The Broch, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners 2015-16 Official Match Programme £2.00 Fraserburgh v Clachnacuddin Press & Journal Scottish Highland Football League Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh, Saturday 12th March 2016. Kick-off 3.00 pm Official Matchday Programme, Vol 6. No. 18 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 Brent Bruce, Antony Sherlock & Charles West Vice Chairman: Peter Bruce Community Coaches: Shelley Sutherland & Directors: Graeme Noble Peter Bruce, Peter Cowe, Robert Cowe, Kit Man: Jordan Buchan James Gibb, David Milne, Calvin Morrice, Team Captain: Russell McBride Ewan Mowat, Jason Nicol & Finlay Noble Club Physio: Ross Cardno Treasurer: Stephen Sim Assistant Physio: Leanne Reid Youth Co-ordinator: Alex Mair Club Doctor: Dr Michael Dick Fitness Coach/Sports Science: David Boor Web Master: Finlay Noble Club Honours Committee Members: Highland League Champions: 1932/33, 1937/38, 2001/02 Mike Barbour, Angela Chegwyn, Stuart Ellis, League Cup Winners: Frank Goodall, Sam Mackay, Iain Milne, 1958/59, 2005/06 Lewis Milne, Craig Mowat, Alex Noble, Qualifying Cup Winners: 1957/58, 1995/96, 2006/07 Stephen Sim, Mark Simpson & Colin West Aberdeenshire Cup Winners: Programme Contributors: 1910/11, 1937/38, 1955/56, 1963/64, Mark Simpson (Editor) 1972/73, 1975/76, 1996/97, 2012/13, Finlay Noble 2014/15, 2015/16 Barry Walker (Photographer) Aberdeen Charity Cup Winners: Email: [email protected] 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: Front Cover: Paul Campbell fights for the ball in an 1994/95, 1995/96, 1997/98 aerial challenge against Huntly last Saturday. The recent signing from Maud has notched three goals Highland Youth League Champions: in his last four matches for the Broch and is 1992/93, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2003/04 proving a real handful for opposing defences. Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme Today we welcome the players, management, officials and supporters of Clachnacuddin FC to Bellslea Park for our Press & Journal Highland League match. A warm welcome also to Clach Chairman and Highland League President Dennis Bridgeford. Dennis hasn’t had his problems to seek in his reign so far and I know how lonely a place it can be sometimes but Dennis comes of good stock and as a Strichen loon was educated in the Broch Academy. If that doesn’t get him through his reign, then nothing will!! It is important that clubs make an effort to get their pitches Our last match here against Turriff United was a bit of a let- in good order so that as many games get played as possible. down in the fact we lost out on penalties after pretty much It isn’t cheap and we have spent on average around £10k on dominating the game but fair play to Turriff as they had a game the pitch each season for a number of years. Most clubs in plan and it worked perfectly. We wish them well for the the league are the same but sadly there are some who don’t remainder of the tournament. There were some things said at and that needs to change if we are to get our seasons the end of the game which I was less than impressed with but if finished in good time every year. people want to behave like that then so be it. I have moaned about this before and people have a right to celebrate as if they Last week we had a disappointing draw up at Huntly couldn’t then what is the point in being involved. There are although it could have been worse had Joe Barbour not plenty bad days so it is right that you enjoy the good days but saved the penalty in injury time. Huntly have vastly there is a line you shouldn’t cross and you have to respect the improved from the time they played here earlier in the o pposition. Everyone is different I suppose. season but I am sure a lot of that goes down to Dougie Baxter. He manages his team like he played and despite not Those of you who were at the game wouldn’t have failed to spot being the most popular player amongst the Broch fans we the sand pit in the middle of the pitch and I am pretty sure it would have all loved to see him in Black & White stripes. will be still visible today (fingers crossed it isn’t raining!!). This is a problem area which has got worse this season but Hughie As for today, Clach come here equally disappointed at our groundsman has it under control and is already planning getting knocked out of the cup in the last round and by all remedial work for the close season. I have no knowledge of accounts should have got something from the game against greenkeeping and the fact I dug out all the grass around my Nairn. They have had a mixed season with some good results house and replaced it with slabs and chuckies tells you it isn’t followed by some bad ones but they have had a few guys something I am keen to learn. Having said that however it is out. As always though, we will have to play well to ensure interesting to listen to Hughie and he tells me that this area is the three points remain at Bellslea. suffering from rotten soil and a disease of some sort but he has a cure. The amount of rain that has fallen here over the past Here’s to an exciting game. few months is incredible and there are puddles all around the area which never had puddles before. Come awa the Broch, 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 – Clachnacuddin 8 & 9 Match Report – Turriff United 10 Match Action – Turriff United 11 HFL Match Centre 12 & 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 Aberdeenshire League/Under 17’s 20 HFL Stats 21 Match Report – Huntly 22 Match Action – Huntly 23 FFC History - Season 1971/72 24 & 25 Fraserburgh FC Player Profiles 26 & 27 SHFL Team News/Preview 28 Player Sponsors 29 & 30 Club Sponsor - PBP Services 31 Fraserburgh FC Official Matchday Programme It's always tough to accept going out of a cup competition on penalties but how frustrating was the defeat against Turriff United given the amount of chances you created especially during the 90 minutes? Losing any games is difficult to take but even more so when it comes to cup matches. The game against Turriff was simply one of those games. We dominated the game from start to finish and created some really good chances which on another day we would have taken. Turriff only had one shot on goal the whole game and it went wide of the target. They set their stall out very early and it was clear that they wanted it to go to penalties as even when it was 11 v 11 they were slowing the game down and trying to frustrate us. In my opinion we didn't quite do enough to win the game as when they went down to 10 men, they sat in and invited us on to them but we didn't move quick enough to try and pull their players out of position so that I was disappointed in. Give Turriff credit as I I can confirm that we got Jamie Beagrie on a pre contract think they defended really well and when you have a agreement on Tuesday night, so he will join us when his goalkeeper of the standard of Kevin Main then you always contract with Turriff finishes. He quite simply is one of the have a chance. I do not want to be too hard on my team best attacking midfielders in the league today. It seems like because we dominated a team who are sitting fourth for he has been around for a while but he is still young and has almost the complete game and had we had a bit more luck many years ahead of him. When I took over as manager I then it would be us playing in the cup today and not Turriff, highlighted 4 players whom I would like to sign, so we could but hey that's football. We have won one cup already and are be up there challenging more often. Dean was one and now in another final so the boys are still having a relatively good Jamie has committed himself to us, that's two. He is strong in season. every area. Good passer, strong, athletic, scores goals, an all round, almost complete midfielder. He has already won the Last week against Huntly it seemed like the guys couldn't league on more than one occasion so he knows what it takes. get going as they normally do in terms of passing, The players we have will look up to him and see what he does movement and creating chances. How did you see the game and how he conducts himself and hopefully his winning and how big a loss was Ryan Christie having to go off early mentality will rub off on some of them and make them more with an injury? eager to win trophies.