TODAYS SQUADS £1.50 CLYDEBANK KILBIRNIE T H E B A N K I E S ROBERT HAMILTON CHRIS ROBERTSON OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 ISSUE 11.15 LIAM CAMPBELL DANIEL McLEAHY SCOTT WALKER JOSH MULLIN ANDY PATERSON MARK DAVIDSON ROSS HARVIE KEVIN McDONALD MICHAEL MORRIS SCOTT GAIR MARC RUSSELL V JOE COLEMAN PAUL BELL CHRIS STRAIN VINNIE BERRY ALLY McKERRACHAR TOMMY MARTIN LIAM McGUINESS CRAIG McCREADY DARREN McLEAN JAMIE CAMPBELL MATHEW BENNETT AUSTIN McCANN NIALL BLAIR IAN GOLD PHIL BARCLAY CIARAN McELROY MICHAEL MOORE JOE ANDREW LARRY McMAHON ROSS McPHERSON CHRIS HAMILTON REECE PEARSON CHRIS CRAIG Bankies captain Austin McCann scores CHRIS MALONE MANAGER his first goal for the club in the win at Pollok last week SEAN PIERCE BILLY McGHIE JOHN PAUL BOYLE ASS’T MANAGER STUART ALLISON MANAGER/S MATCH OFFICIALS MARK CRILLY COACHES DAVID DICKINSON STEPHEN SWIFT GORDON ROBERTSON ASSISTANT/COACH Clydebank v Kilbirnie Ladeside ALAN HAMILTON STEWART DAVIDSON PHYSIO 1. FINLAY MacDERMID Stagecoach Super Premier League 2. PHILIP McLEAN PHYSIO DANNY FRIEL Saturday March 8th. 2014 ELIZABETH KERR Kick-Off 2.00 pm Clydebank FC Programme printed by Kenwil Print & Design 0141-776-8070 DIRECTORY HONOURS Scottish Junior Cup Winners 1941-42 CLYDEBANK FOOTBALL CLUB Runners –Up 2008-09 Holm Park Clydebank - 07946 680812 Sectional League Cup Winners : 2013-14 DIRECTORS Runners –Up: 2005-06 Gordon Robertson (Chairman) Super League Div. 1 Runners-Up 2010-11 Matt Bamford (Match Secretary) Central League Div. 1 Runners-Up 2006-07 Bill Abraham (Treasurer) Central League Div. 2 Champions : 2003-04 Stephen McLaren (Commercial) Central League Cup Winners: 1932-33,1934-35, 2009-10,2011-12. Ronnie Johnson (Match Day Ops) West of Scotland Cup Winners :1949-50 Stevie McAneney Runners-Up : 1938-39,1955-56 Davie McAleer Intermediate Cup Winners : 1929-30 MANAGEMENT Central League Champions : 1934-35,1940-41,1941-42,1944-45,1949-50. Budgie McGhie (Manager) Intermediate League Winners : 1929-30 Stuart Allison (Assistant Manager) Pompey Cup Winners : 1951-52,1960-61 Gordon Robertson (Coach) Evening Times Cup winners : 1934-35,1940- 41,1941-42,1944-45, 1949-50. Alan Hamilton (Goalkeeper Coach) Runners –Up : Physio—Danny Friel 1942-43,1948-49,1952-53 Groundsman - Stuart McSporran Head To Head-Kilbirnie Programme Contents 5…....Budgie’s Bit Clydebank v Kilbirnie Ladeside P W D L F A 7…....From The Boardroom Super League Premier Division 3 2 1 0 5 0 9…....Club & Trust News Super League First Division 4 2 1 1 6 7 £ 1.00 12…..Today’s Visitors West of Scotland Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 15…..Cod’s Quiz Total 8 4 2 2 11 9 18…..Stats Alan Jack 2 The table above shows the complete stats for all our past 19…..Stats Adam Strachan 2 games against Kilbirnie Ladeside and the table on the left Ross McPherson 1 shows all our scorers in these matches. 20…..Titan’s Big Question Ross Campbell 1 Graeme Smith 1 23…..Bankie from the Past & Quiz Answers Andy Selkirk 1 24…..West Super Premier News Brian Miller 1 Front Cover Picture : Paul Craig 1 25…..Player Stats Mark Hailstones 1 Archie celebrates another goal against 26…..League Tables E.Kilbride. He also scored two away to 29…..Shirt Sponsorship Pollok last week taking his total to 31…..Pollok Match Report twelve which equals his account for 33…..On This Day two years ago and leaves him only 34…..Head to Head two behind last seasons haul with a minimum nine games still to play he is 36…..Squad Lists and Officials John Jack (Left) in action against Ladeside back in August 2008. And above, on course for his best season so far. Alan Jack (Bankies joint top scorer v.Ladeside) in action at the Hibby back in May 2008. Programme Team Editor–Stevie McAneney. Contributors– Alex Cairney, Billy McGhie, Colin Cameron, Colin Donnelly, Gordon Robertson, Stevie McDonald, Titan the Monkey. Photographs : David Brockett & Stevie Doogan 34 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 3 On This Day..8th March On this day in............. 1919, Clydebank lost a First Division match 3-1 at home to Partick Thistle, the game was played at Clydeholm Park which was situated just across the road from were we are today. The Bankies goal was scored by Cameron in front of a healthy 8,000 crowd. 1924, A heavy defeat for Bankies in a First. Division match at Love Street against St.Mirren. The Paisley men won by 6-2 in front of 8,000, Scorers were Stevenson and McGlaughlin. 1969, Clydebank played Motherwell in a Second Division fixture at Fir Park losing narrowly by 2-1. Ian Hawkshaw equalised for the Bankies after 30 minutes. Est Att; 4,500. Number One in the charts - 'Where do you go to my lovely' by Pete Starstedt. 