TODAYS SQUADS POLLOK CLYDEBANK Euroscot Engineering JOHNNY MURDOCH ROBERT HAMILTON STEPHEN ROBERTSON Sectional League LIAM CAMPBELL Match Officials MARK McLENNAN SCOTT WALKER Referee JOHN KANE ANDY PATERSON STEVEN KIRKLAND Cup Final 2013-14 CHRIS McGOWAN ROSS CAMPBELL Assistant Referees STEVIE REILLY MICHAEL MORRIS 1. DAVID BURNS(GLASGOW) ROBBIE HENDERSON MARC RUSSELL GRAEME McLAREN 2. ROSS BIRRELL PAUL BELL LIAM McVEY 4th Official CHRIS WILSON BRIAN McGINTY DAVID MUNRO TOMMY MARTIN WILLIE HOWIE CRAIG McCREADY DAVID HAMILTON JAMIE CAMPBELL ALAN LINDSAY AUSTIN McCANN KIERAN McALEENAN IAN GOLD THOMAS SINCLAIR CIARAN McELROY V WILLIE EASTON JOE ANDREW IAIN DIACK ROSS McPHERSON RICHIE BARR REECE PEARSON KEVIN BRADLEY In the event of the match finishing level today after ninety minutes there will be VINNIE BERRY REECE McGILLION no extra time and the outcome will be POLLOK V CLYDEBANK STEVEN WADDELL decided by penalty kicks . MANAGER MANAGER BILLY McGHIE Lochburn Park JOHN RICHARDSON COACHES COACH STUART ALLISON STEPHEN DOCHERTY GORDON ROBERTSON Maryhill Sunday 22nd Sept.2013 Kick-Off 2.00pm Sectional Cup Final programme printed by Kenwil Print & Design 0141-776-8070 £2.00 CLYDEBANK FOOTBALL CLUB HONOURS Holm Park Clydebank - 07946 680812 Scottish Junior Cup Winners 1941-42 DIRECTORS Runners –Up 2008-09 Gordon Robertson (Chairman) West of Scotland Cup Winners :1949-50 Matt Bamford (Match Secretary) Runners-Up : 1938-39,1955-56 Bill Abraham (Treasurer) Super League Div. 1 Runners-Up 2010-11 Stephen McLaren (Commercial) Central League Div. 1 Runners-Up 2006-07 Evening Times Cup winners : Ronnie Johnson (Match Day Ops) Central League Div. 2 Champions : 2003-04 1934-35,1940-41,1941-42,1944-45, Stevie McAneney Central League Cup Winners: 1949-50. Davie McAleer 1932-33,1934-35, 2009-10,2011-12. Runners –Up : 1942-43,1948-49,1952-53 MANAGEMENT Intermediate Cup Winners : 1929-30 Budgie McGhie (Manager) Sectional League Cup Runners –Up: 2005-06 Stuart Allison (Assistant Manager) Central League Champions : Allan Hamilton (Kit-Man/Coach) 1934-35,1940-41,1941-42,1944-45,1949-50. Physio—Danny Friel Intermediate League Winners : 1929-30 Groundsman - Stuart McSporran Pompey Cup Winners : 1951-52,1960-61 POLLOK FOOTBALL CLUB OTHER HONOURS Newlandsfield Park - 0141-632-4940 West of Scotland Cup winners: 1944–45, 1986– 87, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1999–2000 COMMITTEE SJFA Super cup: 2003–04, 2005–06 President Fergus McDiarmid Central League Premier Division winners: Vice President / Honorary Secretary: Stuart McCulloch 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, Honorary Treasurer Gordon Allan 1994 -95, 1995–96 Match Secretary Francis McNeill Central League champions: 1978–79, 1980–81 Central League A Division winners: 1980–81 Minute Secretary John Daly Central League B Division winners: 1968–69, MANAGEMENT 1978–79 John Richardson (Manager) Glasgow Junior Cup: 1941–42, 1953–54, 1961– 62 Stephen Docherty (Assistant Manager) Evening Times Cup winners : Glasgow Dryburgh Cup: 1930–31, 1941–42, Jim Robertson (Kit-Man/Coach) 1948–49 1980-81, 1983–84, 1984–85, National Drybrough Cup 1980-81 HONOURS 1985–86, 1987–88, 2003–04, Central League Cup: 1977–78, 1979–80, 1983– Scottish Junior Cup 84, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2006–07, 2007–08 2010–11, 2012–13 Winners: 1980–81, 1984–85, 1996–97 Pollok also reached the 2nd round SJFA West Premier League Central Sectional League Cup: 1983–84,, 1990 –91, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2003–04, of the Scottish FA Cup in 2007–08. Winners: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 2006–07, 2012–13 Todays Teams - Head To Head Programme Contents 4……Welcome From The Clubs Clydebank v Pollok P W D L F A 5…....The Boss Speaks….Clydebank West Super Premier League 5 4 0 1 11 7 7…....The Boss Speaks….Pollok Scottish Junior Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3 £ 1.00 8…....Clydebank’s Cup Run in Pictures Evening Times Cup 2 0 1 1 2 4 9……Clydebank’s Cup Run in Pictures West of Scotland Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 Sectional League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 10…..Clydebank’s Cup Run in Pictures 11 5 1 5 17 19 12…..Road to the Final - Clydebank 13…..Road to the Final - Clydebank As you can see from the stats above, matches between Pollok and Clydebank are usually close run affairs. With Pollok winning the opening League match this season by 2-1 it brought an end 15…..Road to the Final - Pollok to Clydebank’s dominance in the games between the two teams in the fight for League points. 