The Broch, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners 2015-16
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The Broch, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners 2015-16 Match Sponsor Official Match Programme £2.00 Fraserburgh v Formartine United Press & Journal Scottish Highland Football League Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh, Saturday 16th January 2016. Kick-off 3.00 pm Official Matchday Programme, Vol 6. No. 15 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 & Graeme Noble 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 Highland League Champions: Mike Barbour, Angela Chegwyn, Stuart Ellis, 1932/33, 1937/38, 2001/02 Frank Goodall, Sam Mackay, Iain Milne, League Cup Winners: 1958/59, 2005/06 Lewis Milne, Craig Mowat, Alex Noble, Qualifying Cup Winners: Stephen Sim, Mark Simpson & Colin West 1957/58, 1995/96, 2006/07 Programme Contributors: Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: Mark Simpson (Editor) 1910/11, 1937/38, 1955/56, 1963/64, Finlay Noble 1972/73, 1975/76, 1996/97, 2012/13, Barry Walker (Photographer) 2014/15, 2015/16 Email: [email protected] Aberdeen Charity Cup Winners: 1911/12, 1913/14, 1921/22, 1926/27 Web: www.fraserburghfc.scot 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: Russell McBride tussles with Eric Watson during the Cove Rangers game at Bellslea Highland Youth League Champions: which saw the Broch veteran turn the clock back 1992/93, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2003/04 as he played as a striker to great effect. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Today we welcome the players, management, officials and supporters of Formartine United to Bellslea Park for our Pres s & Journal Highland League tie. An extra special welcome to the guys who all left the Broch last season to go to Formartine United who will be making their first official appearance back at Bellslea since then. To Kris, Mike, Scott, Eck, Duncan and Paul it will be good to see you all again. Whether it would change should we do it I don’t really know. I can’t see it changing anytime soon to be The last couple of weeks have seen us being idle on the honest. field due to our games against Clach and Nairn County being postponed but it has been a busy time off the field. Our last match was nothing short of being a cracker. The 4-2 victory was fully deserved and it was great to We have brought in Paul Campbell from Maud who I am see the Bellslea back to its rocking best. There is sure will be a great addition to the club and look forward certainly something special about the Bellslea at that to seeing him in a Black & White shirt. Adam Clark and time of the year. Here’s hoping for more of the same Ben Hastie have moved on the Keith and Buchanhaven today. Hearts respectively and I speak for everyone at the club when I wish them the very best of luck with their new Finally, congratulations to Bruce of the Broch for clubs. winning the Best Football Pie in Scotland Award again this week. Anyone who samples his pies on our With the deluge of rain we have seen over the past Boardroom and Hospitality will know that the award is fortnight there have been the usual calls for summer well deserved. I am looking forward to half time football which I am sure divides opinion but from our clubs already!! Well done to Alistair and all his staff. You point of view it wouldn’t be a good thing at our level. are a credit to the town. There are far too many other things going on in the summer to compete with and I know from gate receipts Come awa the Broch, and hospitality takings that the summer months of August and September make for poor return. Gates go up and the Finlay hospitality gets popular once the clocks change and the dark nights come in. Contents Club Information 2 Chairman’s Welcome 3 Manager’s Notes 4 Today’s Teamlines – Formartine United 5 Match Sponsorship 6 Club Sponsors 7 To day’s Visitors – Formartine United 8 & 9 Match Report – Cove Rangers 10 Match Action – Cove Rangers 11 Supporters Club News/Club News 12 Club Sponsor – Cheers Café Bar 13 Fraserburgh Stats 14 & 15 Club Sponsor - McWilliam (Abdn) Ltd 16 Commercial Page 17 Aberdeenshire League/Under 17’s 18 HFL Stats 19 FFC History - Season 1969/70 20 & 21 Fraserburgh FC Player Profiles 22 & 23 Match Sponsor – Costcutter Ellon & Mintlaw 24 Player Sponsors 25 & 26 Club Sponsor - PBP Services 27 SHFL Sponsor – Press & Journal 28 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme The matches against Keith and Brora Rangers saw the team suffer disappointing defeats. How did you view the performances? I told the guys that the performances against Keith and Brora were not to the standard I expect from them. They let themselves down, especially against Keith. We simply did not turn up, however that said we created more than enough chances that day to win the game comfortably. Brora was a different story, they were simply clinical, 8 attempts on goal with 6 going in. Their two wide players were both on form and we struggled to cope. A learning curve for me as well as the guys that if we want to ever compete then that's the standards we must meet week after week. Today's game is just another game. Yes there is some history with Kris and his coaches coming back but that's That was followed by one of the best performances of football. Managers come and go and Kris made a the season against Cove Rangers which also saw decision last year to move on so he went with all our Russell McBride feature as a striker. How pleased best wishes but the club had to move on. We couldn't sit were you with his contribution and the whole team back and allow all his good work go to waste. I had to effort? build on it and add my ideas to the team and I think now we are starting to see the rewards. We will approach the After the heavy defeat up at Brora, it would have been game like every other. We want to win the game and for easy to lose confidence and go on a bad run but the 90 minutes we will be competing against each other but team is full of characters and they turned things around after the game I’m sure we can mix and have a beer or in some style. It was a very good team performance two. where we deservedly won and in fact if anything it could have been by a bigger margin. I thought up at Brora, we As you look back on your first 7/8 months of struggled to keep the ball up front so we know what being Fraserburgh manager how do you feel about the Russell's strengths are so we took a gamble and luckily it progress you have made and what are you looking for paid off. He was superb and held the ball in which let over the rest of this season? our midfield get further up the park. His link up play was also very good and he was a nuisance to Cove the I think I am starting to settle in a bit more now and the whole game. He is a very clever player who can adapt to team are starting to buy in to my ideas more. I have play at the back or up front if required. All the players enjoyed every second of this and hope to be involved for turned up that day and that's why we won the game many years to come. We want to be challenging every year and I believe we as a club have the base to do so. Saturday sees you face up against former manager Kris We have moved some players on and also brought new Hunter and Formartine United. Is there any extra faces in and I feel we now have a young group of lads pressure on the guys to do well in the match or will who want success, with a couple of older heads in there you be approaching it like any other game? too, whom are essential to the club going forward. There is never any pressure on the guys, well certainly All the best, Mark. not from me. All I ask is that they work hard. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Package Details Hosted by one of the Directors of the Club. Arrival Drinks, Three Course Lunch, Wine & Liqueurs at a nearby restaurant. Complimentary pre & post match refreshments. Pre & post match tannoy announcements. Half Time pies, sandwiches, tea and coffee. Complimentary Matchday Programme and Team Lines. Man of the Match presentation (your guests choose man of the match). Price £650.00 + VAT for 6 people, each person more than 6 charged at £65.00 + VAT.