1975, Stirling Albion visited Kilbowie on Second Division business. A crowd of around 600 witnessed a goalless draw. Number One - 'If' by Telly Savalas. 1980, Clydebank travelled to play a First Division match against Stirling Albion at Annfield and lost 2-0 in front of 757 fans. Number One - 'Atomic' by Blondie. You share your Birthday with - Kenneth Grahame, Alan Hale Jnr, Cyd Charisse, Micky Dolenz, Cheryl Baker, David Wilkie, Gary Numan, Laurie Cunningham, Freddie Prinze Jr, Tom Chaplin. 1969 1980 . For a history of all Clydebank programmes visit the online site at : www.clydebankprogrammesonline.co.uk 4 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 33 Budgie’s Bit After 5 minutes of last Saturdays game at Newlandsfield we found ourselves 2 goals down and I remember thinking to myself, is it going to be one of those days? Thankfully the boys recovered relatively quickly from that shock, fought back admirably and eventually showed great spirit and belief to come out worthy winners of what was a real action packed contest. The purists might question some of the defending on show, and rightly so, but I think most people will feel that they got decent value for their en- trance fee. We had some excellent performances on the day and a special mention must go to Ross McPherson, who not only gave their defence a torrid time whilst helping himself to a brace but also put in a performance full of effort and courage. In life in general, it is sometimes easier to think about what you’ve ‘not got’ and ‘would like’ rather than appre- ciate what you actually have. That can be relevant when it comes to football and whilst we always strive for perfection, I am genuinely appreciative of this current squad of play- ers and have a huge amount of respect for the effort they give to our club and I think right now that deserves to be put on record. As I have said before they are a really good bunch of guys to work with and I think in general they not only give us plenty of entertain- ment and commitment but also show me, my backroom team and everyone else at the club plenty of respect. Today we entertain Kilbirnie Ladeside who seem to be having a good season. Our league game in Ayrshire against them earlier this season was a tight affair and I don’t imagine this one will be any easier. If we can manage to secure the 3 points from this game, I think it would make it quite hard for them to bridge the gap on us in the league table therefore that is what we will looking to do. We know Kilbirnie will bring a decent size support with them so please get behind our lads again and give them as much vocal backing as possible. Onwards and upwards, Billy McGhie 32 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 CLYDEBANK FC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME SEASON 2013-14 5 Bankies at Pollok 01/03/2014 Clydebank bounced back brilliantly from the loss of two early goals to overpower poor Pollok. Bankies’ 100 per cent record at Newlandsfield looked dead and buried as the relegation-haunted home men raced 2-0 ahead inside six minutes. A healthy crowd inside the ground were still getting over the shock of the pie stall being closed when Pollok scored. Josh Horne stood over a free-kick 30 yards out and with keeper Robert Hamilton expecting a cross the player glided a shot into his top right-hand corner. Bankies’ bad start was to continue on six minutes when Graeme McLaren headed home from a corner but that was as good as it got from Pollok. The visitors finally woke up and with Vinnie Berry pulling the strings in midfield and widemen Ian Gold and Ciaran McElroy looking to run at defenders they started to take hold of the game. However, their way back www.weddellsgarage.co.uk into the match was given a helping hand in 19 minutes by Mark McLennan who hauled down McElroy in the email [email protected] box and Ross McPherson coolly sent Johnny Murdoch the wrong way from the spot. McLennan was booked for his troubles and Bankies midfielder Tommy Martin was next to be cautioned when he stopped Lok’s Jamie Watson illegally as he broke forward. McPherson’s strength had caused Lok problems and he nearly levelled after a neat turn and shot that was blocked then four minutes before the break a Berry shot from close range was saved superbly by Murdoch. There was controversy right on half-time when McLaren was short with a header back to his keeper and McPherson seemed to be clipped as he tried to cash in.