy Coventry played in the in­ Robertson counter on the hour proved than one occasion by each team, with comparable Dave Reilly and he was upended inside the area for the most stonewall of penalty to be enough to earn a 3-2 away win. Alan Tulleth having the most kicks . Up stepped Hamish Mackay to thump home from the spot and put 'Port one up, to the spectacular effort, after a bursting delight of the huge Tayport support ; a vast sea of red and white . Gary Sutherland netted again at run. Tulleth was then fouled by Chris Whitburn, a couple of weeks ago. He Cairney, who received his marching In the second half, Jimmy Hunter picked out Jackie Devine and his right-wing cross to the far post was met by Mackay, who headed in Tayport 's second . By now, there was real belief that tapped in after a fine Kris Rollo pass orders , for what was his second the Canniepa irt outfit could upset the odds. Then, from the left, Dave Reilly set up his strike had released Dayle Robertson. The booking . The ten men stayed strong partner and Hamish Mackay duly wrote his name into local football folklore , completing his hat­ remainder of the game was close­ though and grabbed the winner in the trick and sending Tayport to the Scottish Junior Cup final. fought and just when it looked like 78th minute. Charlie King's men would hang on for The celebrations began on the pitch, on the terraces and in the main stand and lasted long into the night. It truly was a wonderful occasion . Not even the defeat in the final against Alan a point, a deep free kick was delivered It was a disappointing defeat, but there Rough 's Glenafton could detract from that semi-final victory , as it paved the way for all of the into the box and Whitburn grabbed a are still plenty of points to play for and success that was to follow. The humbling of Auchinleck Talbot instilled a sense belief within the late leveller, much to Tayport 's 'Port will be hoping to get back to club, which contributed to the three Scottish Junior Cup triumphs which soon came our way . disappointment. winning ways today, when Tranent The team lined up as follows: Fraser Mann, Paul Reilly, Grant Paterson , Mark Spalding , Andy come to town. Sommerville , Sean Wilkie , Jimmy Hunter , Billy Coventry , Hamish Mackay , Dave Reilly, Jackie Old foes Downfield visited the Devine . Subs were Gary Lamont and Grant Cushnie, who came on for Paterson and Coventry , respectively . Canniepairt last midweek and the Support the 'Port! Postscript: Most of these players would be involved when Tayport won the grand old trophy for the first time , game did not liven up until the three years later, with Sean Wilk ie captaining the side. Dave Reilly would become one of junior football 's introduction of the Tayport most prolific goalscorers and Grant Paterson , our current coach , would become possibly the most decorated junior footballer of all time. Dun m ore 15 CHAIRMAN'S CHAT Monteaths Good afternoon to our fans and a warm for a grant welcome to our visitors, Tranent Junior s. which we sub­ mitted through Accountants and Tax Consultants Since our last edition of the Port Prog Fife Council. As we 've played five games with mixed you will know fortunes , two wins, a draw and two de­ it' s our intention feats. From the three Saturday games we to relocate the only managed to pick up a solitary point We believe you want a good business former Tayport but did manage to pick up full points Thistle changing relationship with your Accountant from our two midweek games. So, seven facilities to within the Canniepairt and points from a possible fifteen which is hopefully refurbish it back to its past glo­ disappointing at this stage of the season . ry. Our intention is to open it up for our Quality tax advice, accounts prepared Looking at the three games we failed to community. I'm delighted to say we win, two were against the best in our Di­ were successful and I'd like to take this timeously, bookkeeping support, vision , so both were always going to be opportunity to thank all members of the difficult encounters . I genuinely believe Tayport Branch of the Legion for their ideas to minimise costs as well as the ifwe had sorted out the defensive side of support. I can give them an assurance regular preparation of VAT Returns. our game, we could well have won both. that we will do our utmost to fulfil their The draw away against a poor Whitburn support and faith in what our aims are for Last but not least, you want the work side was most definitely the one that hurt this facility . the most. We shouldn't be dropping Today we face another side from the Lo­ completed at a competitive price points against such poor opposition in thians in the form ofTranent Juniors. my view. Our last encounter ended in victory for On Sunday past I was invited to address us so let's hope we can recreate the same Whatever your Accountancy and the Tayport Branch of the Royal British outcome this afternoon Legion to support the club's application Enjoy the game, Va,vie,'Beti.kw, Taxation needs we can help Tel: 01334 870343 14 School Road Tayport F C and PLANT (People Learning About Nature in Tayport), the Tayport Community Trust's Balmullo Gardening Group, are working in partnership to Fax: 01334 871004 create a floral display feature outside the club's pa­ St Andrews, Fife vilion . [email protected] PLANT is providing the plants and expertise, the KY16 OBD Football Club is providing the infrastructure and aftercare. www .monteaths.com

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