16…..Road to the Final - Pollok From the rest of the games its safe to say that Pollok have the upper hand when it comes to cup matches. In fact the only cup game Bankies have triumphed in was the first leg of the Scottish 18…..Team Stats Junior Cup Semi-Final back in 2009, although they did go through to the final on penalties. 19…..Team Stats Todays game is a rematch of the Sectional cup Final from 2006-07 which was also played at todays venue with Pollok winning by 2-1. The above stats have Clydebank’s record shown first. 24…..Pollok Player Stats 25…..Clydebank Player Stats 27…..Sectional League Cup 2013-14 28…..Pollok’s Cup Run in Pictures 29…..Pollok’s Cup Run in Pictures 30…..Pollok’s Cup Run in Pictures 31…..Previous Finals Cup Final Programme Team 33…..Previous Finals Editor–Stevie McAneney. 34…..Head To Head Contributors (Clydebank) - Alex Cairney, Billy McGhie, Gordon Robertson. Contributors (Pollok) - Stuart McDonald, John Richardson, Fergus McDiarmid. 36…..Squad Lists and Officials Photographs : Stevie Doogan (Clydebank) and Ross McDonald (Pollok) 34 EUROSCOT ENGINEERING SECTIONAL LEAGUE CUP FINAL 2013-14 EUROSCOT ENGINEERING SECTIONAL LEAGUE CUP FINAL 2013-14 3 Welcome from the Clubs Pollok’s Previous Finals…cont ’d On behalf of Pollok Football Club can I welcome everyone to today's Sectional League Cup Final at In 1999/2000 Pollok won the last junior trophy of the millennium at Firhill, winning 4v1 against Shotts Maryhill. It is a privilege for me to be involved again in another Cup Final as President of Pollok Foot- Bon Accord, with goals from Robert Downs (2), Alex Eadie and Chris Lynch. ball Club during my second spell in office and indeed also I look forward to another memorable en- counter with our great friends and league rivals Clydebank Football Club. The progress made by In 2003/04, Pollok returned to Firhill to play against Kilsyth Rangers. With an early red card for Derek Clydebank since joining the Junior ranks has been nothing short of superb and they now quite rightly Heaton, Pollok unsurprisingly went a goal down. The match looked like ending that way until Drew sit amongst the top West Region sides. It is great credit to all involved at Clydebank that the Club McWilliam popped up in stoppage time to net the equaliser. With no extra time being played the final has progressed so well and I know that this is down to a huge amount of hard work behind the went straight to penalties, Pollok winning 5-3 with McWilliam scoring the winning penalty. The Kilsyth scenes by supporters, Committee/Board and other members as well the playing and coaching staff. manager that evening was John Richardson, now Pollok manager. Every Club needs a real drive and solid foundation to succeed and Clydebank have demonstrated In 2006/07 Pollok faced Clydebank and goals from Bryan Dingwall and Alan Waddell seemed to have this consistently over recent years. Pollok on easy street at half time. However Clydebank dominated the second half, but only managed The Clubs have enjoyed a number of league and cup encounters over recent times which have al- to score once. ways been fiercely contested and I am certain that today will be no different. It is important for such Pollok’s most recent Sectional Cup Final saw them return to Maryhill just last season where Renfrew a showpiece match to attract as many supporters from both sides and indeed neutrals as possible provided the opposition. An early goal from Ross Dunlop settled the Pollok nerves and they went on and indeed the progressive move of hosting the final on a Sunday is to be applauded and I hope it to dominate most of the match, with further goals from Paul McQuilken and Carlo Monti clinching the will be followed in future years. Junior Football must do all it can to sell itself as a product and I think cup for the eighth time in twelve finals. this is an important step for this Cup Final. I hope you all enjoy today's game, get behind your team and experience above everything else a footballing encounter played and contested in the right spirit. Clydebank’s Previous Final Fergus McDiarmid (Pollok FC President) As stated above , Clydebank’s only previous appearance in the Sectional Cup Final came back in 2006-07 when Pollok were the opponents in the match at Maryhill. It was The Bankies first cup final At Clydebank FC we are delighted to have made it to the final of this years Sectional League Cup. It makes a pleasant change to reach today's showpiece as we usually crash out of this tournament at since their rebirth as a Junior club back in 2003. At the time of the match Pollok were flying high in the group stages. the Super Premier League where as Clydebank were still finding their feet in the Central District First Our players turned on the style in the earlier rounds and negotiated a tense semi-final match against Division.